No absolute presidential shield from a state grand jury
Reporting and findings
- documented
The Supreme Court held that Article II and the Supremacy Clause neither categorically precluded a state criminal subpoena to a sitting president nor required a heightened need standard, while leaving the president ordinary constitutional and grand-jury defenses.
- Supreme Court of the United States: Trump v. Vance, 591 U.S. 786 (2020)Syllabus at 1-3; opinion at 9-22
Summary and current status
The Supreme Court rejected Trump's categorical immunity claim against a state criminal subpoena for private records while preserving ordinary subpoena defenses.
Final Supreme Court judgment and binding subpoena precedent.
People and organizations
- Donald J. Trumppetitioner and subpoena target
- Trump v. Vancestate-subpoena immunity case
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpchallenged state grand-jury subpoenaTrump v. Vance