The District of Columbia et al v. Trump

  1. November 08, 2017

    Dem AGs Fight To Preserve Trump Emoluments Suit

    President Donald Trump cannot duck a lawsuit claiming he has violated the emoluments clauses of the U.S. Constitution by essentially taking gifts from foreign powers through undivested business interests, the Democratic attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, D.C., told a federal judge Tuesday.

  2. November 06, 2017

    From Foreign Gifts To Twitter Tiffs: 4 Novel Questions Under Trump

    In the year since Election Day, “emolument” has become a household word and early-morning tweets have blurred the definition of “official statement.” Here’s a closer look at the uncharted constitutional territory the courts are set to enter.

  3. June 12, 2017

    AGs Take On Trump Over Biz Divestment, Foreign Influence

    The attorneys general of Maryland and D.C. picked another fight with President Donald Trump on Monday with a Maryland federal court lawsuit and accusations the president is “flagrantly” violating the constitution’s anticorruption clauses through gifts, or prohibited “emoluments,” to the business interests from which the president has refused to fully divest.

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