Legal affairs of the second Trump presidency
Upon Donald Trump beginning his second presidential term, he has signed a series of executive orders. Many of these tested his legal authority, and drew immediate legal action. He issued more executive orders on his first day than any previous president. In the administration's first two months, 127 lawsuits were filed against it, according to data at New York University. In his first weeks, several of his actions ignored or violated federal laws, regulations, and the Constitution according to American legal scholars.
Many cases have been brought in response to Executive Order 14158, establishing the Department of Government Efficiency. Trump identified billionaire and tech CEO, Elon Musk, as leading DOGE, although he did not hold the office of DOGE Administrator. Musk began federal cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, shutting down departments and agencies, ending aid, and removing programs, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
The Trump administration has claimed that they have wide powers to bypass Congressional oversight, while many others believe these actions to be unconstitutional. By mid-July, a Washington Post analysis found he defied judges and the courts in roughly one third of all cases against him, actions which were described by legal experts as unprecedented for any presidential administration. His defiance of court orders and a claimed right to disobey the courts raised fears among legal experts of a constitutional crisis.
Federal judges found many of the administration's actions to be illegal. By August 2025, several grant terminations and spending freezes were found by judges and the Government Accountability Office as being illegal and unconstitutional. His attempt to remove birthright citizenship was called "blatantly unconstitutional" by Reagan-appointed judge John C. Coughenour, and judges have also described other actions to be unconstitutional such as his unprecedented targeting of law firms and lawyers as part of his wider actions targeting political opponents and civil society.
Multiple analyses conducted by academic scholars and The New York Times found that both Republican and Democratic judicial appointees have found numerous constitutional and statutory flaws with Trump administration policies.
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA that universal injunctions cannot be issued by a federal district court. Following this decision, preliminary injunction may only provide relief for a plaintiff and may not block the implementation of the orders nationwide.
Tracking the cases
Several organizations are tracking the cases that have been filed against the second Trump administration, including AP News, the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, Court Watch, Just Security, Lawfare, and The Washington Post. These organizations vary in the number of cases they're tracking, whether and how they group kinds of cases, how much information is provided about each case, whether and how they characterize cases' progress, and whether they link to the case docket. For example, as of January 3, 2026, AP News was tracking 358 cases, grouping them in one of 14 categories, describing each with a phrase or sentence, characterizing their progress in one of three ways, and not linking to the case dockets, whereas Just Security was tracking 552 cases, grouping them into more and narrower categories, describing each with one or more paragraphs, characterizing their progress in more and narrower categories, and linking to each case's docket.'''Color key'''
Actions against law firms and lawyers
| Case name | Date filed | Case summary | Outcome |
| Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice , 1:25-cv-00716 Appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5241 | March 11, 2025 | On March 6, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14230, barring the federal government from using the services of law firm Perkins Coie and suspending security clearances. On May 2, the court granted summary judgement for Perkins Coie LLP and on June 30, the defendants appealed to the D.C. Circuit. | Summary judgement for Perkins Coie LLP Appeal is ongoing |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President , 1:25-cv-00917 Appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5277 | March 28, 2025 | On March 27, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14250, ending contracts with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr clients. The executive order cited their ties to Robert Mueller who led the Mueller special counsel investigation. On May 27, the court declared the executive order unconstitutional and on June 6, the firm amended the judgement, seeking to extend it to all federal agencies, not just the ones named in the complaint. On July 28, the defendants appealed to the D.C. Circuit. | Summary judgement for Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Appeal is ongoing |
| Jenner & Block v. U.S. Department of Justice , 1:25-cv-00916 Appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5265 | March 28, 2025 | On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14246, suspending security clearances for the employees of Jenner & Block, restricted their access to federal buildings, and directed federal agencies to review and potentially terminate contracts with the firm. It cited the firm's prior association with Andrew Weissmann who was involved in the Mueller special counsel investigation. On May 23, the court held that the executive order violated the First Amendment. On July 22, the defendants appealed to the D.C. Circuit. | Summary judgement for Jenner & Block Appeal is ongoing |
| Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive of the President , 1:25-cv-01107 Appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5310 | April 11, 2025 | On April 9, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14263, suspending Susman Godfrey LLP's security clearances, restricting access to federal buildings, and directing agencies to review and potentially terminate contracts with the firm. The court held that the executive order violated the First Amendment and Fifth Amendment. On August 26, the defendants appealed to the D.C. Circuit. | Summary judgement for Susman Godfrey LLP Appeal is ongoing |
| Doe ''1 v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , 1:25-cv-01124 | April 15, 2025 | Three law students filed a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that the government's investigation against the law firms violated their reasonable expectation of privacy. | Ongoing |
| American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice , 1:25-cv-01263 | April 23, 2025 | The American Bar Association alleges that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act by unlawfully terminating grants to the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. | Preliminary injunction granted Ongoing |
| Zaid v. Executive Office of the President , 1:25-cv-01365 | May 5, 2025 | On March 22, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum, rescinding security clearances and access to classified information to a number of lawyers, including Mark Zaid. | Ongoing |
| American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President'' , 1:25-cv-01888 | June 16, 2025 | The American Bar Association alleges that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment and separation of powers by targeting law firms such as suspending their security clearances and cutting off federal contracts. | Ongoing |
Actions against political opponents and civil society
| Case name | Date filed | Case summary | Outcome |
| Baraka v. Habba , 2:25-cv-06846 | June 3, 2025 | On May 9, 2025, Newark mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and charged with trespassing after protesting against the opening of a new immigration detention facility. Baraka was released on bail and the charges were dropped. After the charges were dropped, Baraka announced that he was suing for damages for false arrest, malicious prosecution and accused the prosecutor, Alina Habba of defamation for comments that she had made about the arrest on X (formerly known as Twitter). | Ongoing |
| Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission 1:25-cv-01959 | June 23, 2025 | Media Matters for America filed a lawsuit over an FTC investigation into the organization organizing an advertiser boycott of Twitter under Elon Musk. | |
| American Federation of Government Employees v. U.S. Department of Education 1:25-cv-03553 | |||
| Aaron v. Bondi 1:25-cv-04250 | |||
| O’Hara v. Beck, 1:25-cv-03753 | October 23, 2025 | ||
| Longworth v. Trump, 6:25-cv-02268 | December 5, 2025 | ||
| Swalwell v. Pulte 1:25-cv-04125 | |||
| UAW v. Department of State 1:25-cv-08566 | |||
| Kelly v. Hegseth 1:26-cv-00081 |
Conditions of imprisonment
| Case name | Date filed | Case summary | Status |
| Taylor v. Trump I , 1:25-cv-01161 | April 16, 2025 | 21 former death row inmates who had their sentence commuted to life without parole by the Biden administration sued the Trump administration for bypassing statutorily-required procedures for reassignment of 37 such prisoners, by using Executive Order 14164 to move 36 of them to ADX Florence, despite the Federal Bureau of Prisons determining that they were not suitable for transfer to ADX Florence, they also requested a temporary restraining order. The court converted the TRO request to a preliminary injunction motion, which was denied since the administrative process had not been exhausted. It noted in the Memorandum and Opinion "Still, the Court expects that the Bureau of Prisons—if, as it asserts, it is applying its normal process here—will follow what it maintains is the usual practice of not transferring Plaintiffs before their administrative appeals conclude." | Preliminary injunction denied. Briefing suspended by plaintiffs October 10, 2025. |
| Taylor v. Trump II 1:25-cv-03742 | October 21, 2025 | A related case to the above filed under seal, pursuant to a minute order granting motion to file under seal. A motion for a temporary restraining order was also filed. On October 28, 2025, the court issued a minute order requiring the government to "48 hours written notice on the record of any transfer of Plaintiffs to ADX." while the TRO was taken under advisement. | Minute order requiring 48 hours notice issued. |
Copyright issues
The second Trump administration has faced controversy for the unauthorized use of copyrighted works such as music, television shows, and visual art in social media posts, especially posts by the Department of Homeland Security promoting its deportation agenda. Many musicians and other copyright owners have publicly condemned the government's use of their works, and some of the posts have been taken down or their audio muted. However, no copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration to date.Department of Government Efficiency
Large-scale reductions in force
American Association of People With Disabilities v. Dudek, 1:25-cv-00977American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Office of Personnel Management and Ezell, 3:25-cv-01780, appealed to the Ninth Circuit, 25-1677, and Office of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government ''Employees, 24A904American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump, 3:25-cv-03698, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-3030 and 25-3293Elev8 Baltimore, Inc. v. Corporation for National and Community Service, 1:25-cv-01458Jackson v. Kennedy, 1:25-cv-01750National Treasury Employees Union v. Donald J. Trump, 1:25-cv-00420 Pueblo of Isleta v. Secretary of the Department of the Interior, 1:25-cv-00696State of Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service,1:25-cv-01363State of Maryland v. U.S. Department of Agriculture'', 1:25-cv-00748, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1248Dismantling of agencies
