💬 Quoted: “[The president] is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts.”

• In a 6-3 decision published yesterday, the US Supreme Court ruled that former Presidents have broad immunity for their “official” acts while serving as President, but "no immunity for unofficial acts." In the majority opinion, the Court’s six conservative-leaning Justices said that without such immunity, Presidents might hesitate to take bold action that furthers America’s national interests for fear of future prosecution. In the dissent, the Court’s three liberal-leaning Justices argued the decision violates one of America’s core constitutional and democratic principles that no person is above the law. The Court’s decision narrows the Washington criminal case against former President Trump on charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, and returns the case to the trial court to determine whether Trump’s actions were official (and thus covered by immunity). As a result, Trump’s case is all-but-guaranteed to avoid heading to trial before the November presidential election.

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💳🏖️ Stat of the Day: A significant portion of Americans are breaking out their credit cards or favorite BNPL services to foot summer travel bills, per a recent Bankrate survey. The company found just over half of US consumers (53%) are planning a summer vacation in 2024 – and among that group, more than a third (36%) say they’re willing to take on debt to fund their travels.

🤔 Did You Know? In the US, 91.6% of car occupants use a seat belt, while the other 8.4% are unrestrained; at the same time, ~50% of all vehicle occupant deaths in America come from people who are unrestrained. The takeaway: wear your seatbelt.

📰 Worth a Read: How a 1904 marathon became one of the weirdest-ever Olympic events → (Smithsonian Magazine)