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The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied the government’s application for a stay in Blanche v. Perlmutter. The decision allows Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights, to keep her position for now. (Order list.) (CBS.) For background on the case, see a previous Roundup.
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan (D.D.C.) barred the U.S. Postal Service from imposing restrictions on mail-in ballots, finding the restrictions violated the terms of a 2021 settlement agreement between USPS and the NAACP. (Memorandum Opinion.) (NYT.)
Judge Robert E. Payne (E.D. Va.) preliminarily enjoined a Virginia statute banning state and federal law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while performing their official duties. The judge held that the statute’s direct regulation of “the conduct of federal law enforcement in the enforcement of the federal immigration laws” violated the intergovernmental immunity doctrine and the Supremacy Clause. (Order.) (WaPo.)
Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Justice Department in the District of Columbia on Wednesday, seeking an injunction requiring the department to preserve its internal records and communications regarding its decisions to investigate and potentially prosecute Brennan. (Complaint.) (WaPo.)
The National Center for Learning Disabilities, Knowledge Alliance, BNP Education Partners LLC, and Massachusetts Teachers Association sued the Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday for withholding and restricting access to education research funds Congress appropriated. (Complaint.)
Colin McDonald, the assistant attorney general for the National Fraud Enforcement Division, issued a memorandum Tuesday directing all U.S. attorneys and the Justice Department’s Criminal Division to “prioritize the investigation and prosecution of birth tourism schemes.” (Memo.) (TIME.)
In the last five days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly has detained over 10,000 people. (NYT.)
A financial disclosure report released Tuesday showed that President Trump reported a total revenue of at least $2.2 billion in 2025, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures. (NYT.) (Disclosure.) The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board argued the Trump family is “profiting off the Presidency in ways that demean the office.” (WSJ.)
Bob Bauer argued that the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter marks the end of the bipartisan civil enforcement of federal campaign finance laws by the Federal Election Commission. (Executive Functions.)
Jack Goldsmith and Sai Prakash discussed the implications of the Supreme Court’s Slaughter and Cook decisions. (Executive Functions.)
Kate Shaw, William Baude, and Steve Vladeck debated the state of the Supreme Court and the implications of its end-of-term opinions. (NYT.)