Daily Update | May 11, 2018
Jacqueline Sahlberg // 5/11/18 //
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos moved to loosen regulations that restrict religious colleges and universities from receiving federal aid. AT&T paid Michael Cohen to provide advice on the Time Warner merger. Following news of the Novartis and AT&T payments, Public Citizen sent a complaint to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Michael Cohen violated lobbying laws. The appeal of net neutrality rules will take effect on June 11. Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released copies of 3,500 Facebooks ads purchased by a Russian firm with Kremlin ties.
IMMIGRATION
Presidential statements, and the possibility of future statements, may affect the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii, writes Leah Litman at Take Care.
Data do not support the Department of Homeland Security’s claim that migration numbers show a “continuing security crisis along our southwest border,” writes Andrew Boyle at Just Security.
CIVIL RIGHTS
The Michigan Legislature’s proposed Medicaid work requirements would be unreviewable under Title VI, but subject to legal challenge under the Administrative Procedure Act, write Nick Bagley and Eli Savit at Take Care.
Following the hurricanes that hit Texas and Puerto Rico, the Federal Emergency Management Agency moved much more quickly to help Texas, writes Dan Farber for Legal Planet.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos moved to loosen regulations that restrict religious colleges and universities from receiving federal aid (NYTimes, Hill).
The Department of Justice has entered into its first fair lending settlement under the Trump administration (Consumer Finance Monitor).
JUSTICE & SAFETY
Gina Haspel should not be confirmed as the director of the CIA because “she directly facilitated torture and helped destroy evidence of it,” write Stephen Rickard and Elisa Massimino at Lawfare.
REGULATION
The appeal of net neutrality rules will take effect on June 11 (Ars Technica).
The Environmental Protection Agency will not reverse the Obama administration findings of danger from methylene chloride, a paint stripping chemical (Hill).
RULE OF LAW
President Trump has repeatedly abandoned judicial precedent and, in deciding this term’s cases, the Supreme Court will decide whether it will stand up for the rule of law or go along for the ride, writes David Cole at The Nation.
AT&T paid Michael Cohen to provide advice on the Time Warner merger (WashPo).
- Following news of the Novartis and AT&T payments, Public Citizen sent a complaint to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether Michael Cohen violated lobbying laws (Hill).
- Read the complaint here.
RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released copies of 3,500 Facebooks ads purchased by a Russian firm with Kremlin ties (Hill).
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Immigration Rule of Law Regulation Civil Rights Justice & Safety Russian Interference