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CNN, MS NOW, Politico, and three of their White House reporters on Monday sued President Trump and three administration officials, alleging that the president’s ban on the outlets violates the First and Fifth Amendments. The plaintiffs also moved for a temporary restraining order restoring their reporters’ press passes. (Complaint.) (Motion for TRO.) (NYT.) President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the outlets had drawn “a great Judge, for them,” referring to Judge Timothy J. Kelly (D.D.C.), and that “as usual, we’ll go for appeal.” (Truth Social.)
A divided Eighth Circuit panel on Monday held that Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map in November, finding that switching maps between the August primary and the general election would violate Article I, Section 2. The ruling conflicts with a Missouri Supreme Court decision requiring the 2022 map and affirms a district court order that the Supreme Court had stayed on Sept. 10 pending appellate review. The Eighth Circuit’s injunction is stayed until Sept. 28 to allow for Supreme Court review. (Opinion.) (Politico.) For background, see a previous Roundup.
Chief Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock (S.D. Ala.) on Monday temporarily stayed three Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement policies governing warrantless immigration raids on construction sites, finding the policies likely violate the Fourth Amendment and DHS regulations. (Order.) (Reason.)
The Freedom Economy Business Association, whose members include community development financial institutions, on Monday sued the Treasury Department in the District of Columbia to compel it to obligate $289 million in fiscal 2025 funds for the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund before the appropriation expires Sept. 30. The complaint alleges the money will lapse “not because Congress failed to act, but because the Executive Branch refused to.” (Complaint.) (Reuters.)
The Washington Post reports, citing internal records, that the Trump administration had committed at least $410 million as of June to facilitate third-country deportation agreements with 31 countries. (WaPo.)
David Noll argued that because Congress has authorized state officials to enforce statutes ranging from the Clean Air Act to the Dodd-Frank Act, state attorneys general can ensure “that the law retains its force even when the executive branch declines to enforce it.” (Just Security.)
Jack Goldsmith and John Coates discussed the legality of Truth Social’s “Truth API” service, which provides subscribers early access to the president’s posts for a fee of up to $100,000 per month. (Executive Functions.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters: The government filed an application to the Supreme Court on September 8 seeking a stay pending appeal of a June 22 order issued by Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan (D.D.C.) that vacated a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program that used Social Security data to verify voters’ citizenship status. The League of Women Voters filed a response on September 15, and DHS filed its reply on September 16.