U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Constitutional Law
May 20, 2020
Must private litigation against the president be suspended?
Zervos v. Trump raises a constitutional issue of first impression: Whether the U.S. Constitution requires a state court to defer or suspend private civil litigation against President Donald Trump until his term as president ends.
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.
Zervos v. Trump raises a constitutional issue of first impression: Whether the U.S. Constitution requires a state court to defer or suspend private civil litigation against President Donald Trump until his term as president ends. The allegations against Trump are for defamatory acts taken before he became president. Trump's claim of temporary civil immunity is now pending before the New York Court of Appeals, whi...
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