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. ''Vought, 1:25-cv-00458National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, 1:25-cv-00381, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5091State of New York v. Vought'' 0:25-cv-02384Executive order 14217, pertaining to the U.S. African Development Foundation
Brehm v. Marocco, 1:25-cv-00660Executive order 14217, pertaining to actions against the U.S. Institute of Peace
Pippenger v. U.S. DOGE Service, 1:25-cv-01090U.S. Institute of Peace v. Jackson, 1:25-cv-00804, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5185Executive order 14238, pertaining to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein, 1:25-cv-03072American Library Association v. Sonderling, 1:25-cv-01050State of Rhode Island v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00128Executive order 14238, pertaining to the U.S. Agency for Global Media
Abramowitz v. Lake, 1:25-cv-00887, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5145Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. v. United States, 1:25-cv-00966, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5150Open Technology Fund v. Lake, 1:25-cv-00840Radio Free Asia v. United States, 1:25-cv-00907, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5151RFE/RL, Inc. v. Lake, 1:25-cv-00799, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5158Widakuswara v. Lake, 1:25-cv-01015, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5144Executive order 14242, pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education
American Educational Research Association v. Department of Education, 8:25-cv-01230Association for Education Finance and Policy, Inc. v. McMahon, 1:25-cv-00999Carter v. Department of Education, 1:25-cv-00744Morgan v. McMahon, 1:25-cv-00416NAACP v. United States of America, 8:25-cv-00965State of New York v. McMahon, 1:25-cv-10601, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1500Somerville Public Schools v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10677 Victim Rights Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education 1:25-cv-11042Head Start
Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program v. Kennedy 2:25-cv-00781Department of Health and Human Services
State of New York v. Kennedy 1:25-cv-00196Job Corps
Cabrera v. ''U.S. Department of Labor, 1:25-cv-01909National Job Corps Association v. U.S. Department of Labor'', 1:25-cv-04641National Endowment for the Humanities
American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald, 1:25-cv-03657The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities, 1:25-cv-03923National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Nurses United v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., 1:25-cv-01538Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
National Association of the Deaf v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01683Dear colleague letter
American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education, 1:25-cv-00628NAACP v. U.S. Department of Education, 1:25-cv-01120National Education Association v. US Department of Education, 1:25-cv-00091Executive orders 14151, 14168 and 14173, pertaining to a ban on DEIA initiatives and transgender rights in the executive branch and by contractors and grantees
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. ''McMahon, 1:25-cv-00702, appealed to the Fourth Circuit, 25-1281Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump, 1:25-cv-02005Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump, 1:25-cv-12162Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 1:25-cv-00300, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1527Doe v. Collins, 1:25-cv-00760Erie County New York v. Corporation for National and Community Service, 1:25-cv-00783 FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1:25-cv-02482National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00333, appealed to the Fourth Circuit, 25-1189National Urban League v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00471Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts, 1:25-cv-00079San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump, 4:25-cv-01824Southern Education Foundation v. Department of Education, 1:25-cv-01079State of California v. U.S Department of Education, 1:25-cv-10548, appealed to the First Circuit, 25-1244, appealed to the Supreme Court as Department of Education v. California'', 24A910
Executive orders 14168, 14185 and 14190, pertaining to the removal of books from school libraries
E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity '', 1:25-cv-00637King County v. Turner'', 2:25-cv-00814, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-3664Elections and voter registration
LULAC v. Abbott 3:21-cv-00259National Council of Jewish Women v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 8:25-cv-03675Executive order 14248
Democratic National Committee v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00952League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President, 1:25-cv-00946League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00955State of California v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10810State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00602Democratic National Committee v. Trump, League of Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President and League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump have been consolidated and proceed under League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President.
