A federal appeal court ruled against Donald Trump in a dispute involving the former president’s efforts to keep documents taken from his Florida home out of the hands of investigators.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit panel in Atlanta on Thursday vacated a Sept. 5 order from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that put in place a special master to review documents taken from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. The Justice Department seized the records as part of an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information by Trump when he left the White House.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]