Abigail DeHart  //  7/26/18  //  Daily Update

A federal court ruled that the "Emoluments Clause" case against President Trump can proceed. In federal court, the Trump administration revealed it intended to deport families immediately upon reunifying them. The White House announced that it will stop publishing summaries of President Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders, bringing an end to a longstanding practice of both Republican and Democratic administrations. The Trump administration said it would resume billions of dollars expected by insurers to stabilize health insurance markets under an Affordable Care Act program. During President Trump’s first year in office, the amount of penalties imposed on corporations that broke the law or violated regulations dropped, in the majority of cases, by more than 50 percent.

TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION

A federal court ruled that the "Emoluments Clause" case against President Trump can proceed (NYT; NPR).

• The opinion is available here.
• Initial analysis of the opinion at the Volokh Conspiracy.

A bipartisan pair of senators asked the Treasury Department to impose financial sanctions on the 12 Russian intelligence officers indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller (The Hill).

• The letter is available here.

IMMIGRATION

In federal court, the Trump administration revealed it intended to deport families immediately upon reunifying them (ACLU).

• ICE’s court filing is available here.

DEMOCRACY 

The White House announced that it will stop publishing summaries of President Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders, bringing an end to a longstanding practice of both Republican and Democratic administrations (CNN; WSJ).

JUSTICE & SAFETY

Trump’s attack on the intelligence community “could cause long-term damage that extends beyond [his] administration,” write Julian E. Barnes and Mike Mazetti at the New York Times.

The DOJ transferred two American citizens back to the U.S. for prosecution after being captured by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighting ISIS in Syria (CNN; The Hill).

REGULATION 

The Trump administration said it would resume billions of dollars expected by insurers to stabilize health insurance markets under an Affordable Care Act program (WSJ; NYT).

• The HHS rule is available here.
• Nicholas Bagley assesses the new rule (YaleJReg). 

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed a new federal standard of what constitutes "misrepresentation," which would restrict Obama-era rules meant to help defrauded students sue for-profit colleges (The Hill; NYT).

President Trump’s executive order which exempted administrative law judges (ALJs) from the competitive civil service, as well as from civil service rules limiting removal might have little effect, writes Roderick M. Hills at Just Security.

RULE OF LAW

During President Trump’s first year in office, the amount of penalties imposed on corporations that broke the law or violated regulations dropped, in the majority of cases, by more than 50 percent (The Hill; The Associated Press).

• A report on these findings is available here.

If President Trump revoked security clearances of Obama-era national security officials for criticizing the President, they might be able to sue, writes Paul Barker at Just Security.

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE 

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate that the White House will postpone Trump’s planned follow-up summit with Vladimir Putin. (WaPo; CNN).

• Livestream of the hearing is available here.

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