Environment
Alligator Alcatraz
Friends of the Everglades, Inc. v. Noem 1:25-cv-22896Executive Order 14148
Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump, 3:25-cv-00038Executive Order 14156
State of Washington v. Trump 2:25-cv-00869Opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing
- ''Kāpaʻa v. Trump 1:25-cv-00209''
Presidential Memorandum halting federal approvals of wind-energy development
State of New York v. Trump 1:25-cv-11221Reconsideration of the endangerment finding
Environmental Defense Fund v. United States Department of the Interior 1:25-cv-00871Solar energy
Maryland Clean Energy Center v. United States 1:25-cv-01738Wind energy
Revolution Wind, LLC v. Burgum 1:25-cv-02999Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. U.S. Department of the Interior 1:24-cv-03111- State of New York v. Burgum 1:26-cv-00072 and 1:26-cv-00071
Executive control over independent agencies
Cook v. Trump, 1:25-cv-02903Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01305Executive Order 14215
Democratic National Committee v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00587Removal of independent agency heads
Aviel v. Gor, 1:25-cv-00778, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5105Boyle v. Trump, 8:25-cv-01628Brown v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01764Dellinger v. Bessent, 1:25-cv-00385, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5025 / 25-5028 / 25-5052, appealed to the Supreme Court, Bessent v. Dellinger, 24A790 Grundmann v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00425, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5165Harris v. Bessent, 1:25-cv-00412, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5055 and 25-5037, appealed to the Supreme Court, Bessent v. Harris LeBlanc v. U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 1:25-cv-00542, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5197Perlmutter v. Blanche, 1:25-cv-01659; appealed to the D.C. Cir. 25-5285;Primus v. Trump 1:25-cv-03521Samuels v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01069Slaughter v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00909Wilcox v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00334, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5057, appealed to the Supreme Court, Trump v. Wilcox, 24A966Federalism
Deployment of ICE agents to Minnesota
Hussen v. Noem, 0:26-cv-00324State of Minnesota v. Noem, 0:26-cv-00190Federalizing the California National Guard
- Newsom v. Trump, 3:25-cv-04870, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-3727
Federalizing the Illinois National Guard and deploying the Texas National Guard to Illinois
State of Illinois v. Department of Homeland Security, 1:26-cv-00321State of Illinois v. Trump, 1:25-cv-12174, appealed to the 7th Cir., 25-2798Federalizing the Oregon National Guard and deploying the National Guard from other states to Oregon
State of Oregon v. Trump, 3:25-cv-01756, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-6268Rescission of approval New York City's congestion pricing plan
Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Duffy, 1:25-cv-01413Takeover of Washington, D.C. metropolitan police department
District of Columbia v. Donald J. Trump, 1:25-cv-02678District of Columbia v. Trump 1:25-cv-03005Tennessee
Harris v. Lee 25-1461-IFederal building renovations
Demolition of East Wing and construction of ballroom
- ''National Trust for Historic Preservation v. Trump''
Painting of Eisenhower Executive Office Building
- ''DC Preservation League and Cultural Heritage Partners v. Trump''
Removal of slavery exhibits from President's House">President's House (Philadelphia)">President's House
City of Philadelphia v. Burgum, 2:26-cv-00434Renaming of the [Kennedy Center]
Beatty v. Trump, 1:25-cv-04480Freedom of Information Act, records retention and online information removal
America First Legal Foundation v. Roberts, 1:25-cv-01232American Oversight v. Hegseth, 1:25-cv-00883American Oversight v. Internal Revenue Service, 1:25-cv-01585Cato Institute v. U.S. Special Operations Command, 1:25-cv-01719Center for Biological Diversity v. ''U.S. Department of Interior, 1:25-cv-01131Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1:25-cv-01020Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget, 1:25-cv-01051Democracy Forward Foundation v. Office of Management and Budget, 1:25-cv-00586Democracy Forward Foundation v. Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-00567Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Education, 1:25-cv-00940Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-01535Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1:25-cv-00617Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology v. Customs and Border Protection, 1:25-cv-01732Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1:25-cv-01529Protect Democracy Project v. U.S. Office of Management and Budget'', 1:25-cv-01111Alleged defamation by press
- Case filed against ABC settled in favor of Trump.
- Case filed by BBC currently still pending in Britain as of January 2026 mentioned as 2025 BBC editorial bias allegations.
