 What an official act is. Chief Justice Roberts' opinion sends the case back to the trial court, directing Judge Tanya Chutkin to separate out Trump's official acts, suggesting his unofficial acts could remain the subject of an indictment. The main dissent has Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor warning that the court has reshaped the institution of the presidency, turning the person who holds the office into a king above the law who can order the assassination of a rival, organize a coup, and give out a pardon for a bribe.