LEGAL/NEW YORK/TRUMP TAXES: “A federal judge in Washington presiding over a case involving President Donald Trump’s state tax returns said today that he will hear a bid to move the case to New York. District Court Judge Carl Nichols said he agreed to a proposal by New York state to allow it to challenge his court’s jurisdiction over the issue. In exchange, the judge barred the state from turning over the president’s state tax filings to congressional Democrats, should they ask for them under a newly enacted New York law, while the case is pending. The state must also alert Nichols if Democrats request the tax documents while the case is being argued, the judge ordered. He set a hearing on the issue for Aug. 29. The decision was not unexpected, since Nichols said Wednesday he was leaning toward the idea. It comes in a case in which Trump is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) from taking advantage of the New York law.”
–Brian Faler, “Judge agrees to hear bid to move Trump state tax return case to New York,” Politico, August 1, 2019 5:13 pm