4/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions sends letters to nine "sanctuary cities" requesting proof that they are communicating with federal authorites on immigration issues. The House Oversight Committee requests documents related to the Trump Organization's treatment of certain payments from foreign governments. The President signs an executive order requiring the Treasury Department to review certain regulations associated with Dodd-Frank. And Saturday's March For Science provokes commentary about climate change and other issues.

4/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions sends letters to nine "sanctuary cities" requesting proof that they are communicating with federal authorites on immigration issues. The House Oversight Committee requests documents related to the Trump Organization's treatment of certain payments from foreign governments. The President signs an executive order requiring the Treasury Department to review certain regulations associated with Dodd-Frank. And Saturday's March For Science provokes commentary about climate change and other issues.

4/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions sends letters to nine "sanctuary cities" requesting proof that they are communicating with federal authorites on immigration issues. The House Oversight Committee requests documents related to the Trump Organization's treatment of certain payments from foreign governments. The President signs an executive order requiring the Treasury Department to review certain regulations associated with Dodd-Frank. And Saturday's March For Science provokes commentary about climate change and other issues.

4/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions sends letters to nine "sanctuary cities" requesting proof that they are communicating with federal authorites on immigration issues. The House Oversight Committee requests documents related to the Trump Organization's treatment of certain payments from foreign governments. The President signs an executive order requiring the Treasury Department to review certain regulations associated with Dodd-Frank. And Saturday's March For Science provokes commentary about climate change and other issues.

4/24/17  //  Daily Update

Attorney General Sessions sends letters to nine "sanctuary cities" requesting proof that they are communicating with federal authorites on immigration issues. The House Oversight Committee requests documents related to the Trump Organization's treatment of certain payments from foreign governments. The President signs an executive order requiring the Treasury Department to review certain regulations associated with Dodd-Frank. And Saturday's March For Science provokes commentary about climate change and other issues.

4/21/17  //  Daily Update

Take Care has launched a new podcast: "Versus Trump." Amicus briefs are flooding into cases challenging the revised travel ban. The March for Science is this Saturday. The Trump Administration has continued to bend and break ethics rules. The Treasury Secretary has said tax reform plans will be released "very soon." President Trump appears to have returned his focus to passing a healthcare law. Trump's environmental policies have been besieged in court. Questions about Russian hacking and influence persist.

4/21/17  //  Daily Update

Take Care has launched a new podcast: "Versus Trump." Amicus briefs are flooding into cases challenging the revised travel ban. The March for Science is this Saturday. The Trump Administration has continued to bend and break ethics rules. The Treasury Secretary has said tax reform plans will be released "very soon." President Trump appears to have returned his focus to passing a healthcare law. Trump's environmental policies have been besieged in court. Questions about Russian hacking and influence persist.

4/21/17  //  Daily Update

Take Care has launched a new podcast: "Versus Trump." Amicus briefs are flooding into cases challenging the revised travel ban. The March for Science is this Saturday. The Trump Administration has continued to bend and break ethics rules. The Treasury Secretary has said tax reform plans will be released "very soon." President Trump appears to have returned his focus to passing a healthcare law. Trump's environmental policies have been besieged in court. Questions about Russian hacking and influence persist.

4/20/17  //  Daily Update

Constitutional law scholars filed an amicus brief in the Fourth Circuit travel ban appeal. The first DACA-enrolled immigrant known to be deported under President Trump sued for details of his deportation. The White House denied misleading the public about sending an aircraft carrier toward North Korea. And Exxon Mobil has reapplied for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia.

4/19/17  //  Daily Update

An Emoluments Clause suit against President Trump adds two new plaintiffs claiming his conflicts of interest have cost them business. The President signed an executive order that directs federal agencies to review employment immigration laws to promote “Hire American” policies. A miscommunication led the White House to announce that an American aircraft carrier was sent into the Sea of Japan when it was actually in the Sundra Strait. And amidst discord among officials, the Administration postponed a major meeting to discuss the future of the Paris climate agreement.

4/18/17  //  Daily Update

Two new plaintiffs have joined CREW's emoluments clause litigation against President Trump in the Southern District of New York. The White House is defending its refusal to release visitor logs. Tensions with North Korea are increasing rapidly. President Trump's nomination of Neomi Rao to head OIRA has drawn criticism. So has DOJ's brief attacking the constitutionality of the CFPB. Debates are underway within the White House over whether to remain in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

4/17/17  //  Daily Update

A federal court in California heard argument Friday in San Francisco and Santa Clara County's challenge to President Trump's executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from sanctuary jurisdictions. President Trump is filling White House posts with officials who have potential financial conflicts of interest. People across the country protested over the weekend to pressure Trump to release his tax returns. And Trump's long-forthcoming tax-reform plan continues to stall amid the White House's renewed interest in healthcare reform.

4/14/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump signed into law a bill that will allow states to withhold federal funding from reproductive health organizations, in particular Planned Parenthood. Analysis of President Trump’s Syria strike continues. The Government Accountability Office will investigate President Trump’s transition. British intelligence agencies intercepted communications between President Trump’s associates and Russian officials during the 2016 Election. And President Trump announced he no longer opposes the Export-Import Bank.

4/13/17  //  Daily Update

Hawaii has asked the Ninth Circuit for full court review of the revised travel ban. Legal disputes over Russia and Syria have grown more heated. The Trump Administration appears prepared to re-prioritize healthcare reform. Clashes over Trump's border wall and climate change policies persist. And DOJ has recently filed a brief that directly contradicts its arguments in the D.C. Circuit for concluding that the CFPB is structured in an unconstitutional manner.

4/12/17  //  Daily Update

The Government Accountability Office is investigating conflicts of interests during President Trump’s transition. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced increased enforcement of immigration offenses in the “Trump Era.” The FBI obtained a FISA warrant last summer to monitor former a Trump advisor. President Trump is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit over his Executive Order requiring agencies to repeal two rules for each new regulation.