Freedom of the press
Executive order 14172
''Associated Press v. Budowich''
The Associated Press has sued three members of the White House Office for banning them from press pool events in the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One, in response to the organization's continued references to the Gulf of Mexico instead of the "Gulf of America", the name promulgated in Executive Order 14172.Associated Press v. Budowich, 1:25-cv-00532, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5109Executive Order 14290
National Public Radio, Inc. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01674Public Broadcasting Service v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01722Force used against reporters
Chicago Headline Club v. Noem, 1:25-cv-12173Pentagon
The New York Times Company v. Department of Defense 1:25-cv-04218Gender identity
Executive order 14168, pertaining to the housing of transgender inmates
Doe v. McHenry, 1:25-cv-00286, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5213Jones v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00401, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5101Kingdom v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00691Moe v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10195Executive order 14168, pertaining to the passport policy for transgender people
Orr v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10313, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1579Schlacter v. U.S. Department of State, 1:25-cv-01344Executive order 14168, pertaining to the removal of information on gender-related topics from federal websites
Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-00322Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-10595Executive orders 14168 and 14187, pertaining to the ban on gender affirming care for individuals under the age of 19
Doe v. Department of Defense, 8:25-cv-02947PFLAG, Inc. v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00337State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00244State of Oregon v. Kennedy, 6:25-cv-02409Executive orders 14168 and 14201, pertaining to the ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports
State of California v. ''U.S. Department of Justice, 3:25-cv-04863State of Maine v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1:25-cv-00131 Tirrell v. Edelblut, 1:24-cv-00251United States v. California Interscholastic Federation'', 8:25-cv-01485Executive order 14183, pertaining to the ban on transgender individuals serving in the military
Ireland v. Hegseth, 1:25-cv-01918Ireland v. United States, 1:25-cv-01921Shilling v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00241, appealed to the Ninth Circuit, 25-2039, appealed to the Supreme Court, United States v. Shilling, 24A1030Talbott v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00240Executive order 14168, pertaining to the ban on including gender identity in sex education curriculum
State of Washington v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, 6:25-cv-01748Executive order 14168, pertaining to restrictions on the duties of transgender TSA">Transportation Security Administration">TSA officers
Mittereder v. Noem, 1:25-cv-01991Executive order 14168, pertaining to civil rights of transgender employees of the federal government
O'Neill v. Hartman, 1:25-cv-04228Executive order 14168, pertaining to making HHS grant funding conditional on complying with this EO
State of New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1:26-cv-00022Subpoenas
QueerDoc PLC v. United States Department of Justice 2:25-mc-00042Government personnel
Disclosure of civil servant personnel records
Comans v. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-00624Executive order 14147, pertaining to Department of Justice review of FBI personnel involved in January 6 investigations
Does 1-9 v. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-00325Federal Bureau of Investigation Agents Association v. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-00328Executive order 14171, pertaining to the reinstatement of schedule F
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00264Government Accountability Project v. ''U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-00347National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00170Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Trump'', 8:25-cv-00260Federal deferred resignation program ("Fork in the Road" memo)
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Ezell, 1:25-cv-10276Federal employees' freedom of speech
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Kupor, 1:25-cv-13305Does v. Patel, 1:25-cv-04258National Association of Immigration Judges v. Neal, 1:20-cv-00731Schnitt v. Bondi, 1:25-cv-04111Rescission of collective bargaining
American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Noem, 2:25-cv-00451, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5157American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump, 4:25-cv-03070American Foreign Service Association v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01030National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00935Removal of inspectors general
Storch v. Hegseth, 1:25-cv-00415Solicitation of information
Jane Does 1-2 v. Office of Personnel Management, 1:25-cv-00234Grants, loans, and assistance
2025 SNAP
Massachusetts v. USDA 1:25-cv-13165Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins 1:25-cv-00569Denial of grants
