Daily Update | July 17, 2017
Kyle Skinner // 7/17/19 //
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99. A lawsuit has been filed to challenge the administration’s new rules limiting the number of people who will be able to seek asylum in the United States. The House passed a resolution condemning President Trump's racist tweets. Parties agreed in the NY census case to a joint order that permanently blocks the citizenship question. Kellyanne Conway on Monday defied a congressional subpoena from the House Oversight and Reform Committee about her violations of the Hatch Act, prompting House Democrats to threaten to hold her in contempt of Congress.
IMMIGRATION
A lawsuit has been filed to challenge the administration’s new rules limiting the number of people who will be able to seek asylum in the U.S. (NYT).
- Peter Margulies argues that the policy exceeds statutory authority (Lawfare).
Fred Barbash argues that Trump’s recent racist comments may come to be used against him in court (WaPo).
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
President Trump nominated Mark T. Esper to become the nation’s next defense secretary on Monday afternoon. Esper’s ties to defense contractor Raytheon are likely to be discussed at his confirmation (WaPo).
CHECKS & BALANCES
Retired Justice John Paul Stevens has died at the age of 99 (NYT, The Hill).
DEMOCRACY
Ilya Somin analyzes Trump’s recent tweet asserting that four Congresswomen of color (three of whom were born in America) should “go back and help fix” the countries they came from (Volokh Conspiracy).
- The House voted to condemn the attacks as racist (NYT).
Parties agreed in the NY census case to a joint order that permanently blocks the citizenship question (Election Law Blog, The Hill).
Sen. Feinstein has introduced a bill prohibiting campaigners from using bots on social media (The Hill).
INVESTIGATIONS
Following President Trump’s request (WaPo, WSJ), Kellyanne Conway on Monday defied a congressional subpoena from the House Oversight and Reform Committee about her violations of the Hatch Act, prompting House Democrats to threaten to hold her in contempt of Congress (Politico).
A judge has found that Robert Stone violated a gag order and has prohibited him from using social media (The Hill).