Julia Sherman, Caroline Cox  //  8/8/17  //  Daily Update

Chicago has sued the federal government over new Justice Department rules that would cut off federal grants for sanctuary cities. The DOJ has filed an amicus brief in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph, reversing the Department’s position on the Ohio voter roll purge statute. President Trump’s company has submitted applications for the rights to the Trump name for casinos and other real estate projects in Macau. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that its Chief Information Officer has resigned.

IMMIGRATION

President Trump’s new immigration proposal is fundamentally senseless, argues the NYT Editorial Board.

Chicago has sued the federal government over new Justice Department rules that would cut off federal grants for sanctuary cities (NYT, WaPo, WSJ).

• The complaint can be found here.

The ACLU is suing ten states to uncover coordination between the states and the Trump Administration to undermine the DACA program (ACLU Speak Freely).

State legislators have passed almost double the number of immigration laws in 2017 as the total number enacted last year, reports Niraj Chokshi at the New York Times.  

CIVIL RIGHTS

A ban on transgender military service is not supported by credible scientific research or facts, explain Ian W. Holloway and Jody L. Herman at Take Care.

• Additionally, the public does not support the President’s proposal, notes Brian McBride (Human Rights Campaign).
• Morten G. Ender partially outlines the history of transgender service in the military at Just Security.

DEMOCRACY

President Trump’s voter fraud commission is risking mass and unscrupulous voter purges, reports Jane C. Timm (NBC News).

The DOJ has filed an amicus brief in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph, reversing the Department’s historical position on the Ohio voter roll purge statute (Election Law Blog).

• The brief can be found here.

The Trump Administration’s war on leaks risks journalists’ First Amendment rights, notes William E. Lee at Just Security.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. has emerged as “a kind of White House annex” and a new means of trying to win the favor of the President, writes Jonathan O’Connell at the Washington Post.

President Trump’s company has submitted applications for the rights to the Trump name for casinos and other real estate projects in Macau, reports Austin Ramzy at the New York Times.

President Trump’s “deregulation teams” that were assembled to dismantle government regulations are raising concerns due to possible ties to the regulated industries, explain Danielle Ivory and Robert Faturechi at the New York Times.

REGULATION

Continuing gaps in the provision of healthcare to veterans is creating a “greater risk” for opioid abuse, according to a new Department of Veterans Affairs Report, writes Joe Davidson at the Washington Post.

President Trump’s promises to negotiate new trade deals and the delays in reaching those deals are leading to frustration among trade groups, explains Alan Rappeport at the New York Times.

The EPA announced determinations as to 600 new chemicals that were awaiting approval under the Toxic Substances Control Act, reports Devin Henry at The HIll.

The Trump Administration issued new plans for protecting the greater sage grouse in order to give states greater control over their conservation plans, writes Timothy Cama at The Hill.

A comparison of President Obama’s final year in office and President Trump’s first sixth months reveals that the latter administration has fined significantly fewer financial firms, discuss Jean Eaglesham, Dave Michaels and Danny Dougherty at the Wall Street Journal.  

RULE OF LAW

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that its Chief Information Officer, Richard Staropoli, has resigned, reports Morgan Chalfant at The Hill.

REMOVAL FROM OFFICE

Examining impeachment solely through the lens of criminal law and prosecution obscures the real purpose of the impeachment power, argues Gene Healy at the Cato Institute.