BREAKING: Judge Chutkan's order denying presidential immunity in Trump J6 case officially vacated after SCOTUS ruling

The January 6 case against 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has officially been sent back down to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further proceedings, coming after the Supreme Court ruled in early July that presidents have immunity for official acts.

"On consideration whereof, it is ordered and adjudged by this Court that the judgment of the above court is vacated with costs, and the cases is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of this Court," a document from the Supreme Court, obtained by journalist Julie Kelly, stated.

"It is further ordered that the petitioner, Donald J Trump, recover from United States, Three Thousand Two Hundred Thirdty-two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($3232.80) for costs herein expended," the document added.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on July 1 that a former president does have absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers, though not for unofficial acts.

The opinion read that the lower court will have to determine "whether a prosecution involving Trump's attempts to influence the Vice President's oversight of the certification proceeding in his capacity as President of the Senate would pose any dangers of intrusion on the authority and functions of the Executive Branch."

The opinion stated, "The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official. The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. And the system of separated powers designed by the Framers has always demanded an energetic, independent Executive. The President therefore may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party."

This comes as the Mar-a-Lago documents case, also headed by special counsel Jack Smith, has initially been paused pending consideration of the immunity decision. However, just two weeks after the Supreme Court decision, the case was thrown out by Judge Aileen Cannon who stated in an order that Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel violated the Constitution. The Georgia election case against Trump has also been placed on hold, with the Georgia Court of Appeals set to hear arguments on December 5 as to why Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case after a lower court ruled she could stay on the case.