Daily Update | June 27, 2019
Karen Kadish // 6/27/19 //
President Trump stated that he feels little pressure to reach a trade deal with China and that he is prepared to impose further tariffs on Chinese imports. The Supreme Court has cut back Auer deference, although it did not overturn Auer in Kisor v. Willkie.
IMMIGRATION
As rates of detained immigrants rise, fewer and fewer detainees have been convicted of a serious crime and 39% have never even been convicted of a minor violation, says a new report. (ImmigrationProf Blog)
Harsher local immigration enforcement leads to an increased risk to local law enforcement and to ICE agents, writes Alex Nowrasteh at Cato.
CIVIL RIGHTS
A momentous change may be upon the Supreme Court, write Leah Litman and Seth Davis in the Washington Post.
- The Supreme Court should adhere to precedent, unless it disagrees with that precedent, writes George Will in the Post.
The medical system at Guantánamo has long been broken and detainees are unable to access necessary medical care, writes Scott Roehm at Just Security.
- A report on the medical conditions at Guantánamo is available here.
JUSTICE & SAFETY
In Gundy, the liberal justices' desire to protect the administrative state led them to uphold an exceedingly punitive law. But this was a bad bargain. The conservatives will still reinvigorate the non-delegation doctrine, and a terrible law will still remain on the books. So argues Greg Lipper on Take Care.
Neil Gorsuch Is No Friend to Criminal Defendants, explains Leah Litman at Slate.
Robert Burns and Jon Gambrell analyze the potential consequences of a U.S.-Iran standoff. (WaPo)
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The EPA’s air policy chief is leaving the agency amid ethics concerns regarding his relationship with industry clients after he joined the EPA. (The Hill)
REGULATION
President Trump stated that he feels little pressure to reach a trade deal with China and that he is prepared to impose further tariffs on Chinese imports, reports Paul Wiseman at The Washington Post.
The Supreme Court has cut back Auer deference, although it did not overturn Auer in Kisor v. Willkie. (NYT; WSJ; Cato; Volokh Conspiracy)