Civil servant firings The administration has summarily fired or put on leave thousands of federal employees. Court orders have reversed the firings of two government watchdog officials.One of these cases, Dellinger v. Bessent, was the first legal challenge that the administration appealed to the Supreme Court. In that appeal, the Supreme Court initially issued a preliminary ruling siding against the administration. The case was later dismissed with a ruling that the president was within his rights to fire the officials.In another case, a federal judge temporarily halted the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent federal agency created after the 2008 financial crisis to shield people from fraud and abuse by lenders and financial firms. Appeal · March 5 Harris v. Bessent President Trump fired Cathy Harris from an independent agency that oversees federal employment disputes and whistleblower protections. Ms. Harris is suing for wrongful termination. Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee, blocked her firing. The Trump administration is appealing the decision. National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought After the Trump administration moved to fire hundreds of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees, consumer advocates and the bureau’s union sued, saying only Congress has the authority to close the bureau. A judge ordered a temporary halt to the agency’s dismantling that the Trump administration has appealed. American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management The Office of Personnel Management ordered federal agencies to fire tens of thousands of federal employees. A coalition of unions sued, saying the terminations violated the law and the constitution. A judge temporarily reversed the firings, and later directed six agencies to reinstate any probationary employees who had been terminated improperly. Storch v. Hegseth Shortly after taking office, President Trump fired the inspectors general for several federal agencies and departments, in defiance of a law that requires presidents to give Congress 30 days’ notice before removing any inspector general, along with reasons for the firing. Eight of the fired independent watchdog officials sued, saying their removals were illegal. Samuels v. Trump Doe v. Rollins Rhode Island v. Trump Widakuswara v. Lake Maryland v. U.S.D.A. American Federation of Teacers v. Gregory Goldstein Pueblo of Isleta v. Secretary of the Department of the Interior Wilcox v. Trump Comans v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Slaughter v. Trump Somerville Public Schools v. Trump Doe v. Collins Carter v. U.S. Department of Education American Federation of Government Employees v. Noem Gober v. Collins American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump Government Accountability Project v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Leblanc v. U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Schechter v. Collins Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence Grundmann v. Trump National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Trump National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump Dismissed · March 28 Dellinger v. Bessent President Trump moved to fire Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger sued, saying his removal was unlawful. In a subsequent appeal, judges sided with the Trump administration, effectively removing Dellinger from his position. He later dropped his case. Show 20 more items + Budget freezes The administration’s attempt to freeze as much as $3 trillion in federal funding has stalled in several cases. An effort to gut the United States Agency for International Development is on hold after the Supreme Court sided with a district judge, who ordered funding restored to the agency.An order to slash “overhead” at research labs funded through the National Institutes of Health is similarly blocked by a district judge. Judges have ordered the administration to unfreeze funds, but the administration has exploited various legal loopholes to keep funds jammed up. Twice, judges have issued “motions to enforce” because the government failed to promptly heed their initial orders. Appeal · Feb. 24 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump President Trump issued executive orders seeking to ban diversity practices at certain educational institutions. A group of college diversity officers sued, saying the orders usurp Congress’s power and violate the Constitution. A judge blocked the administration from freezing any current funding obligations, and the administration has appealed the ruling. Temporary restraining order · Feb. 10 Association of American Medical Colleges v. National Institutes of Health The Trump administration planned to cut $4 billion in federal funding for research at universities, cancer centers and hospitals. University associations and major research centers sued, arguging that the freeze would “devastate medical research.” A judge issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the plan nationwide. Appeal · Feb. 10 New York v. Trump After the Trump administration sought to enact a sweeping freeze on federal funding to states, more than twenty sued the Office of Management and Budget, saying the freeze was unlawful. A judge later found that the White House had failed to comply with a temporary order to unfreeze the funds. Southern Education Foundation v. U.S. Department of Education Harris County, Texas v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Maine v. Department of Agriculture Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy, Jr. Association for Education Finance and Policy v. McMahon Global Health Council v. Trump AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. U.S. Department of State American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health Climate United Fund v. Citibank, N.A. American Center for International Labor Solidarity v. Chavez-Deremer American Educational Research Association v. U.S. Department of Education Association of American Universities v. Department of Energy American Association of University Professors - Harvard Faculty Chapter v. D.O.J. Colorado v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Middle East Broadcasting Networks v. Trump Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts National Education Association v. U.S. Department of Education National Endowment for Democracy v. U.S.A. Radio Free Asia v. U.S.A. Abramowitz v. Lake N.A.A.C.P. v. U.S.A American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter American Association of University Professors v. D.O.J. Cristosal Human Rights v. Marocco Open Technology Fund v. Lake The Sustainability Institute v. Trump Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty v. Lake American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education Solutions in Hometown Connections v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Butterbee Farm v. U.S.D.A. Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. Department of Housing and Urban Development Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. FEMA California v. U.S. Department of Education San Francisco Unified School District v. AmeriCorps Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education National Urban League v. Trump Personal Services Contractor Association v. Trump Shapiro v. U.S. Department of the Interior Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Vought Association of American Universities v. Department of Health and Human Services Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health AMICA Center for Immigrant Rights v. D.O.J. National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget Erie County New York v. The Corporation for National and Community Service Show 38 more items + Birthright citizenship On his first day back in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order to stop treating as U.S. citizens any children born in the United States after a certain date whose parents are undocumented or who are in the country legally but temporarily. Several judges have issued temporary orders stopping the move. Appeal · March 4 New Jersey v. Trump After President Trump instructed the government to stop recognizing children born on U.S. soil to undocumented parents as citizens, several states sued, saying the administration’s actions were unconstitutional. A judge blocked the order from taking effect, and the administration has appealed the case to the Supreme Court. Appeal · Feb. 11 CASA v. Trump An immigrant advocacy group is suing, saying the birthright citizenship order is unconstitutional. Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, issued a preliminary injunction that protects the right to U.S. citizenship for children born on U.S. soil. The administration is appealing the decision. Appeal · Feb. 7 Washington v. Trump President Trump instructed the government to stop recognizing as citizens children born on U.S. soil to undocumented parents. In a suit brought by four state attorneys general, Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, indefinitely blocked the order from taking effect. The administration appealed, but the appeals court declined to reverse the order. Doe v. Trump County of Santa Clara v. Trump OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates v. Rubio Aleman v. Trump Doe v. Trump Le v. Trump New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump DOGE At the heart of much of the action is Elon Musk’s initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency, which has amassed extraordinary power, ostensibly to cut costs and reorder the government. Preliminary injunction · March 10 Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. DOGE Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a non-profit organization, sued Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort, known as the Department of Government Efficiency, arguing that its internal emails are subject to public disclosure laws. A judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering DOGE to release the emails. Aviel v. Gor Child Trends v. U.S. Department of Education American Association of People With Disabilities v. Dudek Pippenger v. U.S. