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Judge James Boasberg (D.D.C.) on Friday unsealed a March 11 order granting a motion by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to quash grand-jury subpoenas seeking the Fed’s records related to building renovations and Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony. Judge Boasberg ruled that the Justice Department had “produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime” and that the subpoenas were likely issued for the improper purpose of pressuring Powell over monetary policy. (Memorandum Opinion.) (NYT.) Chris Geidner unpacked the Trump administration’s “stumbling effort to target the Fed.” (Law Dork.)
Judge Allison D. Burroughs (D. Mass.) on Friday issued an administrative stay blocking the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status designation. (Memorandum and Order.) (NYT.)
The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss with prejudice its criminal case against Jan Carey, a 55-year old veteran who burned an American flag outside the White House in protest of an executive order that seeks to punish flag burning. (Motion.) (NYT.)
President Trump on Sunday criticized the Supreme Court for ruling against him in the tariff case, writing that “Our Country was unnecessarily RANSACKED by the United States Supreme Court, which has become little more than a weaponized and unjust Political Organization.” (Truth Social.)
The United States military on Friday struck Kharg Island, which hosts Iran’s main crude export terminal. U.S. Central Command explained that “U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Khard Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure.” (X.) (WaPo.)
In a Truth Social post on Sunday, President Trump endorsed a threat by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to deny or revoke government-issued licenses to broadcasters that reported “fake news” in their coverage of the war in Iran. (WaPo.) Stuart Benjamin analyzed Carr’s statement. (Volokh Conspiracy.)
A Washington Post investigation found that post-DOGE staffing shortages at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices have caused the government to miss deadlines in at least 26 FOIA lawsuits. (WaPo.)
A federal jury in the Northern District of Texas convicted eight protesters of providing material support to terrorism and related charges for their roles in a July 2025 armed attack on the Prairieland Detention Center, an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas. The New York Times reported that their conviction marks the first successful terrorism prosecution against individuals accused of ties to “antifa.” (NYT.)
The State Department announced on Friday it will reduce the fee to renounce U.S. citizenship from $2,350 to $450, effective April 13. (NYT.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Blanche v. Perlmutter: The government filed an emergency application on October 27 requesting the Supreme Court to stay a district court interlocutory injunction that temporarily reinstated Shira Perlmutter to her role as Register of Copyrights while litigation over her removal continues. Chief Justice Roberts formally set a deadline of November 10 for a response to the application. Perlmutter submitted a response on November 10. Blanche submitted a reply on November 12. The Court deferred the application for stay on November 28 pending the Court’s decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook.
Trump v. Cook: The government filed an emergency application on September 18 requesting the Supreme Court to stay a preliminary injunction issued by a district court that blocked President Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Cook filed an opposition to the request on the same day. The Chief Justice formally set a deadline of September 25 for a response to the application. Cook filed a response on September 25. On October 1, the Court deferred action on the stay application pending oral argument in January 2026 and established a supplemental briefing schedule. Additional amicus briefs were filed on October 29. Both sides filed supplemental briefs on November 19 and the Court heard oral argument on Jan. 21, 2026.
Noem v. Doe: The government filed an application on February 26 requesting the Supreme Court stay pending appeal of a preliminary injunction issued by a district court preliminarily enjoining Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem from terminating temporary protected status designation for Syria. The government asked the Court to construe the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and grant the petition.
Trump v. Miot: The government filed an application on March 11 requesting the Supreme Court to stay a lower court order postponing then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s decision to terminate temporary protected status designation for Haiti. The government also asked the Court to treat the application as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment and grant the petition.