American Association of Physicians for ''Human Rights v. National Institutes of Health, 8:25-cv-01620American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health, 1:25-cv-10787City of New York v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01510Climate United Fund v. Citibank, 1:24-cv-00698Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy, 1:25-cv-10814Harris County, Texas v. Kennedy, 1:25-cv-01275Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 3:25-cv-30041, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1368Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Bondi, 1:25-cv-00279State of New York v. U.S. Department of Education,1:25-cv-11116State of New York v. U.S. Department of Education'', 1:25-cv-02990, appealed to the 2nd Cir., 25-1424Executive orders 14154, 14151 and 14222, regarding impoundment of allocated energy- and environment-related funds
Butterbee Farm v. United States Department of Agriculture, 1:25-cv-00737California Infrastructure and Economic Development v. Citibank, 1:25-cv-00820 State of Washington v. United States Department of Transportation 2:25-cv-00848Sustainability Institute v. Trump, 2:25-cv-02152, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1575Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. Department of Agriculture, 1:25-cv-00097Executive order 14188 and Title VI, regarding revocation of university grants in response to alleged antisemitism
American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-02429American Association of University Professors - Harvard Faculty Chapter v. ''U.S. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-10910President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Department of Health and Human Services'', 1:25-cv-11048Reduction of the indirect cost reimbursement rate for research institutions
Association of American Medical Colleges v. National Institutes of Health, 1:25-cv-10340, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1344Association of American Universities v. National Science Foundation, 1:25-cv-11231Association of American Universities v. U.S. Department of Defense, 1:25-cv-11740Association of American Universities v. U.S. Department of Energy, 1:25-cv-10912Association of American Universities v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1:25-cv-10346, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1345Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health, 1:25-cv-10338, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1343Temporary pause in grants, loans, and assistance
California v. Department of Health and Human Services 1:25-cv-12118California v. McMahon 1:25-cv-00329California v. United States Department of Agriculture 3:25-cv-06310Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc. v. DHHS, 1:25-cv-00605 Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1:25-cv-00740National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget, 1:25-cv-00239, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5148National Endowment for Democracy v. United States of America, 1:25-cv-00648National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association v. Kennedy 1:25-cv-01265Shapiro v. ''U.S. Department of the Interior, 2:25-cv-00763State of California v. United States Department of Transportation, 1:25-cv-00208State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1:25-cv-00206State of New York v. National Science Foundation 1:25-cv-04452State of New York v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00039, appealed to the First Circuit, 25-1236Inclusiv, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1:25-cv-00948New Jersey v. Department of Justice 1:25-cv-00404State of New York v. Department of Energy 6:25-cv-01458State of New York v. U.S. Department of Justice 1:25-cv-00345State of New York v. United States Department of Justice 1:25-cv-00499Saint Paul, Minnesota v. Wright 1:25-cv-03899State of New York v. Noem 1:25-cv-08106State of New York v. Rollins 6:25-cv-02186State of Washington v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 1:25-cv-00626Michigan v. Noem 6:25-cv-02053Illinois v. Noem 1:25-cv-00495State of New York v. Administration for Children and Families'' 1:26-cv-00172Termination of grants
American Association of Physics Teachers v. National Science Foundation, 1:25-cv-01923American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-01263Child Trends, Incorporated v. U.S. Department of Education, 8:25-cv-01154City Of Chicago v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-05462City of Chicago v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-05463Shapiro v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1:25-cv-00998State of Colorado v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1:25-cv-00121State of Washington v. United States Department of Education 2:25-cv-01228Thakur v. Trump, 3:25-cv-04737VERA Institute of Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-01643American Association of University Professors v. Trump 3:25-cv-07864Loan Forgiveness
Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Education 1:25-CV-13244National Council of Nonprofits v. McMahon 1:25-cv-13242Gun control
State of New Jersey v. Bondi, 1:25-cv-01807Health
American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy 1:25-cv-11916City of Columbus v. Kennedy 1:25-cv-02114Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy 1:25-cv-11913The Family Planning Association of Maine v. United States Department of Health and Human Services 1:25-cv-00364Immigration, detention, deportation and citizenship
Actions at courts
African Communities Together v. Lyons 1:25-cv-06366Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative v. Department of Justice 1:25-cv-02279Actions related to unaccompanied minors
