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On Friday, Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C) granted the government’s unopposed motion to dismiss the case against four members of the Proud Boys related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The D.C. Circuit had previously vacated the convictions of these defendants and remanded the case to the D.C. District Court on the government’s request. Judge Kelly’s opinion stressed that the events of Jan. 6 were “an attack on the Constitution’s mechanism to facilitate the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next.” (Unopposed Motion.) (NYT.) (Polititco.)
The New York Times reported Saturday that the Justice Department issued subpoenas to four of its reporters as part of a leak investigation into their reporting about security concerns with President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One. (NYT.) The White House reportedly placed FBI Director Kash Patel in charge of the leak investigation. (NYT.)
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday directed employers to terminate foreign workers whose Temporary Protected Status work authorization is set to expire in the coming weeks. The guidance affects more than 350,000 workers from seven countries. (NYT.)
The White House, Secret Service, and Interior Department released a proposal for a permanent fence around Lafayette Square. The plan would allow the Secret Service to close the park in the event of a security risk. (WaPo.) (Proposal.)
Nick Bednar and Todd Phillips argued that President Trump’s firing of three members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) conflicts with his duty to faithfully execute the law. (Lawfare.)