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NEW: The judge in Dems' emoluments clause case against Trump declined to certify an appeal of opinions denying Trump's motion to dismiss the case — so Trump is now petitioning the DC Circuit to step in, arguing "extraordinary circumstances" assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6184… 
A denial of a motion to dismiss usually isn't something that gets appealed — that's reserved for decisions that resolve a case (such as dismissing it outright, or a ruling on the merits). Trump had asked the district judge to approve an interlocutory appeal, and the judge said no
Trump argues the district judge is wrongly treating Dems' emoluments clause case as a "run-of-the-mill commercial dispute" and that allowing discovery to go ahead presents "unique separation-of-powers concerns"
AG Barr, who is in South Carolina today visiting a federal prison, says to expect more info soon on the admin's plans re: a citizenship Q on the 2020 Census
