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Judge Edward M. Chen (N.D. Cal.) on Wednesday denied the government’s motion to stay pending appeal the court’s order blocking the federal government from revoking the temporary protected status of Venezuelan and Haitian nationals in the U.S. (Order.) See a previous Roundup for background on this case.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday granted plaintiffs’ motion for an injunction pending appeal, temporarily restoring Shira Perlmutter to her role as Register of Copyrights. (Order.) (Politico.)
Three former senior FBI officials on Wednesday filed a complaint against the federal government alleging that they were unlawfully fired for politically motivated reasons. (Complaint.) (WaPo.)
The Trump administration has appealed the D.C. district court order blocking the removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. (Notice of Appeal.) (WSJ.)
The Trump administration said it will restore hundreds of grants to Harvard University. See a prior Roundup for the litigation at the lower court. (NYT.)
The Department of Education announced it was halting approximately $350 million in federal funding to several Minority-Serving Institutions grant programs that confer government benefits exclusively to institutions that meet racial or ethnic quotas. (Press Release.) (NYT.)
Justice Department lawyers walked back their claim that the government sought to deport unaccompanied children to Guatemala at the request of the children’s families. See a prior Roundup for background on the litigation to block the deportations. (NYT.)
Marty Lederman argued that the military’s strike in the Caribbean Sea lacked any domestic legal authority and likely violated several legal prohibitions. (Just Security.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition: The government filed an emergency application on September 8 requesting the Supreme Court partially stay a district court injunction ordering the Trump administration to spend $4 billion in funds by September 30. The Supreme Court granted the government’s request for a partial stay pending further order of the Court and ordered a response to the government’s application on or before September 12th.
Trump v. Slaughter: The government filed an emergency application on September 4 requesting the Supreme Court stay a district court decision to allow the firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter to proceed. The Supreme Court granted the government’s request for an administrative stay and ordered a response to the government’s application on or before September 15th.