Supervising Deputy Attorney General Jay Russell argues before Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of the Supreme Court of California
California’s Supreme Court justices had tough questions Wednesday for attorneys defending a new state law that would require President Donald Trump and future presidential candidates to disclose their income tax returns before they can appear on the primary ballot.
During oral arguments in Sacramento, justices repeatedly pressed Supervising Deputy Attorney General Jay Russell to explain how much “plenary authority” state law gives the Legislature to decide what qualifies a candidate to go before voters.
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