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New Hotel-Owner Plaintiff in CREW Emolument Lawsuit

Yesterday, CREW again amended its complaint alleging that President Trump has violated the Domestic and Foreign Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Notably, CREW added another plaintiff: Eric Goode, the owner of several famous hotels, restaurants, bars and event spaces in New York.

Joshua Matz

Profiting from the Presidency?

5/3/17 // In-Depth Analysis

Tracking Corruption and Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration

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On Standing In CREW v. Trump Part II: More Distinctions Without A Difference To Competitor Standing Cases

4/28/17 // Commentary

The various ways that standing skeptics have distinguished cases supporting standing in CREW are unpersuasive.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

On Standing In CREW v. Trump Part I: Defining The Injury

4/27/17 // In-Depth Analysis

Critics of the standing arguments in CREW v. Trump are defining the new plaintiffs’ injury in the wrong way.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

Reuters: State Pension Funds Paying Millions in Emoluments to Trump

4/27/17 // Quick Reactions

Professor Jed Shugerman analyzes a Reuters report that state pensions, run by state officers, are investing and paying public money to Trump LLCs

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Standing Up For Standing in CREW v. Trump

4/26/17 // Quick Reactions

Everyone should give a tip of the hat to the new plaintiffs in the CREW v. Trump lawsuit.

Leah Litman

Michigan Law School

CREW’s New and Improved Legal Complaint Against Trump

4/24/17 // Commentary

Matthew Stephenson (Harvard Law School) analyzes CREW's emoluments clause lawsuit against President Trump, discussing the recent addition of two plaintiffs and the likely course ahead.

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Announcing Our New Podcast: "Versus Trump"

4/20/17 // Latest Developments

Take Care is pleased to announce the release of "Versus Trump," a new, affiliated podcast about the ways that the Trump Administration is breaking the law—and what people are doing about it.

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Versus Trump, Episode 1

4/20/17 // Commentary

"A New Sheriff In Town" + Zephyr Teachout

There’s Unquestionably Standing in the CREW Case. Here’s Why.

4/19/17 // In-Depth Analysis

The additional plaintiffs in the CREW case unquestionably have standing.

Jonathan Taylor

Gupta Wessler PLLC

Competitor Plaintiffs in Emoluments Clause Case Bolster Standing

4/19/17 // Commentary

CREW has amended its complaint in the widely-watched emoluments case. The addition of two new plaintiffs should make the lawsuit bulletproof on standing grounds.

Michael C. Dorf

Cornell Law School

Will Trump’s Lawyers Rewrite and Invert the Emoluments Clause?

4/18/17 // In-Depth Analysis

NYT has leaked one of DOJ's theories in the emoluments clause case: that this is a "political question." Any such argument, however, would be exceptionally weak as a matter of text, precedent, and purpose, and would completely invert the basic operation of the Foreign Emoluments Clause.

Joshua Matz

GSA, Trump International Hotel, and the Constitution

3/24/17 // Quick Reactions

Yesterday, the General Services Agency surprised experts by declaring that the Trump Hotel in D.C. is not in violation of its lease. But the GSA's decision itself might well violate the Domestic Emoluments Clause.

Brianne J. Gorod

Constitutional Accountability Center