Author: Caitlin Styrsky
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Federal Register weekly update; 2019 year-to-date page total exceeds 2018 figure for first time
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of June 24 to June 28, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,800 pages, bringing…
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SCOTUS affirms legality of citizenship question; remands case to lower court for procedural review
The United States Supreme Court held 5-4 on June 27 to both affirm the legality of a citizenship question on the U.S. Census and remand Department of Commerce v. New York to the agency due to a lack of reasoned decision-making by Trump administration officials as required by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Commerce…
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Justice Department asks SCOTUS to consider equal protection claim in citizenship question case
The United States Department of Justice filed a request with the United States Supreme Court on June 25 asking the court to broaden the scope of Department of Commerce v. New York—a case challenging the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census—in order to consider new equal protection claims. Plaintiffs in…
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Federal Register weekly update; highest weekly final rule total of 2019
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of June 17 to June 21, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,464 pages, bringing…
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District judge signals willingness to reconsider citizenship question challenge
Judge George Jarrod Hazel of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued an order on June 19, 2019, stating that new evidence from a deceased Republican consultant’s hard drive “raises a substantial issue” that could warrant reconsideration of a case challenging the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S.…
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Federal Register weekly update; lowest weekly proposed rule total since April
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of June 10 to June 14, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,168 pages, bringing…
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House committee holds Trump officials in contempt for refusal to release citizenship question documents
The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted 24-15 on June 12, 2019, to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas requesting documents related to the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The vote occurred hours after President…
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Federal Register weekly update; 2019 page total continues to trail 2018 page total
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity. During the week of June 3 to June 7, the number of pages in the Federal Register increased by 1,246 pages,…
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Judge delays action on new citizenship question challenge until after SCOTUS ruling
Judge Jesse Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 5, 2019, declined to amend the record in Department of Commerce v. New York to bring new evidence alleging contradictory testimony by Trump administration officials before the United States Supreme Court as the court considers the case.…
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Texas governor to extend plumbing oversight through executive authority
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) announced via Twitter on Tuesday that the governor’s office had the authority to continue the existence of the Texas Board of Plumbing Examiners for two years without the need for a special legislative session. Some groups of Texas plumbers asked Abbott to call a special legislative session to address…