Angelica S. v. Department Of Health And Human Services, 1:25-cv-01405Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 3:25-cv-02847, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-2358 and 25-2808L.G.M.L. v. Kristi Noem 1:25-cv-02942Actions in California
Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Kristi Noem 2:25-cv-05605Alligator Alcatraz
C.M. v. Noem 1:25-cv-23182Biometric information
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-00943, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5152Closure of oversight offices
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-01270Department of Homeland Security revocation of temporary protected status
CASA, Inc. v. Noem, 8:25-cv-00525Haitian Americans United Inc. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10498Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association v. Trump 1:25-cv-01464National TPS Alliance v. Noem, 3:25-cv-01766, appealed to 9th Cir., 25-2120, appealed to the Supreme Court, Noem v. National TPS Alliance, 24A1059National TPS Alliance v. Noem, 3:25-cv-05687, appealed to 9th Cir., 25-4901Doe v. Noem 1:25-cv-08686- African Communities Together v. Noem 1:25-cv-13939
- Doe v. Noem 1:25-cv-15483
Deportation of the family of an alleged hate-crime perpetrator
Dvortsin v. Noem, 5:25-cv-00664Deportation to imprisonment in El Salvador's Terrorism Confinement Center
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. Department of State, 1:25-cv-01774Deportation to a third country and torture prohibition
D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-10676, appealed to the First Circuit, 25-1311 and 1393, appealed to the Supreme Court as Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. (on application of stay) and Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. (on motion for clarification), 24A1153Quintero Chacon v. Dickerson, 4:25-cv-00050Detention and removal of a U.S. citizen child in connection with deportation of non-citizen family members
V.M.L. v. Harper, 1:25-cv-0055Executive Order 14159
Access of lawyers to immigrants in detention
Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. U.S. Department of Justice, 1:25-cv-00298Expedited removal
Make the Road New York ''v. Noem'', 1:25-cv-00190Funding freeze for immigration services
Solutions In Hometown Connections v. Noem, 8:25-cv-00885Sanctuary cities
City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump, 3:25-cv-01350City of Chelsea v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10442Organized Communities Against Deportations ''v. Donald Trump, 1:25-cv-00868 Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Del Noreste v. Noem'', 6:25-cv-00699Executive order 14160, pertaining to birthright citizenship
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14160, which seeks to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. The executive order argues that the children of undocumented immigrants are not “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US.New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Donald J. Trump (D.N.H.) Case No. 1:25-cv-00038
On January 20, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the Trump Administration, citing the 14th Amendment and U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark as affirming birthright citizenship, on behalf of New Hampshire Indonesian Community, the League of United Latin American Citizens, and Make the Road Work.On February 10, 2025, Judge Joseph N. Laplante of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire issued a preliminary injunction.
O. Doe; Brazilian Worker Center, Inc; La Colaborativa v. Donald J. Trump et al (D. Mass.) Case No. 1:25-cv-10135-LTS
In Massachusetts, a plaintiff, going by "O. Doe", along with a group of pregnant women whose children would not receive citizenship, if birthright citizenship were to be rescinded due to Executive Order 14160, sued Donald J. Trump et al., citing the 14th Amendment and U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (1898).On February 13, 2025 Judge Leo T. Sorokin of the District Court of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Executive Order.
Case list
Barbara v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00244- CASA Inc. v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00201-DLB, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1153, appealed to the Supreme Court, Trump v. Casa Inc., 24A884County of Santa Clara v. Trump, 5:25-cv-00981Doe v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10135-LTS, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1169 Franco Aleman v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00163-JCC Le v. Trump, 8:25-cv-00104New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00038, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1348New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01309OCA–Asian Pacific American Advocates v. Rubio, 1:25-cv-00287State of New Jersey v. Trump, 1:25-cv-10139, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1158, 25-1170, 25-1200, and 25-1898, appealed to the Supreme Court, Trump v. State of New Jersey, 24A886State of Washington v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00127-JCC, appealed to the 9th Cir., 25-674 and 25-807, appealed to the Supreme Court, Trump v. State of Washington, 24A885
Executive orders 14161 and 14188, pertaining to speech-related revocation of green cards and visas
