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The New York Times discussed safeguards in the criminal justice system that could constrain the president’s efforts to target political enemies. (NYT.)
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Ryan Routh of attempting to assassinate President Trump in Florida last September. (NYT.)
Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Tuesday opened investigations into the Trump administration’s decision to close a criminal F.B.I. inquiry into Tom Homan, the president’s border czar, for bribery. (NYT.)
ABC on Tuesday returned “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to air after suspending it last week over his comments on the shooting of Charlie Kirk. (WaPo.) Greg Lukianoff argued that the “all-too-familiar impulse” of political leaders from both parties to censor speech they disagree with leads to a perpetual tit for tat. (NYT.) See a previous Roundup for background on the suspension.
John Lewis and Aaron Baum criticized the Trump administration’s expansive use of consent decrees to achieve its deregulatory goals. (Just Security.)
John Yoo criticized the Trump administration’s strikes against boats operated by Venezuelan drug cartels as risking crossing the line between law enforcement and war. (WaPo.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Noem v. National TPS Alliance: The government filed an emergency application on September 19 requesting the Supreme Court to stay a district court order granting summary judgement that blocked the termination of TPS protection. The application also requested an immediate administrative stay of the judgement while the Court considers the full stay request. The National TPS Alliance filed an opposition to the request on the same day.
Trump v. Orr: The government filed an emergency application on September 19 requesting the Supreme Court to stay an injunction issued by a district court that requires the State Department to allow transgender and nonbinary people to choose the sex designation on their passports.
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 a response the same day, and the Separation of Powers Clinic submitted an amicus brief supporting the government. The Chief Justice formally set a deadline of September 25 for a response to the application.
Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition: The government filed an emergency application on September 8 requesting the Supreme Court partially stay a district court injunction ordering the Trump administration to spend $4 billion in funds by September 30. The Supreme Court granted the government’s request for a partial stay pending further order of the Court and ordered a response to the government’s application on or before September 12. Respondents Global Health Council, et al. filed a response on September 12, and the Department of State, et al. filed a reply on September 15th.