Raquel Dominguez  //  6/30/17  //  Daily Update

The State Department implemented President Trump's revised travel ban and issued guidance on how it interprets the Supreme Court's recent decision blocking part of the ban. Hawaii filed an emergency motion seeking to clarify the scope of the injunction against the revised travel ban. The controversial Pence-Kobach commission has requested state voter data; several states already have refused this request. The House Appropriations Committee has voted to sunset the AUMF. House Democrats have asked the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General to investigate the extent of Attorney General Jeff Session’s involvement in the dismissal of former FBY Director James Comey.

PODCAST

The Supreme Court's recently granted case on partisan gerrymandering could affect President Trump if he seeks re-election, posit Charlie Gerstein and Easha Anand on this week’s episode of Versus Trump. 

IMMIGRATION

The State Department implemented the President's revised travel ban and issued guidance on how it interprets the Supreme Court's recent decision blocking part of the ban (NYT, NYT, WSJ, WaPo).

• A copy of the State Department cable was published on Reuters here.
• Leah Litman provides background on how the Court has historically interpreted close family relationships (Take Care).
• Amir Ali doubts that Trump's interpretation meets the good faith standard (Take Care).
• Marty Lederman explains various absurdities that result from the Trump Administration's position (Take Care).
• Josh Blackman on Lawfare describes the common role of intra-family divisions in immigration law.
• Adam Cox and Ryan Goodman think the Administration’s interpretation of bona fide relationship is in contempt of the Court’s instructions (Just Security).

Hawaii has filed an emergency motion to clarify the Supreme Courts instructions in the travel ban case (Lawfare).

• Hawaii’s motion can be found here.
• Updates and analysis from Chris Geidner of Buzzfeed can be found here.

President Trump stands by his endorsement of Kate’s Law, which the House passed Thursday evening (along with the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act) (CNN, Time, NYT).

• A transcript of President Trump’s remarks to families of immigrant crime victims can be found here.

The Supreme Court is cautious and deferential when ruling on immigration issues (SCOTUSblog) 

• Charles Roth explores the current state of Supreme Court immigration rulings.
• David Rubenstein believes that “immigration exceptionalism” explains the constitutionality of the travel ban.
• John Eastman portends what immigration decisions in the October Term 2016 may mean moving forward.

CIVIL RIGHTS

Justice Gorsuch echoed a false argument in his Pavan v. Smith dissent, argues Michael C. Dorf on Take Care.

DEMOCRACY

The Pence-Kobach commission’s request for state voter data presents concerns for privacy, voter suppression, and federalism, writes Rick Hasen on Election Law Blog.

• A copy of the commission’s request can be found here.
• Virginia and California already have refused the commission's request for data (TIME).

SAFETY AND JUSTICE

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster defended President Trump’s approach towards NATO allies (WaPo).

NSA Director Mike Rogers has struggled to convince President Trump of the threat Russia poses to US democracy (The Hill).

Attorney General Jeff Sessions's tough sentencing guidelines won’t work, predicts Brett Tolman at RealClear Politics.

The House Appropriations Committee has voted to sunset the AUMF, as Robert Chesney and Mieke Eoyang explain here and here (Lawfare).

REGULATION

The Republican’s “uncertainty” strategy on healthcare may backfire, theorizes Nick Bagley on Take Care.

RULE OF LAW

Justice Gorsuch's aggressive approach thus far raise questions about the virtues and vices of separate writing on the Supreme Court, writes Nancy Leong on Take Care.

REMOVAL FROM OFFICE

The Office of Government Ethics needs an overhaul, argues Meredith McGehee on The Hill.

Republican campaign fundraising events have been held at properties of President Trump, Walker Davis reports for CREW.

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants to know why Acting Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe remains on the Flynn investigation (The Hill, Politico).

House Democrats have asked the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General to investigate the extent of Attorney General Jeff Session’s involvement in the dismissal of former FBY Director James Comey (The Hill, Business Insider).

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