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The Justice Department’s National Security Division on Wednesday filed the first-ever application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. Judge Joan Ericksen (D. Minn.), the court’s chief judge, ordered the government to supplement it by July 22. (Application.) (Order.) (Politico.) Chris Geidner discussed the court’s 30-year dormancy and doubts about its constitutionality. (Law Dork.)
Judge Indira Talwani (D. Mass.) on Friday granted summary judgment to 20 states, three governors, and the District of Columbia in a case concerning the Office of Management and Budget’s termination clause, which agencies have frequently cited to unilaterally terminate federal grant funding since January 2025. The court held that the clause does not allow grant terminations “based on new program goals or agency priorities that an agency identifies after granting the award.” (Opinion.) (AP.)
Judge Michael Nachmanoff (E.D. Va.) on Friday ruled from the bench that the Trump administration deprived former Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans of property and liberty without due process when it fired her in February 2025. Judge Nachmanoff ordered a name-clearing hearing rather than reinstatement. (Docket.) (Politico.)
The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss as moot a challenge to its proposed $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. The motion states that “no money has been transferred to the fund, let alone any potential claimant.” (Motion.) (Courthouse News.) For background on the fund litigation, see a previous Roundup.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin on Friday said state election officials could face fines, penalties, “and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time.” The warning applies to officials who do not act on department claims of noncitizens on their voter rolls. (NYT.) (UPI.) For background on the administration’s election-security campaign, see Bob and Jack’s recent Chat episode on Trump and the Midterms.
The New York Times reports that the FBI will no longer investigate confrontations between ICE agents and members of the public, and that FBI managers received written notice on Thursday. The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security denied any change. (NYT.)
Brian Finucane and Tess Bridgeman argued that Congress should “deploy the ultimate war power—the power of the purse” to end the war with Iran. (Just Security.)