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A panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday vacated a district court’s preliminary injunction enjoining the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from freezing foreign aid spending. (Bloomberg.) (Opinion.)
A panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday vacated a district court’s preliminary injunction enjoining the Treasury Department, the Education Department, and the Office of Personnel Management from granting IT access to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (NYT.) (Opinion.)
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a district court’s preliminary injunction in favor of the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon enjoining the Trump administration from enforcing the president’s birthright citizenship executive order. (Opinion.)
National Guard troops began deploying Tuesday on the streets of the nation’s capital after President Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Local officials said they were still in charge of the city’s police department, while the White House asserted the president has ultimate control. (NYT.) (WAPO.) See yesterday’s Roundup for legal analysis on the president’s use of the National Guard.
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will conduct a comprehensive review of current and future Smithsonian exhibitions “to assess tone, historical framing and alignment with American ideals” in advance of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. According to the White House, the review “aims to ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.” (WSJ.) (NYT.) (Letter sent by the White House to the Secretary of the Smithsonian.)
Harvard University and the Trump administration are reportedly nearing a deal that would allow Harvard to spend $500 million on vocational and educational programs in exchange for the restoration of billions of dollars in federal research grants. (NYT.)
E.J. Antoni, President Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has said the agency should suspend its monthly job reports. (WAPO.) (WSJ.)
Kaitlyn Cieply argued that the use of the U.S. military to supervise the detention of migrants at Guantanamo Bay pursuant to an executive order issued by President Trump violates the Posse Comitatus Act. (Lawfare.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
Noem v. Perdomo: The government filed an application on August 7 to stay a federal district court order preventing federal immigration officials in Los Angeles and six other California counties from conducting detentive stops based on the following factors, according to the application: “[1] apparent race or ethnicity; [2] speaking in Spanish or accented English; [3] presence at a location where illegal aliens are known to gather; and [4] working or appearing to work in a particular type of job.”
National Institutes of Health, et al. v. American Public Health Association, et al.: The government filed an application on July 24 to stay a federal district court order that prevented the National Institutes of Health from canceling grants that, according to the administration, are related to DEI and “gender ideology.” The American Public Health Association filed a response in opposition to the government's application for a stay on August 1. The government filed a reply in support of the application for a stay on August 4.