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A panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a decision from the Court of International Trade setting aside five executive orders implementing tariffs under the authority of International Emergency Economic Powers Act. (Opinion.) (WaPo.) See more background on this case in a previous Roundup.
A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a district court order temporarily postponing the Trump administration’s decision to end the temporary protected status of Venezuelan nationals. (Opinion.) (NYT.)
Judge Jia M. Cobb (D.D.C.) on Friday granted plaintiffs’ motion to stay the government’s expansion of expedited removal to noncitizens apprehended far from the border. (Memorandum Opinion.) (WSJ.)
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan (D.D.C.) on Sunday granted a last-minute temporary restraining order blocking the government from deporting ten Guatemalan children. (Complaint.) (Order.) (NYT.)
Building on a March executive order, President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing more agencies to end their collective bargaining agreements with unions representing government employees. (Executive Order.) (NYT.)
Trump administration officials say that the President is planning an immigration crackdown in Boston. (Politico.) See a previous Roundup for details on a similar action planned against Chicago.
The Trump administration plans to rescind $4.9 billion in foreign aid without congressional approval via “pocket rescission.” (WSJ.) See a previous Roundup for commentary on pocket rescissions from Philip Wallach.
Kari Lake announced on Friday that the administration sent layoff notices to 532 Voice of America employees. (NYT.) See previous Roundups for background on the current legal challenges to the dismantling of VOA.
President Trump stated in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he would issue an executive order requiring voter identification in all U.S. elections and ending the use of voting machines in favor of paper ballots. (NYT.)
Federal public defenders in California and Nevada have moved to overturn the appointments of acting U.S. attorneys. (NYT.) See a previous Roundup for a federal court opinion finding that Alina Habba was unlawfully serving as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Jack Goldsmith listed twenty things Republicans once opposed but now seem to support or accept. (Executive Functions.)
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.” Pedro Vasquez Perdomo filed a response in opposition to the government’s application for a stay on August 12. The government filed a reply in support of its application for a stay on August 13.