Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
E91373
United States Supreme Court case
congressional subpoena case
landmark case
separation of powers case
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP is a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed whether congressional committees could subpoena the personal financial records of a sitting president.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
→
congressional subpoena case → landmark case → separation of powers case → |
| affectedBranch |
Executive Branch
→
Legislative Branch → |
| areaOfLaw |
congressional investigations law
→
constitutional law → separation of powers law → |
| arguedDate |
2020-05-12
→
|
| chiefJusticeAtDecision |
John G. Roberts, Jr.
NERFINISHED
→
|
| citation |
591 U.S. ___ (2020)
→
|
| concurringInPartAndDissenting |
Clarence Thomas
NERFINISHED
→
|
| country |
United States
→
|
| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
→
|
| decisionDate |
2020-07-09
→
|
| dissenting |
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
NERFINISHED
→
|
| docketNumber |
19-715
→
|
| fullName |
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
→
|
| holding |
Congressional subpoenas for the President’s personal information must be assessed under a heightened separation-of-powers analysis.
→
Courts must balance the legislative interests of Congress against the separation-of-powers concerns raised by subpoenas for the President’s personal records. → The House committees had to satisfy a more demanding standard to enforce subpoenas for the President’s personal financial records. → |
| houseCommittee |
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
→
|
| involves |
Donald Trump’s financial records
→
House of Representatives oversight authority → personal financial records of a sitting president → |
| legalIssue |
limits on congressional subpoenas directed at the President
→
requirement of valid legislative purpose → scope of congressional investigative power → |
| lowerCourtDecision |
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, 940 F.3d 710 (D.C. Cir. 2019)
→
|
| majorityOpinionBy |
John G. Roberts, Jr.
NERFINISHED
→
|
| originatedFrom |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
→
|
| petitioner |
Donald J. Trump
→
|
| presidentInvolved |
Donald J. Trump
→
|
| relatedCase |
Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG
→
Trump v. Vance → |
| remandedTo |
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
→
|
| respondent |
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives
→
Mazars USA, LLP → |
| result |
judgment of the D.C. Circuit vacated and case remanded
→
|
| shortName |
Trump v. Mazars
→
|
| subjectMatter |
congressional subpoenas for presidential financial records
→
legislative purpose requirement for subpoenas → separation of powers between Congress and the Presidency → |
| term |
October Term 2019
→
|
| timeframeOfEvents |
during Donald Trump’s presidency
→
|
| topic |
checks and balances
→
congressional oversight of the executive branch → presidential immunity from legislative process (limited) → |
| vote |
7-2
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
→
|
fullName |
|
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
("Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, 940 F.3d 710 (D.C. Cir. 2019)")
→
|
lowerCourtDecision |
|
Trump v. Vance
→
|
relatedTo |
|
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
("Trump v. Mazars")
→
|
shortName |