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Judge Christopher R. Cooper (D.D.C.) on Tuesday enjoined the Kennedy Center’s Board of Trustees from affixing to the center’s facade an inscription reading “renovated and restored by Donald J. Trump” and from naming the center’s grounds after President Trump. (Opinion and Order.) (NYT.) In response, Trump threatened to cancel a planned $257 million renovation unless his name was restored to the building, even as the center’s board voted on Tuesday to close the center to begin repairs. (WSJ.) (WaPo.)
Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV (D. Mass.) on Monday preliminarily enjoined a Department of Homeland Security final rule that imposed a fixed four-year limit on certain student and work visas. Judge Saylor held that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claim that the rule was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. (Memorandum and Order.)
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to review a Second Circuit decision invalidating the appointment of an acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York and quashing subpoenas he issued to the state attorney general’s office. The government asked the court to resolve whether a first assistant designated after a vacancy arises may serve as acting officer under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, and whether someone who is not an acting officer may be delegated the office’s non-exclusive duties. (Petition.) For background on the Second Circuit decision, see a previous Roundup.
FBI Director Kash Patel suggested on Tuesday during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee that he was open to sending federal agents to polling sites. (NYT.)
The Senate on Tuesday voted to block consideration of a bill regulating crypto currency that was supported by crypto companies but disfavored by Democrats who wanted stronger language preventing federal officials from profiting off of crypto ventures. (WSJ.) (NYT.)
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Tuesday introduced a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors over the war in Iran. (Resolution.) (NPR.)
Bob Bauer offered his initial takeaways from the Supreme Court’s emergency order on Monday declining to stay an injunction of the Postal Service’s mail-in-ballot rule. (Executive Functions.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters: The government filed an application to the Supreme Court on September 8 seeking a stay pending appeal of a June 22 order issued by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan (D.D.C.) that vacated a Department of Homeland Security program that used Social Security data to verify voters’ citizenship status. The League of Women Voters filed a response on September 15.