Daily Update | February 7, 2018
Christina Ford // 2/7/18 //
President Trump is not expected to extend a March 5th deadline for when legal protections and work permits for DACA recipients begin to expire. A Trump Administration plan to move oversight of drug prevention programs to the Justice Department is drawing protest from state and local law enforcement officials. Ten states and a coalition of environmental groups sued the Trump Administration for delaying enforcement of an EPA rule meant to protect waterways. Records suggest President Trump personally profited from Trump from America, the nonprofit presidential transition organization.
IMMIGRATION
President Trump is not expected to extend a March 5th deadline for when legal protections and work permits for DACA recipients begin to expire (WaPo).
President Trump plans to establish a National Vetting Center for immigrants and visitors (The Hill).
The White House says Congress must accept its terms on immigration, signaling little flexibility (WSJ).
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Records suggest President Trump personally profited from Trump from America, the nonprofit presidential transition organization (Center for Public Integrity).
JUSTICE & SAFETY
A Trump Administration plan to move oversight of drug prevention programs to the Justice Department is drawing protest from state and local law enforcement officials (NYT).
During an intelligence hearing, Secretary Mattis suggested plans for new U.S. nuclear weapons could be used as a bargaining chip with the Russians (WaPo).
RULE OF LAW
The President should be sued in his personal, not official capacity, in the Emoluments Clause litigation, write Josh Blackman and Seth Tillman at The Volokh Conspiracy.
DEMOCRACY
Calls for arrest or prosecutions in our national political discourse have a damaging effect on our democracy, argues Joshua Geltzer at Just Security.
REGULATION
The President’s recent tweet on health care demonstrates his inconsistent positions on health care policy (Take Care).
Ten states and a coalition of environmental groups sued the Trump Administration for delaying enforcement of an EPA rule meant to protect waterways (The Hill).
- You can read the complaint here.
The CFPB is putting its investigation into Equifax on hold while other agencies press forward (Consumer Finance Monitor).
The Trump Administration is attempting to change regulations without engaging in a serious analysis of the costs and benefits involved, which might spell legal trouble for the underlying regulations (Bloomberg).
The Trump Administration is considering adding new work requirements and increasing rent for people living in federally subsidized housing (The Hill).
CHECKS & BALANCES
A new Article on congressional limitations on jurisdiction stripping reminds us that it may be a good time to find limits to the power of political actors to undercut judicial checks on their power (Take Care).
The Nunes memo’s biggest casualty is congressional oversight, argues Patrick Eddington at The Hill.
RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
FISC could be uniquely positioned to resolve the Nunes memo controversy by stating whether or not it views any of memo’s information on Steele as having any material impact on the validity of its prior orders (Lawfare).
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Immigration Rule of Law Conflicts Checks & Balances Regulation Democracy Justice & Safety Russian Interference