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Discussion Thread: Final Supreme Court Opinions | 10:00 - July 9, 2020
Megathread: Supreme Court Rules on Subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s Financial Records
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Discussion Thread: Final Supreme Court Opinions | 10:00 - July 9, 2020

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 06:20 AM PDT

The Supreme Court is scheduled to announce the remaining opinions in cases from its October term 2019-2020 at 10:00 EDT. The three cases that the court has yet to rule on are:

-McGirt v. Oklahoma: Can a state prosecute an enrolled member of the Creek Tribe for crimes committed within the historical Creek boundaries?

-Trump v. Mazars, USA: Does the Constitution prohibit subpoenas issued to Donald Trump's accounting firm requiring it to provide non-privileged financial records relating to Trump (as a private citizen) and some of his businesses?

-Trump v. Vance: Does the Constitution permit a county prosecutor to subpoena a third-party custodian for the financial and tax records of a sitting president, over which the president has no claim of executive privilege?.

Case summaries courtesy of [Oyez.org]https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019

See which cases the court heard in this term here.

See which cases are still pending and awaiting opinions here.

Follow along with SCOTUSblog's discussion of opinions starting at 9:30 EST here.

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Megathread: Supreme Court Rules on Subpoenas for President Donald Trump’s Financial Records

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:31 AM PDT

Today, the Supreme Court issued decisions for two highly anticipated cases involving subpoenas seeking President Trump's tax returns.

The Chief Justice wrote for the Court in Trump v Vance, affirming the Second Circuit and rejecting the Government's position that, under Article II and the Supremacy Clause, the President was entitled to absolute immunity and a heightened standard for the issuance of a state criminal subpoenas. The case now goes back to the district court, where the Second Circuit permitted the Government to make alternative arguments. The vote was 5 in the majority (Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan), 2 in concurrence with the decision (Gorsuch, Kavanaugh) and 2 in dissent (Thomas, Alito).

The Chief Justice also wrote for the Court in Trump vs Mazars, vacating the lower court ruling affirming the Congressional subpoena and implementing a balancing test for the district court to consider in deciding whether to grant a Congressional subpoena, including:

(1) whether the asserted legislative purpose warrants subpoenaing the President and his papers (ie. whether there are other sources that Congress could obtain this information from);

(2) whether the scope of the subpoena is sufficiently narrow so that it is no broader than necessary to support Congress' legislative objective;

(3) what the nature is of evidence Congress is offered to establish that a subpoena is necessary to advance a valid legislative agenda; and

(4) what burden is imposed on the President, particularly since the subpoena originates from a rival branch of government that could use such subpoenas for institutional advantage.

The vote was 7 in the majority (Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh) and 2 in dissent (Thomas, Alito).

Submissions that may interest you

SUBMISSION	DOMAIN
Supreme Court rules President Trump must turn over tax returns to New York prosecutors	nbc-2.com
Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump taxes	apnews.com
Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutor may see Trump's personal financial records	washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court ruling allows subpoena of Trump's tax records	ktuu.com
Supreme Court Rules Trump Cannot Block Release of Financial Records	nytimes.com
Supreme Court won't allow Congress to get Trump tax and financial records, for now	washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court Upholds Grand Jury Subpoena For Trump's Tax Returns	huffpost.com
Supreme Court rules Trump not immune from New York grand jury process	nbcnews.com
Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutor can demand Trump's tax returns	chicagotribune.com
SCOTUS rules against Trump on financial records subpoenas	abcnews.go.com
Supreme Court rules Manhattan DA can obtain Trump tax returns	cbs6albany.com
Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat, upholds demand for his tax returns	yahoo.com
Supreme Court rules Manhattan prosecutor can access Trump financial records	cbsnews.com
Supreme Court rules President Trump can't shield financial docs from NY prosecutors	cbs46.com
U.S. Supreme Court rules against Trump bid to conceal financial records from prosecutor	reuters.com
Court says Manhattan DA can get Trump's tax records, but rejects bid by House Democrats	cnbc.com
Supreme Court says President Trump cannot keep tax, financial records from prosecutors	usatoday.com
Seems Trump has to reveal his financial records.	politico.com
Supreme Court rules President Trump's tax records may be turned over to Manhattan DA's office	wmur.com
Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat, upholds demand for his tax returns	latimes.com
Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat, upholds demand for his tax returns	news.yahoo.com
SCOTUS Orders Trump to Release Tax Returns Once and for All	thedailybeast.com
Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutors can obtain Trump's financial records	axios.com
Supreme Court grants NY prosecutors access to Trump's tax returns	thehill.com
President Donald Trump's tax returns can be obtained by Manhattan DA, Supreme Court rules	masslive.com
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Supreme Court says Manhattan district attorney can get Trump tax records	cnbc.com
Supreme Court ruling allows subpoena of Trump's tax records	wjhg.com
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Supreme Court blocks House Democrats from access to Trump's financial records for now	usatoday.com
U.S. Supreme Court rules Donald Trump can't keep tax returns private	globalnews.ca
Read: Trump v. Mazars Supreme Court ruling	thehill.com
Supreme Court rules Trump can't block release of financial records	fox5sandiego.com
Supreme Court says Congress can't get Trump records, for now	post-gazette.com
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Trump 'must hand over records to NY prosecutors'	bbc.com
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP	supremecourt.gov
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Trump wins court battle on financial records -- for now	cnn.com
Trump Throws Fit Over SCOTUS Ruling On His Tax Returns	talkingpointsmemo.com
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Supreme Court Rules Prosecutor May See Trump's Financial Records	kqed.org
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