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Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong (C.D. Cal.) on Friday issued a temporary restraining order that, among other things, barred government defendants from “conducting detentive stops” in the district without “reasonable suspicion that the person to be stopped is within the United States in violation of U.S. immigration law.” The government defendants on Sunday noticed their appeal of the court’s order. (Order and opinion.) (Notice of appeal.)
Judge Julia Kobick (D. Mass.) on Friday denied government defendants’ motion to dissolve a June preliminary injunction—which extended an earlier preliminary injunction—that prevented the government from enforcing a passport policy against a certified class. The policy prohibited individuals from listing a gender on their passport different from their sex assigned at birth. The government defendants on Friday noticed their appeal of the court’s order and of the June preliminary injunction to the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. (Order.) (Notice of appeal.)
Jack Goldsmith argued that there may be a fundamental error at the center of Trump v. Casa. (Executive Functions.)
John Keller argued that the Trump administration’s settlement with Paramount does not constitute bribery. (Lawfare.)
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.
McMahon v. State of New York: Government filed application on June 6 to stay district court preliminary injunction that barred the government from taking actions to dismantle the Department of Education. Plaintiffs filed responses to application on June 13. Government filed reply on June 16.