Trump presidential immunity claim and protest arrests at UT-Austin and USC: Morning Rundown [Video]

he Supreme Court hears Donald Trump‘s presidential immunity case. Students are arrested at protests against the Gaza war in Texas and California. And what to watch for in tonight’s NFL Draft.

Here’s what to know today.

SCOTUS takes on a novel legal question: Trump’s presidential immunity claim

Tackling an unprecedented and politically fraught issue, the Supreme Court will today consider former President Donald Trump’s assertion of total immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

The case is being watched closely for a number of reasons. For one, justices are considering the novel legal question of whether a former president can be prosecuted for so-called “official acts” taken in office. There’s also the question of whether justices will rule quickly so a trial could take place before the November election.

The federal indictment against Trump focuses on his alleged involvement in a scheme to submit fake election certificates to Congress in the hope that they would …