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Does ICE agent in Renee Good’s shooting have “absolute immunity” from state charges? Here’s what the law says – CBS News

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Does ICE agent in Renee Good’s shooting have “absolute immunity” from state charges? Here’s what the law says.

By Cara Tabachnick, January 15, 2026 / 3:10 PM EST / CBS News

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The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis last week sets up a potential legal showdown between the state and federal government.

If the state were to indict the ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, on criminal charges, he could try to claim a form of immunity conferred by the Constitution. Vice President JD Vance raised this the day after the shooting, asserting that the officer was immune from prosecution because he’s a federal agent. 

“That guy is protected by absolute immunity. He was doing his job,” Vance said. The Department of Homeland Security alleged that Good weaponized her vehicle, and said the officer acted in self-defense. However, local officials pointed to video of the shooting and raised doubts.

The FBI and Justice Department are leading the investigation into the shooting after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension withdrew from the federal probe, saying it didn’t have “complete access” to the case evidence.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Minnesota officials “don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation.”

But Carolyn Shapiro, a law professor and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law, told CBS News it’s “simply false” that the state lacks jurisdiction.

Shapiro, who previously served as Illinois’ solicitor general, said Minnesota has the authority to investigate and prosecute crimes committed in the state. 

But any attempt to bring state criminal charges over Good’s death is likely to face legal obstacles arising from a claim of immunity under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.

What is Supremacy Clause immunity?

The Supremacy Clause, in Article VI of the Constitution, establishes federal law as supreme, superseding state law. It limits the ability of states to interfere with federal law through criminal prosecution. States mayhold federal officials accountable for violating state law, unless state law conflictswith federal law; if there is a conflict, federal law prevails. But if state prosecutors have evidence federal officials acted in ways not related to their job duties or work policies, then state law prevails.

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Continue/Read Original Article Here: Does ICE agent in Renee Good’s shooting have “absolute immunity” from state charges? Here’s what the law says. – CBS News

Under #Trump, a Shift Toward ‘#AbsoluteImmunity’ for #ICE

Since the fatal #shooting of #ReneeGood in #Minneapolis, admin officials have defended the use of #DeadlyForce, which agency guidelines say should be a last resort.

#law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #tyranny #MafiaState #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #ReneeNicoleGood #StateSponsoredTerrorism #Minnesota #RightToProtest #RESIST
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/trump-ice-immunity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

@ticho @GottaLaff oh my God. We’ve got to make these people #StandDown
Seriously- why can’t Biden push the #AbsoluteImmunity decision to all of our advantage.
Trump’s entire team are deranged sociopaths obsessed w retribution (for civil rights, basically).
I see #Unity w democracy around the world.
I’ll pray for #Slovakia and #WorldWideFreedom

@roknrol now we’re getting someplace!!
I hope he is taking advantage of #AbsoluteImmunity

Biden Uses Sweeping Immunity to Replace Supreme Court Republicans with Jill, Hunter, and the Obamas
#BorowitzReport #parody #AbsoluteImmunity #IllegitimateSCOTUS
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/biden-uses-sweeping-immunity-to-replace?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=badto

@GottaLaff
JFC.

Okay then, seeing as how #TheOrangeMenace is an #ExistentialThreat & #ClearAndPresentDanger, Biden not only has the authority but NAY the OBLIGATION to have his opponent jailed or executed.

#Biden CERTAINLY (at the very least) now has the authority to suspend the election and refuse to resign. #SCotUS #AbsoluteImmunity

Graham: No #absoluteimmunity for #president in #Constitution

Republican Sen. #LindseyGraham tells #CNN's Dana Bash that the #SupremeCourt will send Trump's #January6 case "back to the lower courts to find out exactly what actions fall within presidential #immunity and what are considered #personal."

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/28/sotu-graham-on-immunity.cnn

Retired #military leaders filed an #amicus brief Mon writing that #Trump’s #AbsoluteImmunity theory “has the potential to severely undermine the Commander-in-Chief’s #legal & #moral authority to lead the military forces, as it would signal that they but not he must obey the #RuleOfLaw.”

