Nota Bene Episode 90: U.S. Q3 Check In: Stimulus, Relief, Election, and Direction with Elizabeth Frazee and Jonathan Meyer
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for the Department of Justice’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of President...more
Two developments last week threaten to weaken Republican control over the investigative agenda of the US House of Representatives. First, House Republicans’ narrow majority continues to shrink, with Representative Mike...more
Congress is the law-making body of the federal government. It constantly makes new laws or modifies or repeals old ones in every area of federal law – from finance to foreign affairs. Congress is one of three equal branches...more
Receiving a congressional subpoena is probably scary. It’s asking you to provide documents or to testify before a congressional committee. Or it could be asking for both! Maybe you are the target of Congress’s investigation....more
Last week, in a decision that has a number of important implications for businesses that may find themselves facing a congressional investigation, the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed former President...more
In our new episode of the Congressional Investigations 101 podcast, we welcome back Andy Wright, a partner in our U.S. Congressional Investigations and Public Policy and Law practices, after his brief hiatus to work on a...more
The Court’s recent rulings on state grand jury and congressional subpoenas identify important limitations on the purpose and scope of these investigative tools. Key Points: ..In July 2020, the Court held that the...more
In a companion case to Trump v. Vance, which I discussed in Part I, the Supreme Court, in Trump v. Mazars, rejected Trump and DOJ’s challenges to enforcement of congressional subpoenas for Trump’s financial records....more
In yesterday’s decision in Trump v. Mazars, USA, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that Congress has the power to conduct investigations in support of its power to consider and enact legislation. However, it relied on historical...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decisions: Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, No. 19-715; Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG, No. 19-760: In April 2019, three United States House of Representatives’ committees...more
On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Trump v. Mazars USA, LLP, No. 19-715, holding that in assessing whether a congressional subpoena directed at personal information of the president is “related to, and in...more