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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Individuals and Organizations which filed Amicus Briefs (opposing Trump) in Emoluments Clauses Litigation Between 2017 and 2021

 

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Trump amicus briefs in support of Plaintiffs and/or Appellants (8 briefs):

Brief of Amica Curiae Sarah P. Chayes in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Senator Blumenthal and Representative John Conyers, Jr., as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Scholars of Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, and Federal Jurisdiction as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Amicus Curiae by Certain Legal Historians on Behalf of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Former Government Ethics Officers as Amici Curiae Supporting Plaintiffs;

Brief of the Niskanen Center, Republican Women for Progress, Cheri Jacobus, and Evan McMullin in CREW v. Trump as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants;

Brief of Former National Security Officials as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants;

Brief of Separation of Powers Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants and in Support of Reversal;

ADDITIONALLY: Motion for Leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief and Amicus Curiae Brief of Professor Lawrence A. Hamermesh in Support of Neither Party;

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Blumental v. Trump amicus briefs in support of Plaintiffs and/or Appellants and/or Petitioners (9 briefs):

Legal Historians Brief—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Former National Security Officials—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Separation of Powers Scholars—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Former Government Ethics Officers—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Federal Jurisdiction and Con Law Scholars—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief on Behalf of Former Members of Congress;

Brief of the Niskanen Center as Amicus Curiae in Support of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari;

Brief of Harold H. Bruff et al. as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners;

Brief of Amici Curiae Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, and Federal Courts Scholars in Support of Appellees and in Support of Affirmance;

ADDITIONALLY: Brief of Amici Curiae Professor Clark D. Cunningham and Professor Jesse Egbert in Support of Neither Party;

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DC & MD v. Trump amicus briefs in support of Plaintiffs and/or Appellants and/or Respondents (7 briefs):

Legal Historians Brief—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Former National Security Officers—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Chayes—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Former Government Ethics Officers—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Brief of Amici Curiae Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, and Federal Courts Scholars—Amicus filing in Support of Plaintiffs;

Amicus Brief of the Commonwealth of Virginia in Support of Respondents;

Brief of the Niskanen Center, Republican Women for Progress, Cheri Jacobus, Tom Coleman, Emil H. Frankel, and Joel Searby as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents;

ADDITIONALLY: Brief of Amici Curiae Professor Clark D. Cunningham and Professor Jesse Egbert on Behalf of Neither Party;

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Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Individuals and Organizations which filed Amicus Briefs (opposing Trump) in Emoluments Clauses Litigation Between 2017 and 2021,’ New Reform Club (Sept. 17, 2026, 5:02 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2026/09/individuals-and-organizations-which.html>; 


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