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Twenty states and D.C. sued the DOJ on Monday over its threat to withhold $1 billion in crime victim grants from states that continue sanctuary city policies. (Complaint.) (WAPO.)
Mississippi and Louisiana will deploy National Guard soldiers to D.C. at the request of President Trump to “protect federal buildings, national monuments and other federal properties.” They will join National Guard soldiers from South Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia in supplementing the D.C. National Guard. (NYT.)
Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, stated on Monday that the DOJ would miss the Tuesday subpoena deadline to provide the committee with all files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein due to the large volume of materials, but the department would begin sharing records starting on Friday. (NYT.)
President Trump uploaded a post to Truth Social on Monday stating his desire to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines. He wrote that he would sign an executive order “to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.” (NYT.)
Roger Alford, who was fired last month from his position as principal deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ’s antitrust division, accused two senior aides to Attorney General Pam Bondi of corrupting the typical process for antitrust lawsuits. (WSJ.)
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.
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.