Image: Architect of the Capitol / USCapitol · Public domain in the United States — U.S. government workPast · Public record · Free to readWhat the 2024 presidential-immunity ruling actually decidedThe Supreme Court established categories of protected conduct and returned the case for further work. Those steps did not decide guilt.2026-09-19Dated record — see the story’s scope notice.Read the record →
Image: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Past · Public record · Free to readThe New York criminal record: verdict, trial orders and a denied stayA dated reading of People v. Trump separates the jury’s decision from later requests to pause or dismiss the proceedings.2026-09-19Dated record — see the story’s scope notice.Read the record →
Image: AgnosticPreachersKid (APK) · CC BY-SA 3.0Past · Public record · Free to readTwo federal dismissals, two different legal reasonsThe election case and classified-documents case ended at different procedural points. Neither dismissal was a trial verdict.2026-09-19Dated record — see the story’s scope notice.Read the record →
Image: MojoHand · CC BY-SA 4.0Present · Explainer · Free to readFinding the right Virginia court record from Pittsylvania CountyStart with the court and case number, then use the judiciary’s own directory and case-information tools.2026-09-19Read the record →
Image: Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress · Public domain dedicationPresent · Explainer · Free to readA docket entry is a signpost: how to read what happened in courtAllegations, evidence, orders and appeals answer different questions. The document type tells readers which question they are looking at.2026-09-19Read the record →
Image: U.S. Army Audiovisual Center / National Archives · Public domain in the United States — U.S. federal government workPast · Explainer · Free to readPresidents in court: three cases that asked different questionsUnited States v. Nixon, Nixon v. Fitzgerald and Clinton v. Jones concern evidence, official duties and private conduct.2026-09-19Dated record — see the story’s scope notice.Read the record →