U.S. Supreme Court,
Tax,
Government
Mar. 19, 2020
Public will have to wait longer to hear arguments in Trump cases
The postponement will delay the oral arguments in three cases involving subpoenas to gain access to President Donald Trump’s taxes slated for argument on March 31.
John H. Minan
Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.
On March 17, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it was postponing oral arguments scheduled for the March session of the court in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Although the postponement is unusual, it is not unprecedented. The court postponed scheduled arguments during the Spanish flu epidemic (1918) and the yellow fever outbreaks (1793) (1798).
The postponement will delay the oral arguments in three cases involving subpoe...
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