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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a district court preliminary injunction that would have required the Trump administration, among other things, to reinstate nearly 2,000 Department of Education employees who were removed in a large-scale reduction in force (RIF). Before this RIF, there were approximately 4,133 department employees. Justice Sotomayor wrote a dissent, which Justices Kagan and Jackson joined. See a prior Roundup for the preliminary injunction. (Order.)
The District of Columbia and 24 states sued the Trump Administration on Monday over its withholding of more than $6 billion in education funding. (Complaint.)
Michael McConnell assessed how courts have handled the flood of litigation in Trump 2.0. (NYT.)
Eric Columbus discussed a DOJ memorandum that outlined the administration’s strategy for “denaturalization”—revoking citizenship from Americans who were not born as citizens. (Lawfare.)
The Washington Post reported on a memorandum from Immigration and Customs Enforcement declaring that illegal immigrants are no longer eligible for bond hearings and will be detained “for the duration of their removal proceedings.”
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Trump v. Mary Boyle: Government filed application on July 2 to stay district court order that invalidated Trump’s firing of three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Plaintiffs filed response to application on July 11. Government filed reply on July 14.