Court Dismisses Lawsuit Alleging Foreign Payments to Trump Businesses Violate Constitution

Reversing a lower court, a federal appeals court threw out a lawsuit alleging that President Trump’s ownership of private companies that accept foreign-government business violates the U.S. Constitution

Reversing a lower court, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., ruled that the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia lacked standing to bring their claims against Mr. Trump.

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