#law #SCOTUS #Jan6 #TrumpCoupAttempt #democracy #NationalSecurity #UnitedStates
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-939/307029/20240408130715170_No.%2023-939bsacRetiredFour-StarAdmiralsAndGenerals.pdf

…In their #WritOfCertiorari asking #SCOTUS to overturn a lower court decision rejecting the #AbsoluteImmunity defense, #Trump's #legal team cited a section from a MN #law review article from #Kavanaugh stating "any President who is concerned about an ongoing #criminal investigation is almost inevitably going to do a worse job as President."

However, in the same article Kavanaugh goes on to state that he does not believe fmr presidents are #immune from prosecution as "no one is above the law"….

10 Things Trump Could Do With "Absolute Immunity"
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/03/01/10-things-trump-could-do-with-absolute-immunity/
#absoluteimmunity #MAGAjustice #dictatorforaday

If the #SupremeCourt rules that #Trump has #absoluteImmunity from criminal liability for any crimes he committed while president, #PresidentBiden should immediately task #SEALTeamSix with assassinating Trump. What's good for the goose is good for the gander, amIright?

#ElonMusk sounds more like #DonaldTrump with each passing day. Trump believes he must have #absoluteImmunity from criminal culpability even though no other president has needed such an accommodation. And now Musk believes basic procedures at the #NHTSA that nobody else has a problem with must be changed to accommodate his whims. These are petulant crybabies who expect the world to bend to their desires.

https://www.benzinga.com/amp/content/37148735

1-12-24 Nicole Sandler Show – Emptywheel Fridays!
https://media.zencastr.com/audio-files/5e0cc41aa9798f001400ff98/84557743-cc9d-4a7d-ad92-bead2b2173e1.mp3

We love Fridays around here for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is we get to review the week in Trump trials and tribulations with Marcy Wheeler, the proprietor and indepen
https://nicolesandler.com/1-12-24/
#NicolesBlog #AbsoluteImmunity #DickPix #emptywheel #hearings #HunterBiden #MarcyWheeler #Trump

#USpol #Trump #legal

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If you missed out on @GottaLaff 's thread on #TFG's frivolous lawsuit about Presidential #AbsoluteImmunity, you can listen to this excellent recap *and* legal commentary pod by the #MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch):

"LegalAF hosts #BenMeiselas and #MichaelPopok report on the oral argument before the #DC Circuit
#CourtOfAppeals in connection with #DonaldTrump's claim..

https://youtu.be/vM6g6f98CE0

@noondlyt
Won’t happen. The judges just slapped #trumps attorneys with a reductio ad absurdum. They know there’s no such thing as #AbsoluteImmunity, they’re just giving #trump enough rope to hang himself. And they got him to sideways admit to selling pardons and classified docs.

Omg! John Sauer's voice is so gravelly, it's really hard to listen to. His dumb arguments on top of his voice make it kinda excruciating #immunity #absoluteImmunity

@GottaLaff IIRC, he’s already lost an #AbsoluteImmunity case re: Carroll.

eta: I guess he’s appealing the district court ruling. Never mind.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/justice-department-reverses-course-defending-trump-carroll-case-rcna93755

@dbc3 @JoshuaHolland
“Trump claims US pres is not an office.”

Which, unfortunately for the #MangoMussolini, directly contradicts what he’s been arguing in every court case he’s involved in from GA to E Jean Carroll, to Docs case, to J6 case in DC. #AbsoluteImmunity

@Teri_Kanefield
Folks, I’m not hopeful about a lot these days, but I’m pretty hopeful #SCOTUS is going to give #trump an epic slap down.

IIRC, I read somewhere that they gave #trump until next Tuesday to respond to DOJ’s motion. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they refuse to even hear arguments. To paraphrase the ruling: #GTFO, there’s no such thing as #AbsoluteImmunity.

This is equivalent of #trump claiming the #PRA allowed him to keep classified docs.
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