Do Americans own the president's papers? Appeals court to weigh in

The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4134x2757+0+0/resize/4134x2757!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2F15%2F4849ace944c487606c6c73212442%2Fgettyimages-2154745048.jpg' alt='A flag featuring Donald Trump waves amid a group of supporters near Mar-a-Lago, Fla., in 2024.'/><p>The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.</p><p>(Image credit: Alon Skuy)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5996836' />