Supreme Court Backs N.Y. Access to Trump Taxes, Blocks House (2)

The U.S. Supreme Court backed a New York grand jury’s bid for President Donald Trump’s financial records while blocking for now House subpoenas that might have led to their public release before the election.

The pair of 7-2 rulings rejected Trump’s expansive view of the presidency and his call for sweeping immunity, leaving room for Congress and state prosecutors to get access to a president’s private records with a strong enough showing.

At the same time, the decisions Thursday probably spare Trump from the scrutiny that would have accompanied disclosure this year of the tax returns he has long ...