Supreme Court of the United States
Donald J. Trump, Petitioners v. Mazars USA, LLP; Donald J. Trump, Petitioners v. Deutsche…
July 9, 2020140 S. Ct. 2019
Summary
The Court held that congressional subpoenas for the President's personal financial information are permissible only if they satisfy a careful, four‑part test balancing a valid legislative purpose against separation‑of‑powers concerns, vacated the appellate judgments and remanded the cases for further proceedings. Justice THOMAS and Justice ALITO dissented, arguing that such subpoenas are unconstitutional absent impeachment power or that the majority's remand standards are too lax.