Legal Actions Against Trump
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We provide here information about the Trump Administration’s abuse of power and the resulting litigation. The information goes beyond what is easily available on the main stream media and provides important insight into the disturbing actions being taken by the Trump Administration and the critical work being done by lawyers and the courts to protect both the citizens of our country and the rule of law which is foundational to our democracy.
Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket by attorney Marc Elias also has up-to-date reports on court proceedings.
Four Frivolous Fed Complaints Seeking to Derail Climate Action
Four frivolous federal complaints against states seeking to derail climate action. US v. Hawaii US v. Michigan US v. New York US v. Vermont
Weekend Developments – 4/21/25
In a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s Return to Mexico policy that blocked asylum seekers from remaining in the US to prosecute their claims, on Wednesday (April 16, 2025), Judge Bernal, the Central District of California judge who has this case, granted...
Supreme Court and NYU Letter
the attached NYU Law Faculty letter to their community An open letter by former government officials, including Republicans opposing retaliatory government investigations. the Supreme court order issued at about 1:00 AM today forbidding the Trump administration from...
EV firefighting program gets the ax at HHS
The Trump administration has halted a federal program to protect firefighters from dangerous chemicals, including those emitted by burning electric vehicles. The firefighter health program was swept up in the administration’s massive restructuring of the Department of...
We’re tracking Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest
Just like we did during President Trump’s first term, CREW is tracking the conflicts of interest surrounding Trump’s properties. And just like he did during his first term, Trump is defying all norms of the presidency and creating untold numbers of conflicts of...
Law Firm Settlement Issues
I forgot to attach earlier today the below April 15, 2025 Crains Chicago Business item entitled, Why Trump's deals with Big Law are nowhere to be found, which is below because so few of you have subscriptions to the publication. Sorry about that. This also gives me a...
Urgent Opportunity to Unfreeze Funds
Please share widely, especially with organizations who have federal funding. GOOD NEWS! Yesterday, our allies at Democracy Forward helped to win a powerful preliminary injunction (Please go to our website for a link to the brief) to stop all freezes, halts, or pauses...
Announcing the Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
Thousands of federal workers are being abruptly fired — and lawyers have the power to do something about it. That’s why today, We The Action is launching the Federal Workers Legal Defense Network in partnership with the AFL-CIO, Democracy Forward, and a coalition of...
Birthright Citizenship Oral Argument
The Supreme Court just announced that it is continuing the stay on preparations for the revocation of the birthright citizenship rule and setting oral argument for May 15, 2025. This suggests that if the Trump administration does not act too defiantly to the district...