⚖️ Key Supreme Court Cases Involving Trump

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⚖️ Key Supreme Court Cases Involving Trump



  1. Trump v. United States (Immunity / Post-2020 Election Case)

    • Indicted for actions after the 2020 election, including spreading false claims of fraud and trying to overturn results.

    • Trump argued “presidential immunity” for acts within his official duties. Legal Information Institute

    • Supreme Court rejected the argument that former Presidents have absolute immunity for such actions. Legal Information Institute

  2. Trump v. Anderson, 601 U.S. 100 (2024)

    • Colorado attempted to disqualify Trump from its Republican primary ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, because of alleged involvement in the January 6 attack. Wikipedia

    • The Supreme Court ruled only Congress, not individual states, has the power to enforce that disqualification provision. Wikipedia

  3. Trump v. Vance (2020)

    • Related to subpoenas for Trump’s tax and financial records (Manhattan DA). Wikipedia

    • Supreme Court held that presidents do not have absolute immunity from state criminal subpoenas — though some considerations still matter. Wikipedia

  4. Trump v. New York (2020)

    • Addressed a Trump executive memorandum directing that illegal immigrants be excluded from the apportionment count for congressional representation. Wikipedia

    • Supreme Court said the case was premature (lack of standing & ripeness) — so the action was blocked for now. Wikipedia

  5. Major Contemporary Cases (Under Trump’s Second Term / New Policies)

    • Transgender Military Ban: The Supreme Court allowed the administration to implement a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military while the case proceeds through courts. Investing.com+2Investing.com+2

    • Birthright Citizenship Restriction: Trump’s executive order that would limit automatic citizenship by birth is being litigated. The Supreme Court has heard arguments about restricting lower courts’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions blocking this policy. Investing.com+2Investing.com+2

    • Federal Layoffs & Executive Power Over Agencies: Cases over whether Trump can carry out mass dismissals of federal/ probationary employees, remove heads of agencies, or restructure parts of federal departments (for example the Education Department) have gone up in court; Supreme Court has weighed in on allowing some of these to proceed. 

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