Take Care  //  1/14/18  //  Topic Update


The Supreme Court has indicated it will consider the President’s third immigration order at its conference on January 19th (Lyle Denniston Law News).

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that requires the Trump Administration to resume accepting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals renewal applications (Buzzfeed, Reuters, WashPo, Politico).

  • Read the order here.
  • The Trump Administration called the DACA ruling “outrageous” (NYT, LA Times, WSJ).
  • The DACA order relied on President Trump’s own tweets (WaPo).
  • The Washington Post analyzes what the DACA ruling means for Dreamers.
  • Politico investigates the ruling’s effect on lawmakers.
  • At National Review, Josh Blackman writes that the Supreme Court should reverse the order.

Updates | The Week of February 19, 2018

2/25/18  //  Daily Update

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed a new charge against Paul Manafort while Richard Gates pled guilty. Meanwhile, President Trump's proposal to arm teachers drew controversy in Washington.

Jacob Miller

Harvard Law School

Updates | The Week of February 5, 2018

2/11/18  //  Daily Update

The Nunes memo set off aftershocks; agencies scrambled to implement the Trump Administration's policies to mixed effect; and Congress passes a budget after a brief overnight shutdown.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

Michael Dorf argued that litigation against the travel ban should be considered a success, regardless of the final result at the Supreme Court. A report shows that Customs and Border Protection repeatedly violated court orders issued during the first week of the travel ban litigation.