Today’s Ruling Raises The Question: Whose Job Is It To Enforce The Emoluments Clause?

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/11/12: Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

July 10, 2019 3:53 p.m.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals said today that the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia don’t have standing to sue over President Trump’s alleged violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution.

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