California court tosses law aimed at forcing Trump to release tax returns to get on primary ballot
to release his closely guarded income tax returns in order to get on the presidential primary ballot in California next March.passed this year from requiring any presidential primary candidate to file five years' worth of federal income tax returns to get on the ballot.— already had been blocked by a federal court ruling in September which found that the legislation violated the U.S. Constitution.
State officials were appealing that federal ruling. But a decision in the appeal would not have been issued in time for March's primary. If the law had been upheld, Trump and other presidential contenders would have had to send the California Secretary of State copies of their tax returns by next Tuesday if they wanted to appear on the ballot.
Trump's lawyers had previously said he would likely skip the primary rather than comply with the law if it were upheld. The new ruling comes on the heels of repeated losses by Trump in federal courts, where he tried to bar a Democratic-led House committee and
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Trump may withhold tax returns and appear on ballot, California Supreme Court rulesAll presidential primary candidates would have to submit five years of income tax filings for a spot on California’s March presidential primary ballot.
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California Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tax Return LawI’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes. Previously, I’ve reported for USA Today, Business Insider, The San Francisco Business Times and San Jose Inside. I studied journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was an editor at The Daily Orange, the university’s independent student newspaper. Follow me on Twitter rachsandl or shoot me an email rsandlerforbes.com.
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California Supreme Court strikes down Trump tax returns lawCalifornia Supreme Court strikes down Trump-targeting law mandating presidential candidates release tax returns
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California Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tax Return LawI’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes. Previously, I’ve reported for USA Today, Business Insider, The San Francisco Business Times and San Jose Inside. I studied journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was an editor at The Daily Orange, the university’s independent student newspaper. Follow me on Twitter rachsandl or shoot me an email rsandlerforbes.com.
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California Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tax Return LawI’m a San Francisco-based reporter covering breaking news at Forbes. Previously, I’ve reported for USA Today, Business Insider, The San Francisco Business Times and San Jose Inside. I studied journalism at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and was an editor at The Daily Orange, the university’s independent student newspaper. Follow me on Twitter rachsandl or shoot me an email rsandlerforbes.com.
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California Supreme Court rejects law requiring Trump to disclose tax returnsPresident Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring, the state Supreme Court...
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