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The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied President Trump’s petition for a rehearing en banc in a libel lawsuit filed against CNN in 2022 that was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.) in 2023. The dismissal was affirmed by a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit in November 2025. (Order.)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the federal government on Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over the suspension of contractually obligated funding for a subway construction project in New York City. (Complaint.) (WSJ.)
Judge Royce Lamberth (D.D.C.) on Tuesday vacated and set aside all actions taken by the U.S. Agency for Global Media pursuant to a March 2025 memorandum to reduce Voice of America to the “statutory minimum,” including the placement of 1,042 employees on administrative leave, the suspension of broadcasting, and the termination of non-contractor staff. (Order.) (Memorandum Opinion.) (Politico.) For background, see a prior Roundup.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts called for an end to “personally directed hostility” against judges while speaking publicly at Rice University on Tuesday and said that personal attacks aimed at judges and justices are “dangerous.” (Conversation.) (NYT.)
In a letter sent Tuesday to two Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee, White House officials outlined “common-sense operational improvements to federal immigration enforcement operations” the administration would be willing to implement in order to fully restore funding to the Department of Homeland Security. (Letter.) (WaPo.)
The New York Times reports that officials from both parties are concerned the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s election security work has left states without a key federal partner ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (NYT.)
Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to open debate on the SAVE America Act, which would impose strict new voter eligibility rules. (WSJ.) The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board criticized the bill and argued that “the SAVE America Act wouldn’t turn blue states red, and it can’t save voter anger at unpopular policies.” (WSJ.)
Oil has begun flowing through a California pipeline that has been closed since a 2015 spill after President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act in an executive order authorizing the energy secretary to order the restart of the pipeline’s operations. (NYT.)
Lawyers for Brian Cole Jr., the man charged with planting bombs near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, argued in a Monday court filing that he is covered by President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon, a claim the White House disputes. (Motion.) (Politico.)
Troy Edwards, Bruria Haya Friedman-Feldman, and Vishnu Kannan argued that the Trump administration’s cuts to national security agencies have weakened the U.S.’s ability to detect and prevent potential Iranian retaliation at home. (Lawfare).
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.