Trump v. Mazars USA
140 S. Ct. 2019 · Decided July 9, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Trump v. Mazars USA was decided on July 9, 2020 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Executive authority versus Congress or the states” in the Miscellaneous area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-715
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 2019 · 207 L. Ed. 2d 951 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3553
- Docket number
- 19-715
- Decided
- July 9, 2020
- Argued
- May 12, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 1 (delegation of powers)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-074, docket 2019-074-01.
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