Trump v. Vance
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Trump v. Vance is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas, allowing a New York grand jury to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trump v. Vance canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trump v. Vance Context triple: [United States v. Nixon, citedBy, Trump v. Vance]
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A.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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B.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
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C.
Clinton v. Jones
Clinton v. Jones is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not immune from civil litigation for unofficial acts committed before taking office.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Trump v. Vance Target entity description: Trump v. Vance is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas, allowing a New York grand jury to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records.
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A.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
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B.
Shelby County v. Holder
Shelby County v. Holder is a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by striking down the formula used to determine which jurisdictions required federal preclearance for changes to their voting laws.
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C.
Clinton v. Jones
Clinton v. Jones is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not immune from civil litigation for unofficial acts committed before taking office.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the federal constitutional right to abortion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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legal case ⓘ |
| category |
2020 in United States case law
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United States Supreme Court cases concerning the presidency ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court ⓘ |
| citation | 591 U.S. ___ (2020) ⓘ |
| concerns |
Donald Trump’s financial records
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grand jury subpoena ⓘ presidential immunity ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ state criminal process ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Article II of the United States Constitution
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Supremacy Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionDate | 2020-07-09 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Clarence Thomas
ⓘ
Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| dissentOpinionBy |
Clarence Thomas
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Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 19-635 ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald Trump ⓘ
surface form:
Donald J. Trump
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| hasPartyRole |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr. was respondent
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Donald J. Trump was petitioner ⓘ |
| holding |
Article II and the Supremacy Clause do not categorically preclude or require a heightened standard for state criminal subpoenas to a sitting president
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a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas ⓘ state grand jury subpoenas for a president’s private papers are not categorically barred ⓘ |
| involvesInstitution |
Mazars USA LLP
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New York County District Attorney’s Office ⓘ |
| involvesOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
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Donald Trump ⓘ
surface form:
Donald J. Trump
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| issue | whether a sitting U.S. president has absolute immunity from state criminal subpoenas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple | no citizen, not even the president, is categorically above the common duty to produce evidence in a criminal proceeding ⓘ |
| location | New York ⓘ |
| lowerCourtJudgment | affirmed ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Brett M. Kavanaugh
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ Elena Kagan ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ Neil M. Gorsuch ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionAuthorRole | Chief Justice of the United States ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ |
| originatingCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP ⓘ |
| result | New York grand jury allowed to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records from Mazars ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | state criminal subpoena for financial records of a sitting president ⓘ |
| subpoenaIssuer | New York County grand jury ⓘ |
| subpoenaTarget | Mazars USA LLP ⓘ |
| subpoenaType | state grand jury subpoena ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2019 ⓘ |
| voteSplit | 7-2 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trump v. Vance Description of subject: Trump v. Vance is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a sitting president is not absolutely immune from state criminal subpoenas, allowing a New York grand jury to obtain Donald Trump’s financial records.
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