Trump v. Vance
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Trump v. Vance is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas, allowing a New York grand jury to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Trump v. Vance canonical | 3 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| category |
2020 in United States case law
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United States Supreme Court cases concerning the presidency ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court ⓘ |
| citation | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) ⓘ |
| concerns |
Donald Trump’s financial records
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grand jury subpoena ⓘ presidential immunity ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ state criminal process ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Article II of the United States Constitution
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Supremacy Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionDate | 2020-07-09 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Clarence Thomas
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| dissentOpinionBy |
Clarence Thomas
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 19-635 ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald Trump ⓘ
surface form:
Donald J. Trump
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| hasPartyRole |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr. was respondent
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Donald J. Trump was petitioner ⓘ |
| holding |
Article II and the Supremacy Clause do not categorically preclude or require a heightened standard for state criminal subpoenas to a sitting president
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a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas ⓘ state grand jury subpoenas for a president’s private papers are not categorically barred ⓘ |
| involvesInstitution |
Mazars USA LLP
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New York County District Attorney’s Office ⓘ |
| involvesOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald Trump ⓘ
surface form:
Donald J. Trump
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| issue | whether a sitting U.S. president has absolute immunity from state criminal subpoenas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | no citizen, not even the president, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence in a criminal proceeding ⓘ |
| location | New York ⓘ |
| lowerCourtJudgment | affirmed ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Brett M. Kavanaugh
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ Elena Kagan ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionAuthorRole | Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP ⓘ |
| result | New York grand jury allowed to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records from Mazars ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | state criminal subpoena for financial records of a sitting president ⓘ |
| subpoenaIssuer | New York County grand jury ⓘ |
| subpoenaTarget | Mazars USA LLP ⓘ |
| subpoenaType | state grand jury subpoena ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2019 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 7-2 ⓘ |
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