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Judge Jesse M. Furman (S.D.N.Y) on Thursday granted plaintiffs’ motion for a permanent injunction, barring the Trump administration from penalizing two law professors for their association with the International Criminal Court. (Opinion & Order.)
Twelve House Democrats on Wednesday sued the Trump administration for denying and restricting their access to federal immigration detention facilities. (Complaint.) (WAPO.)
In a speech at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference on Thursday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended the Supreme Court’s lack of detailed explanations for its rulings on interim orders. (NYT.)
According to the OPM, more than 154,000 federal employees have accepted buyouts as part of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program, which allows them to resign with pay through September 30th. (WAPO.)
The Legal Accountability Center on Thursday accused three DOJ officials of making false statements to a federal judge in formal complaints filed with the officials’ bar associations. (NYT.)
Adrian Vermeule discussed recent instances of District Courts defying Supreme Court interim orders and argued that there is a strong basis for the president to ignore the orders. (NYT.) Steve Vladeck, replying to Vermeule and to a recent essay by Jonathan Adler, critiqued defenses of the Supreme Court’s lack of explanations for its interim orders. (One First.)
Ilya Somin argued that the Trump Administration’s abuse of emergency powers sets a dangerous precedent that threatens civil liberties and the U.S. Constitutional system. (The Dispatch.)
Paul Cassell argued that a criminal defendant’s challenge to Alina Habba's appointment as Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey will likely fail. (Volokh Conspiracy.)
Pending Interim Order Applications Involving the U.S. Government in the Supreme Court
National Institutes of Health, et al. v. American Public Health Association, et al.: Government filed application on July 24 to stay 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.”