Cohen argues presidents and their subordinates cannot lock away critics without consequence
Cohen seeks to revive lawsuit accusing Trump and federal officials of retaliation for critical comments about tell-all book
Cohen was sentenced to prison in 2018 for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, released during COVID-19 pandemic but taken back into custody after announcing plans to write a book critical of Trump
Federal judge criticized administration's 'retaliatory' action and ordered Cohen's release
Michael Cohen takes legal battle against Donald Trump to Supreme Court
Former President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has taken his legal battle against the ex-president to the United States Supreme Court. Cohen is seeking to revive a lawsuit that accuses Trump and other federal officials of retaliation for public comments he made about a tell-all book critical of Trump.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for tax evasion and campaign finance violations but was released during the COVID-19 pandemic due to health reasons. However, he was taken back into custody and placed into solitary confinement after announcing plans to write a book critical of Trump.
The federal judge overseeing the case criticized the administration for its 'retaliatory' action and ordered Cohen's release. Cohen is now appealing the dismissal of his lawsuit against Trump, who was president at the time.
Cohen argues that presidents and their subordinates cannot lock away critics without consequence, a principle he believes should not be upheld in the country founded by the Founding Fathers when they threw off monarchical rule.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide on whether or not to hear arguments in Cohen's appeal during the fall.
Michael Cohen is asking the Supreme Court to revive his case against Donald Trump, who is accused of violating his former attorney's constitutional rights by keeping him in solitary confinement after revealing plans for a tell-all memoir.
The challenge stems from a lawsuit from the one-time
Michael Cohen asked the US Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and some administration officials for retaliation.
Cohen sued Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr, and other federal officials in 2021 for alleged retaliation. After declining to sign an agreement barring him from speaking with the media, Cohen was taken back into custody and placed in solitary confinement for over two weeks.
Michael Cohen filed a request with the Supreme Court to sue former President Trump for allegedly violating his constitutional rights and retaliating against him.
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The article contains editorializing and pontification by the author in statements such as 'No president should ever be permitted to weaponize the Department of Justice through a willing and complicit attorney general, to have a citizen unconstitutionally remanded to prison, in my case, solitary confinement, because that person refuses to waive that First Amendment constitutional right.' The author also uses emotional manipulation by stating 'The actions of Donald J Trump and his administration are un-American,' and 'This Court should not turn its eyes away from this profound breach of the contract between a government of limited powers and a free citizenry.' These statements are not factual, but rather the author's opinions.
No president should ever be permitted to weaponize the Department of Justice through a willing and complicit attorney general, to have a citizen unconstitutionally remanded to prison, in my case, solitary confinement, because that person refuses to waive that First Amendment constitutional right.
The actions of Donald J Trump and his administration are un-American,
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The article contains an appeal to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. It also uses a dichotomous depiction of Trump's actions as either un-American or justified by the Supreme Court's recent decision on presidential immunity.
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The actions of Donald J Trump and his administration are un-American, and I believe that this case is ripe for the Supreme Court of the United States to hear.
A decision that could embolden Trump in a possible second term Has crossed my mind, though I don't believe that anyone could justify this blatant, unconstitutional act as being one ... that could be granted immunity under this presidential immunity ruling.
In January, a panel of federal appeals court judges said they would not revive Cohen’s lawsuit after it was tossed out by a lower court.
The filing points to Supreme Court precedent that allows defendants to sue for damages against federal officials for constitutional violations, and that such cases should deter officials from retaliating against citizens.
Michael Cohen asked the US Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and some administration officials for retaliation.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for various crimes, including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress.
He was released to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic but sent back after refusing a condition that required him to waive his ability to criticize Trump.
Cohen’s lawsuit against Trump was dismissed by a judge in January, and he is now appealing this decision.
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The author makes an appeal to emotion with the statement 'That cannot be the law in the country the Founders created when they threw off the yoke of the monarch.' This is an informal fallacy as it attempts to elicit an emotional response from readers rather than presenting a logical argument.
'That cannot be the law in the country the Founders created when they threw off the yoke of the monarch.',
Michael Cohen, former fixer for Donald Trump, has asked the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against Trump for alleged retaliation in response to public comments about Cohen’s tell-all book critical of Trump.
Cohen sued Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr, and other federal officials in 2021 for alleged retaliation. After declining to sign an agreement barring him from speaking with the media, Cohen was taken back into custody and placed in solitary confinement for over two weeks.
Cohen claims that he was sent back to prison and thrown into solitary confinement because he refused to agree immediately to waive his right to free speech.
The Supreme Court will likely decide in the fall whether or not to hear arguments in Cohen’s appeal.
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Michael Cohen filed a request with the Supreme Court to sue former President Trump for allegedly violating his constitutional rights and retaliating against him.
Cohen’s lawsuit stems from his plans to write a tell-all book about Trump and being taken back into custody after refusing to waive his right to free speech.
The federal judge overseeing the case criticized the administration for its ‘retaliatory’ action and ordered Cohen’s release.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, but was released during the COVID-19 pandemic due to health reasons.
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Cohen’s lawsuit stems from his plans to write a tell-all book about Trump and being taken back into custody after refusing to waive his right to free speech.
The federal judge overseeing the case criticized the administration for its ‘retaliatory’ action and ordered Cohen’s release.
Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison in 2018 for tax evasion and campaign finance violations, but was released during the COVID-19 pandemic due to health reasons.
