Trump v. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Petition for certiorari granted, judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot, on January 25, 2021
Issue: Whether plaintiffs who claim to compete with businesses in which the president of the United States has a financial interest can seek redress in an Article III court to enforce the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses of the U.S. Constitution against the president.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Justices vacate rulings on Trump and emoluments (Amy Howe, January 25, 2021)
- Last batch of possible grants before February recess (John Elwood, January 21, 2021)
- Petitions of the week: A pair of cases on Trump and the emoluments clauses (Andrew Hamm, September 18, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 09/09/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 14, 2020) |
| 10/08/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 14, 2020 to December 14, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 10/09/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 14, 2020. |
| 10/14/2020 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Scholar Seth Barrett Tillman and the Judicial Education Project. |
| 10/14/2020 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh. |
| 12/08/2020 | Letter waiving the 14-day waiting period for the distribution of the petition for a writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 15.5. filed. |
| 12/14/2020 | Brief of respondents Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, et al. in opposition filed. |
| 12/23/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
| 12/23/2020 | Reply of petitioner Donald J. Trump, President of the United States filed. (Distributed) |
| 01/19/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
| 01/25/2021 | Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Scholar Seth Barrett Tillman, et al. GRANTED. |
| 01/25/2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh GRANTED. |
| 01/25/2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). |
| 02/26/2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |