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President Trump on Thursday said he would name Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as the interim D.C. U.S. attorney. Trump announced that Ed Martin, whom Pirro is replacing, would assume the position of associate deputy attorney general and pardon attorney. (NYT.)
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday administratively stayed a district court order that directed the Trump administration to return a Venezuelan man from El Salvador. See a prior Roundup for the order to return the man. (Order.)
Judge Rudolph Contreras (D.D.C.) on Friday struck down parts of an immigration rule initiated during the Biden administration and finalized under Trump, including the requirement for asylum seekers to “affirmatively manifest a fear of removal or repatriation to qualify for” an interview in which immigration officials evaluate the need for asylum and other safeguards from removal. (Order.) (Opinion accompanying order.) (Kyle Cheney, X.)
Judge William Orrick (N.D. Cal.) on Friday clarified that an earlier preliminary injunction that prevented the Trump administration from enforcing directives in two executive orders and a DOJ memo to restrict the disbursement of funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions applies to any directive issued since the granting of the preliminary injunction. See the preliminary injunction in a prior Roundup. (Order.)
Judge William Sessions (D. Vt.) on Friday ordered the immediate release of Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk. See yesterday’s Roundup for background. (Order.) (Politico.)
The Washington Post reported that the “Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to a person familiar with the case.” (WAPO.)
The Post also reported that the Trump administration fired the three Democratic commissioners on the five-member Consumer Product Safety Commission. The fired commissioners said they would challenge their firings in court. (WAPO.)
The New York Times reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is seeking to terminate an administrative judge who criticized an order for the agency to pause investigations into discrimination against transgender people. (NYT.)
Ryan Goodman and Dani Schulkin contended that lower courts over the last several weeks have shown significant resistance to the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act. (Just Security.)
Pending Emergency Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Noem v. Doe: Government filed application on May 8 to stay pending appeal district court order that prevented the government from revoking parole and work authorizations that the government had previously granted to noncitizens from four countries. Court requested response by May 15 at 4:00 p.m.
Social Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees: Government filed application on May 2 to stay pending appeal district court order that required the Social Security Administration to prevent DOGE from accessing personally identifiable information held by the agency. Court requested response by May 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Kristi Noem v. National TPS Alliance: Government filed application on May 1 to stay pending appeal district court order that granted nationwide relief requiring the government to keep in place temporary protected status for Venezuelan migrants. Plaintiffs filed response on May 8.
A.A.R.P. v. Trump: Plaintiffs filed application on April 18 to enjoin the government from deporting Venezuelan individuals and a putative class under the Alien Enemies Act. Court on April 19 enjoined the government from carrying out the deportations (dissent). Government filed response on April 19. Plaintiffs filed reply on April 21.
Donald Trump v. Gwynne A. Wilcox: Government filed application on April 9 to stay pending appeal district court injunctions barring the firing of board members of the NLRB and MSPB. Chief Justice Roberts on April 9 stayed district court injunctions. Plaintiffs filed responses to the government’s application on April 15. Government filed reply on April 16.
Trump v. Washington: Government filed application on March 13 to stay pending appeal district court nationwide injunction against enforcement of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. Plaintiffs filed response to application on April 4. Government filed reply on April 7. Supreme Court set oral argument for May 15.
Trump v. New Jersey: Government filed application on March 13 to stay pending appeal district court nationwide injunction against enforcement of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. Plaintiffs filed response to application on April 4. Government filed reply on April 7. Supreme Court set oral argument for May 15.
Trump v. CASA: Government filed application on March 13 to stay pending appeal district court nationwide injunction against enforcement of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. Plaintiffs filed response to application on April 4. Government filed reply on April 7. Supreme Court set oral argument for May 15.