Committee on the Judiciary v. Donald McGahn, II

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Case Number:

19-5331

Court:

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit:

2890 Other Statutory Actions

  1. August 07, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Says House Can Sue For McGahn's Testimony

    The D.C. Circuit ruled Friday that the U.S. House of Representatives may demand testimony from former White House Counsel Don McGahn.

  2. April 28, 2020

    Full DC Circ. Wary Of DOJ Bid To Stop McGahn Testimony

    An en banc D.C. Circuit on Tuesday appeared likely to order former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives after several judges challenged the government's sweeping assertion that federal courts lack the authority to step into interbranch disputes.

  3. April 17, 2020

    Ex-Pols, Scholars Back House Dems Over McGahn Subpoena

    Nearly 80 former members of Congress, along with former U.S. Justice Department officials, former House general counsel and more than two dozen legal scholars have backed House Democrats' request to enforce a subpoena for congressional testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.

  4. March 13, 2020

    Full DC Circ. To Rehear McGahn Subpoena Fight

    The D.C. Circuit agreed Friday to take another look at a divided panel's ruling last month blocking House Democrats' request to enforce a subpoena for congressional testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.

  5. March 06, 2020

    House Dems Ask DC Circ. To Rethink McGahn Ruling

    House Democrats urged the full D.C. Circuit on Friday to reexamine a divided panel's decision last month blocking their subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn, warning their constitutional duty would be undermined if the ruling were to stand.

  6. February 28, 2020

    DC Circ. Lets Trump Bar McGahn Testimony To Congress

    The D.C. Circuit on Friday dismissed House Democrats' demand for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn, bolstering President Donald Trump's longstanding push to block current and former administration aides from testifying before Congress.

  7. January 24, 2020

    Dems Say Trump Atty Undercuts DOJ Case In Subpoena Fight

    House Democrats said late Thursday that comments made by an attorney for President Donald Trump during the Senate impeachment trial this week contradict the administration's arguments in two separation-of-powers cases pending in the D.C. Circuit, including a request for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, and undercut the White House's position in the litigation.  

  8. January 03, 2020

    DC Circ. Judges Rebut Trump's Stance On McGahn Testimony

    Two D.C. Circuit judges cast strong doubt Friday on President Donald Trump's ability to assert sweeping authority to block former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives in its impeachment inquiry, even as one of the judges questioned whether the court should step into the bitter interbranch battle.