Daily Update | August 2, 2019
Kyle Skinner // 8/2/19 //
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments on the border wall funding case in November. The White House has ordered the recently installed Defense Secretary to reexamine how a $10 million defense contract is being awarded. A federal judge on Thursday issued an order that temporarily prevents New York from providing the House Ways and Means Committee with President Trump's state tax returns.
IMMIGRATION
The Ninth Circuit will hear arguments on the border wall funding case in November (The Hill).
A secret Facebook group of current and former border and customs patrol agents shows a xenophobic culture (Just Security).
The Trump administration has extended protections for some 7,000 Syrians living in the US (WaPo).
REGULATION
The White House has ordered the recently installed Defense Secretary to reexamine how a $10 million defense contract is being awarded (WaPo).
DEMOCRACY
An analysis from the Brennan Center shows that voter purge rates remain high, and are higher in counties with histories of voter surpression (Election Law Blog).
INVESTIGATION
A federal judge has denied Roger Stone’s motion to dismiss his case (The Hill, Lawfare).
The Justice Department has determined that Comey’s handling of memos following his meetings with Trump do not warrant charges being brought against him (WaPo).
A federal judge on Thursday issued an order that temporarily prevents New York from providing the House Ways and Means Committee with President Trump's state tax returns (The Hill).