Ellen Blain, Nicole Gueron, Deepa Vanamali and Margaret Donovan

“This hard-earned victory belongs to Ms Comey, to all civil servants, and to all fighting for the rule of law,”

Ellen Blain, Nicole Gueron, Deepa Vanamali and Margaret Donovan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-26

Comey's lawyers lauded the ruling in a statement.

“As the Court correctly held, to accept the government’s argument about unlimited executive power ‘would be to unsettle the very equilibrium established by this Nation’s constitutional system.’ This decision reaffirms our bedrock system of checks and balances: the President is not above the law.”

Ellen Blain, Nicole Gueron, Deepa Vanamali and Margaret Donovan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-26

Comey's lawyers' statement quoted the court and argued the decision reaffirms that the President is not above the law.