Federal District Court Dismisses Trump Lawsuit Over Tax Returns, Trump Appeals

Mikhaila Fogel
Monday, October 7, 2019, 1:13 PM

Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed Presdent Trump's lawsuit in federal court over the Manhattan District Attorney's efforts to obtain his tax returns. The president immediately appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which issued an administrative stay, pending an expedited review by the court.

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Judge Victor Marrero of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed Presdent Trump's lawsuit in federal court over the Manhattan District Attorney's efforts to obtain his tax returns. The president immediately appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which issued an administrative stay, pending an expedited review by the court. The ruling and stay are available below.

U.S. District Court Ruling in Trump v. Vance & Mazars USA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Emergency Stay

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Mikhaila Fogel was an associate editor at Lawfare and a research analyst at the Brookings Institution. She previously worked as a legislative correspondent for national security and foreign affairs issues in the Office of Sen. Susan Collins. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, where she majored in history and literature and minored in government and Arabic.

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