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CA Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Trump Tax Return Law

California's Supreme Court has struck down a state recently enacted law that would have required President Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns before he would be allowed to have his name on the ballot in the state's primary election next spring.

In the Thursday ruling the justices said the law, which would apply to all presidential and gubernatorial candidates, was not approved by voters, so federal law takes priority.

Governor Gavin Newsom has yet to comment on the ruling that also follows a federal court judge's decision to temporarily halt the new law.

Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove of Bakersfield is among the GOP lawmakers cheering the latest ruling.

"Today's final ruling handed down by the California Supreme Court is a victory for Californians," Groves said in a written statement. "Republicans have repeatedly voiced our position that the Democrats' Presidential Disclosure law is unconstitutional and an attempt to tamper with the Presidential primary by suppressing Republican voter turn-out. Today, the justices of the State Supreme Court validated our concerns and sided with us."

The state defended the law, saying tax returns are a simple way for voters to weigh candidates’ financial status.


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