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Caroline Cox, Helen Marie Berg  //  4/4/18  //  Daily Update

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President Trump announced plans to order the military to guard the southern border of the United States. Young immigrants in government custody are being denied access to abortions. Department of Interior documents reveal that mining and drilling interests influenced the Trump Administration’s decision to shrink national monuments in Utah last year. President Trump asks court to move the lawsuit against him by Stormy Daniels to a private arbitration. New York and 16 other states sue the Trump Administration for adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, claiming that it violates Congress’s constitutional mandate to conduct an “actual enumeration.” Robert Mueller informed President Trump’s lawyers that the President is not a criminal target, but remains under investigation.

 

IMMIGRATION 

President Trump announced plans to order the military to guard the southern border of the United States (NYT).

• Crimmigration examines the legal limits of military deployment at the border.
• The Washington Post reports that the migrant caravan that inspired Trump’s action remains stalled in Mexico.

Despite warnings to Honduras about migrants coming to the United States, the Trump Administration has tried to build ties with Honduran government (LA Times).

Young immigrants in government custody are being denied access to abortions, writes Brigitte Amiri at the ACLU blog.

 

DEMOCRACY

The Trump Administration’s decision to add question about citizenship to the census may hurt the Republican Party, argues Justin Levitt in The New York Times.

• Arturo Vargas writes at ACSblog that a question about citizenship will hurt the census.

 

JUSTICE & SAFETY

President Trump hopes to get U.S. forces out of Syria in the near future (Lawfare).

• The Washington Post reports that the head of U.S. Central Command is pushing for a continuing military presence there. 

The Trump Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review provides a broader room for action that appears to include anticipatory self-defense (Opinio Juris).

 

REGULATION

Department of Interior documents reveal that mining and drilling interests influenced the Trump Administration’s decision to shrink national monuments in Utah last year (The Hill).

The Trump Administration’s proposal to reduce opioid prescription will harm those already in pain, explains Michael F. Cannon at Cato at Liberty.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt celebrates fuel efficiency rollbacks with automakers at invitation-only event (The Hill).

The Trump Administration plans to place tariffs on over 1,000 Chinese products to penalize the country for its trade practices (NYT, WaPo).

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are at odds over which office should have final say on the interpretation of the new tax law (NYT).

 

RULE OF LAW

Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell for the U.S. District Court in Washington, who oversees the Mueller grand jury, could learn from her predecessor who presided when Archibald Cox was fired, explains David Ignatius at The Washington Post.

 

FEDERALISM

New York and 16 other states sue the Trump Administration for adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, claiming that it violates Congress’s constitutional mandate to conduct an “actual enumeration” (The Hill).

 

REMOVAL FROM OFFICE

President Trump asks court to move the lawsuit against him by Stormy Daniels to a private arbitration (NYT).

 

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gave Mueller permission to investigate Paul Manafort’s finances (Politico).

• The Washington Post explains the significance of Rosenstein’s nod.
• The Washington Post also analyzes how Mueller explained his authority to investigate Manafort in a court filing.  

A federal judge sentences corporate attorney Alex van der Zwaan to 30 days in prison for lying to the FBI about his contact with an associate of Paul Manafort who had ties to Russian intelligence (WaPo, NPR).

The Kremlin sees President Trump as an easy target, but not an end goal, writes Clint Watts at The New York Times.

Robert Mueller informed President Trump’s lawyers that the President is not a criminal target, but remains under investigation (WaPo).

 

 

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