Supreme Court Allows NY State Prosecutors to Obtain Trump Tax Returns

In an unsigned one-sentence order issued earlier today, the Supreme Court is allowing New York state prosecutors to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns and some other financial documents. Here's the order in all its glory:

The application for a stay presented to Justice Breyer and referred to the Court is denied.

There are no concurring opinions or recorded dissents to the order. The ruling is not a surprise, because it is a natural outgrowth of the Court's 7-2 decision in Trump v. Vance last year, where the majority...