This assignment requires the writing of a case brief for the Supreme Court case Trump v. Vance, which involves a grand jury subpoena for President Trumps personal financial records. This assignment requires a summary of key questions and arguments from the oral argument for Trump v. Vance on Oyez, discussing whether a sitting president can be subpoenaed for personal or political purposes. This assignment requires a summary of how the Constitution was designed to check a presidents personal conduct and prevent them from acting with impunity, in contrast to the actions of a king that led to the American Revolution.
You have no doubt seen the ways in which the Supreme Court made decisions that brought about significant change for the entire country. It is also true that the Supreme…