In other words, California cannot enforce the Presidential Tax Transparency Act. It’s a big win for Trump as he may continue to keep his tax returns from public view.
The “movement for greater transparency will endure”
The court issued its decision before the November 26 statutory deadline for presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns to appear on the March 3, 2020 primary ballot.
In September, District Judge Morrison England, Jr. ruled that the Presidential Tax Transparency Act has “far reaching implications.” He issued a ruling temporarily blocking the enforcement of the law.
“While we are disappointed in today’s ruling, the movement for greater transparency will endure. The history of our democracy is on the side of more transparency, not less,” said California Secretary of State in response to the decision of the state’s highest court.
On the other hand, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove, commented, “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.”
