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A court in Washington ruled in January that the fees were unconstitutional under the First Amendment.

The records are held by Trump’s longtime accounting firm, Mazars USA.

The ruling has no immediate impact.

Critics argued the program allows pipeline companies to skirt responsibility.

It was viewed as a key test of the court’s stance.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill did not say in his order when he will make a final decision in the case.

A dissenting justice said the high court's majority ruling avoided the main issue over whether the school can regulate guns on campus.

Oklahoma pursued the case under the state's public nuisance statute.

Two environmental groups and a photographer's association sued to contest the laws.