Congressional subpoenas sent back under a new presidential standard
Reporting and findings
- documented
The Supreme Court held that lower courts had not adequately accounted for separation-of-powers concerns in evaluating House subpoenas for Trump's personal records, vacated the judgments, and remanded under a new four-factor framework rather than invalidating the subpoenas outright.
- Supreme Court of the United States: Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, 591 U.S. 848 (2020)Syllabus at 1-4; opinion at 14-22
Summary and current status
The Supreme Court vacated lower-court judgments favoring House subpoenas and required closer separation-of-powers scrutiny; it did not categorically invalidate congressional subpoenas for presidential records.
Final Supreme Court judgment establishing the remand framework.
People and organizations
- Trump v. Mazars USA, LLPcongressional-subpoena case
- Donald J. Trumppetitioner resisting congressional subpoenas
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpresisted congressional records subpoenasTrump v. Mazars USA, LLP