Trump federal election interference case sent back to trial court after SCOTUS ruling

On July 1, 2021, the US Supreme Court delivered a judgment, ruling 6-3 to send a case that accuses former President Donald Trump of profiting illicitly from his presidency back to the lower courts. The lawsuits in question allege that Trump violated the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses, which prohibit the President from receiving financial benefits from foreign or domestic governments.

The Supreme Court didn’t specify its reasons for rejecting the case, only noting the lawsuits’ exclusive object was then-President