 Some have already pledged to continue to support him despite a poor debate showing last week. The Supreme Court's latest ruling could buy former President Trump a couple weeks now for him getting sentenced in his hush money conviction in New York. Legal analyst Dane Rosenbaum. The Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity should stop the clock on nearly all of the criminal cases against Trump because many of the charges involve actions he took as president that might be construed as official acts.