Trump v. Vance

140 S. Ct. 2412 · Decided July 9, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Trump v. Vance was decided on July 9, 2020 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Discovery and inspection in criminal cases” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-635

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Trump v. Vance

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-045, docket 2019-045-01.

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