- Well, the justices on theHigh Court saved two cases

involving the limit of presidential powers

to conclude what's been a very busy term.

In separate 7-2 rulings, theCourt handed the president

a temporary victory and a stinging rebuke.

CBN's Paul Strand breaks themdown in tonight's top story.

- As part of an investigation

into some of Trump's financial dealings,

the Manhattan DA went afterthe president's tax returns

and other records, and the Court ruled

that's probably okay, evenif the person in question

sits in the White House.

Writing for the majority,Chief Justice Roberts wrote,

"In our judicial system,the public has a right

"to every man's evidence.

"Since the earliest days of the Republic,

"every man has included thePresident of the United States."

But Justice Alito dissented, writing,

"Never before has a local prosecutor

"subpoenaed the recordsof a sitting president.

"The Court's decision threatens to impair

"the functioning of the presidency

"and provides no real protection

"against the use of the subpoena power

"by the nation's 2,300-pluslocal prosecutors."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosihailed today's decision.

- Careful reading ofthe Supreme Court ruling

related to the President'sfinancial records

is not good news for President Trump.

The President tweeted his reaction.

"The Supreme Court sendscase back to Lower Court.

"Arguments to continue.

"This is all a political prosecution.

"I won the Mueller Witch Huntand others, and now I have to

"keep fighting in apolitically corrupt New York.

"Not fair to this Presidencyor Administration."

"Courts in the past have givenbroad deference, but not me."

In the second ruling, the Court said "no"

to congressional Democratswanting the President's

financial records fortheir investigations,

the justices worried aboutthe separation of powers.

And Roberts wrote,"This case is different.

"Here the President'sinformation is sought

"not by prosecutors orprivate parties in connection

"with a particular judicial proceeding,

"but by committees ofCongress that have set forth

"broad legislative objectives."

Justice Thomas would've gone further

than his fellow justices,saying, "Congress's

"legislative powers donot authorize it to engage

"in a nationwide inquisitionwith whatever resources

"it chooses to appropriate for itself."

- Where the Presidentstands is he still maintains

his initial position, and heagrees with Justice Thomas

in the dissent who said, "The demands

"on the President's time andthe importance of his tasks

"are extraordinary, andthe Office of the President

"cannot be delegated to subordinates.

"This subpoena imposes both demands

"on the President'slimited time and a burden."

- In both rulings, it's directed the cases

go back to Lower Courts.

Paul Strand, CBN News, Washington.