Federal-State Relations (US)

• Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map - The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms.
• Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload - The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.
• Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections Adds to State Officials’ Alarm - Some top state election officials, who run voting across the country, worry that the federal government has become hostile to them and their work.
• Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back - President Trump’s extraordinary comments were the latest iteration of his unsubstantiated claims that U.S. elections are rigged as Republicans face potentially big losses this fall.
• A 1987 Proposal Could Help Hold ICE to Account for Constitutional Violations - A proposal in a 1987 law review article could address a gap that makes it all but impossible to sue federal officials for violating the Constitution.
• Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign - A policy intended to keep immigrants detained indefinitely has led to a deluge of lawsuits, overwhelming some federal courts and resulting in many releases.
• Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers - Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
• Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers - Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew, people with knowledge of the phone call said.
• Democratic Governors Promise Accountability After Alex Pretti Killing - The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.
• America at a Boiling Point: From ICE Protests to an Attack on Rep. Omar - An attack at a town hall in Minneapolis, amid a surge in threats against lawmakers, was the latest sign of the fraying of the nation’s political fabric.