Clock Ticks Toward Mootness in Trump Emolument Cases at SCOTUS

On Jan. 20, the date for the inauguration of Biden, Trump's term in office ends. The justices are unlikely to act on the Trump petition for review before that date, and even if the petition were granted review before Jan. 20, the court would not issue a decision before Trump leaves office.

December 14, 2020 at 07:35 PM

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Marcia Coyle

Time is running out on two U.S. Supreme Court cases in which a group of businesses, Maryland and the District of Columbia want to hold President Donald Trump responsible for alleged violations of the U.S. constitution's checks on foreign and domestic financial influence in the White House.