Published in AHLA PG Alert, May 16, 2019
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Attorneys advising nonprofit boards should continue to monitor the New York State Attorney General’s case against the Trump Foundation and the Trump family members for important guidance. Specifically, on November 23, 2018, New York State Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the Attorney General of the State of New York, Barbara Underwood (Petitioner), against the Donald J. Trump Foundation (Foundation) and its officers and directors, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump, Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump (collectively, Respondents).