Jacqueline Sahlberg, Kate Berry  //  10/10/17  //  Daily Update

The White House’s demands for the immigration bill could hinder congressional negotiations. Washington State has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s rules that allow employers to exclude contraception from the insurance plans that they offer to employees. The Trump Administration will formally propose repealing the Clean Power Plan adopted under the Obama Administration to reduce power plant emissions. Google discovered evidence that Russian operatives purchased ads on Youtube, Gmail, and Google Search products in an effort to interfere with the 2016 election.

IMMIGRATION

The White House’s demands for the immigration bill could hinder congressional negotiations (NYT, WSJ, Hill).

Trump’s Immigration Ban Proclamation is not based on objective criteria, writes David Bier for Cato at Liberty.

Alison Frankel considers the arguments by the ACLU and DOJ about the Travel Ban at Reuters.

CIVIL RIGHTS

Trump’s “Pro-Life” week shows the Administration’s view on promoting the culture of life, writes Rachel Tuchman at Take Care.

Washington State files lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s rules that allow employers to exclude contraception from the insurance plans that they offer to employees (WaPo, Seattle Times).

• The complaint is available here.

JUSTICE & SAFETY

Complacency over the American citizen being held in military custody is appropriate,  writes Benjamin Wittes at Lawfare.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Members of the Trump Administration who use a private email accounts may violate the Presidential Records Act, writes Andy Wright at Just Security.

REGULATION

The Trump Administration will formally propose repealing the Clean Power Plan adopted under the Obama Administration to reduce power plant emissions (The Hill, Politico, WSJ, NYT).

• New York Attorney General Schneiderman says he will sue over the plan’s repeal (The Hill).

The Trump Administration is reducing funds for “navigator” organizations that assist consumers with health care enrollment (NYT).

FEDERALISM

Attorney General Sessions is pressuring Congress to reverse a statutory provision that prohibits DOJ prosecutions of medical marijuana users and sellers in states with legal pot laws (LA Times).

RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE

The June 2016 meeting between a Russian lawyer and Trump campaign officials may have focused on Magnitsky Act sanctions, rather than on the Clinton campaign (The Hill).

Google discovered evidence that Russian operatives purchased ads on Youtube, Gmail, and Google Search products in an effort to interfere with the 2016 election (WaPo, NYT).