Seeing Appeal, Judge Rejects DOJ Bid To Stay Suit On Trump's 2-for-1 Order

May 23, 2017
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss has denied the Justice Department's (DOJ) motion to stay litigation filed by environmentalists and other groups challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) which requires EPA and other agencies to identify two rules to repeal for every one new rule issued. In a May 23 order , Moss without comment denied DOJ's request to stay the litigation while the court considers whether it has jurisdiction to review the challenge. But Moss, of...


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