Trump v. Vance
E16270
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.
Statements (59)
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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)
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| 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 of the United States Constitution → |
| country |
United States
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| decisionDate |
2020-07-09
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| 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
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| hasParty |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald J. Trump → |
| 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
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| involvesPerson |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald J. Trump → |
| issue |
whether a sitting U.S. president has absolute immunity from state criminal subpoenas
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| jurisdiction |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| legalPrinciple |
no citizen, not even the president, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence in a criminal proceeding
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| location |
New York
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| lowerCourtJudgment |
affirmed
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| 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
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| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts Jr.
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| 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
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| result |
New York grand jury allowed to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records from Mazars
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| state |
New York
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| subjectMatter |
state criminal subpoena for financial records of a sitting president
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| subpoenaIssuer |
New York County grand jury
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| subpoenaTarget |
Mazars USA LLP
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| subpoenaType |
state grand jury subpoena
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| term |
October Term 2019
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| voteSplit |
7-2
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Referenced by (3)
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United States v. Nixon
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citedBy |
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Mazars USA LLP
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involvedIn |
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Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
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relatedCase |