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Judge Eric C. Tostrud (D. Minn.) on Monday dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s “sanctuary” policies, which restrict the state’s participation in federal immigration enforcement. Judge Tostrud ruled that the administration lacked standing to pursue certain claims and that the remainder failed on the merits. (Order.) (NYT.)
President Trump on Monday announced an additional 50 percent tariff on a range of Canadian goods worth nearly $20 billion in total. The tariffs, imposed under Section 338 of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, are set to take effect on Aug. 19. (Fact Sheet.) (Statement.) (WSJ.) Peter Harrell noted that this “represents the first use of Section 338 since the 1930s or 1940s, and the statute may not in fact have been used to impose tariffs before.” (X.)
The New York Times reported that the Pentagon did not publicly disclose three Iranian strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan last week that injured dozens of service members before Friday’s attack, which left two U.S. soldiers dead. (NYT.) Later on Monday, a Pentagon spokesperson said that nearly 100 U.S. service members have been injured in Iranian attacks since July 7, but noted that 96 percent have returned to duty. (X.)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee today to discuss the White House’s $87 billion supplemental funding request. (The Hill.) (Livestream.) Back in May, Jack Goldsmith argued that a supplemental appropriation for the Iran war would force Congress to weigh in on the conflict’s scope and legitimacy and could itself amount to authorization for the war. (Executive Functions.)
According to a newly unsealed letter filed by attorneys for the New York Times, DOJ sought the phone records of several Times journalists and their relatives as part of its leak investigation related to the paper’s reporting on security concerns with the Qatari-gifted Air Force One. (Letter-motion.) (NYT.) (Politico.)
Daniel Tarullo argued that “Trump v. Cook does not foreclose a successful future effort by a president to remove a Fed Governor for cause.” (Brookings.)
Jason Willick argued that despite the president’s losses in Trump v. Barbara and Trump v. Cook, “there’s reason to think that Trump and his populist agenda are in a better position than they were before.” (WaPo.)
Steve Vladeck discussed the constitutional questions raised by the statutory structure of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, which the Trump administration activated for the first time last week. (One First.)
Dani Schulkin, Ryan Goodman, and Huzaifa Khan documented instances in which courts and grand juries have blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to investigate and prosecute various targets. (Just Security.)