Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2019

Trump v. Vance

Decided July 9, 2020. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-635 · 591 U.S. 786 · Cited 55 times

Holding

Article II and the Supremacy Clause do not categorically preclude, or require a heightened standard for, the issuance of a state criminal subpoena to a sitting President.

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