American Association of University Professors v. Rubio, 1:25-cv-10685Chung v. Trump, 1:25-cv-02412Khalil v. Joyce, 2:25-cv-01963, appealed to the 3rd Circuit, 25-2162 and 25-2357 and 25-8019Mahdawi v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00389, appealed to the 2nd Cir., 25-1113Ozturk v. Hyde, 2:25-cv-00374, appealed to the 2nd Cir., 25-1019President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-11472, appealed to the 1st Circuit, 25-1627Suri v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00480, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1560Taal v. Trump, 3:25-cv-00335 Vizguerra-Ramirez v. Choate, 25-cv-00881Executive order 14163, pertaining to suspension of the US refugee admissions program
Pacito v. Trump, 2:25-cv-00255, appeals to the 9th Cir., 25-1313 and 25-1939United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. ''U.S. Department of State'', 1:25-cv-00465Executive order 14165
Pertaining to the discontinuation of CBP One app
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center ''v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security'', 1:24-cv-01702Pertaining to the IRS data sharing for immigration enforcement purposes
Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent, 1:25-cv-00677, appealed to the DC Cir., 25-5181Executive Order 14165, pertaining to the termination of categorical parole programs
Doe v. Noem, 1:25-cv-10495, appealed to the 1st Cir., 25-1384, appealed to the Supreme Court, Noem v. Doe, 24A1079H-1B visa
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. DHS 1:25-cv-03675Global Nurse Force v. Trump 4:25-cv-08454California v. Noem 1:25-cv-13829Health data
California v. HHS 3:25-cv-05536Memorandum pertaining to immigration enforcement against places of worship and schools
Denver Public Schools v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00474Mennonite Church USA v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 1:25-cv-00403, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5209Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 8:25-cv-00243, appealed to the 4th Cir., 25-1512Memorandum pertaining to migrant transfers to Guantanamo
Espinoza Escalona v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00604 Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00418Perez Parra v. Castro, 1:24-cv-00912Proclamation 10888, prohibiting non-citizens from invoking asylum provisions
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00306Proclamation 10903, pertaining to the Alien Enemies Act
J.G.G. v. Trump is a class action and habeas corpus lawsuit brought by five Venezuelan men in immigration custody, contesting Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act in presidential proclamation 10903 and the attempt to deport Venezuelan citizens in the US who are alleged to be members of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua. The district court judge granted temporary restraining order for the five plaintiffs and then, after certifying the class, granted another temporary restraining order for the class. The Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which denied the appeal, and then to the Supreme Court, which vacated the temporary restraining orders, stating that any challenges to removal under the AEA must be brought as a habeas corpus petitions, which requires that the petition be filed in the district where a petitioner is detained, and since the petitioners were detained in Texas, their petition in the District of Columbia had been filed in the wrong jurisdiction. The court did not reach whether the use of the AEA to deport the men was constitutional, nor whether it applied to the plaintiffs. It added that the government had to give anyone it sought to deport under the AEA enough notice that they could file habeas complaints challenging their removal. Related cases were then filed in other districts.Agelviz-Sanguino v. Noem, 4:25-cv-02116, appealed to the Fifth Circuit, 25-20203 A.S.R. v. Trump, 3:25-cv-00113Darwin Antonio Arevalo Millan v. Trump, 5:25-cv-01207D.B.U. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-01163G.F.F. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-02886J.A.V. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00072, appealed to the 5th Cir., 25-40400J.G.G. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00766, appealed to the D.C. Cir., 25-5067 and 25-5068, and Trump v. J.G.G., 24A931; second appeal to the D.C. Cir., 25-5124, third appeal to the D.C. Cir., 25-5217J.O.P. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 8:19-CV-01944, appealed to the Fourth Circuit, 25-1519M.A.P.S. v. Garite, 3:25-cv-00171Sanchez Puentes v. Garite, 3:25-cv-00127W.J.C.C. v. Trump, 3:25-cv-00153W.M.M. v. Trump, 1:25-cv-00059, appealed to the 5th Cir., A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 25-10534, and Supreme Court, 24A1007 Y.A.P.A. v. Trump, 4:25-cv-00144 Zacarias Matos v. Venegas, 1:25-cv-00057Profiling and warrantless detention of US citizen despite evidence of citizenship
Venegas v. Homan, 1:25-cv-00397Removal despite "withholding of removal" status due to fear of persecution
Abrego Garcia v. Noem, 8:25-cv-00951, first appeal to the Fourth Cir., 25-1345, and Noem v. Abrego ''Garcia, 24A949, second appeal to the Fourth Cir.: Abrego Garcia v. Noem, 25-1404; related district court case, Abrego Garcia v. Noem'', 8:25-cv-02780Removal under Operation Return to Sender
United Farm Workers v. Noem, 1:25-cv-00246Termination of F-1 student visa status
Jane Doe 1 v. Bondi, 1:25-cv-01998Pasula v. Department of Homeland Security,, 1:25-cv-00156In addition to this class action suit, there are over 100 other suits.