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Judge Dena Coggins (E.D. Ca.) on Monday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the immediate return of a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient who was removed to Mexico in violation of protections afforded to her under DACA and the Fifth Amendment. (Order.) (Politico.)
Minnesota officials sued the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over the federal government’s actions blocking state officials from investigating three shootings involving federal agents in alleged violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and the Tenth Amendment. (Complaint.) (Politico.)
Army Judge Col. Matthew Fitzgerald on Monday ordered military prosecutors to provide defense attorneys with any evidence of Iran’s involvement in the 2000 bombing by Al Qaeda of the U.S.S. Cole off the coast of Yemen that left 17 U.S. sailors dead. The order came after President Trump said earlier this month that Iran was “probably” involved in the attack, raising questions about the military’s pending prosecution of a Saudi man detained at Guantánamo Bay on charges of orchestrating the bombing. (NYT.)
Several news outlets reported that the Supreme Court appeared persuaded in oral arguments on Tuesday that President Trump has the legal authority to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. (NYT.) (WaPo.) (Politico.) For background on the case, Noem v. Al Otro Lado, see a prior Roundup.
Judge Rita F. Lin (N.D. Ca.) stated during a Tuesday hearing—though she has yet to rule on the matter—that the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk appears to be unlawful punishment of the AI company for speaking out publicly about its contract dispute with the Pentagon. (WSJ.) For background on the litigation, see a prior Roundup.
A federal prosecutor reportedly admitted in a closed-door court hearing earlier this month that the government had not found evidence of misconduct in its criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve over its renovation project. (WaPo.) For background on the DOJ’s investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, see a prior Roundup.
For the third time since President Trump ordered military action against Iran, the Senate on Tuesday failed to adopt a resolution that would halt the president from further military activity without congressional approval. (NYT.)
The New York Times reported that the Trump administration has in the last year initiated deportation proceedings against 34 former military members. According to the Times, the proceedings mark a departure from previous guidance that granted deference in immigration enforcement toward people who served in the military and their relatives. (NYT.)
Jack Goldsmith argued that the Senate has fallen flat in confronting President Trump’s efforts to diminish the independence and power of inspectors general. (Executive Functions.)
Eugene Volokh argued that President Trump’s recent executive order entitled “Preserving America’s Game,” which directs agency leaders to persuade broadcasters not to air competing college football games at the same time as the Army-Navy football game, is unconstitutional. (Volokh Conspiracy.)
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. On March 16, the Court consolidated the case with a challenge to the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Temporary Protected Status designations for Haiti and granted certiorari before judgment of the consolidated cases while deferring action on the government’s request for a stay.
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.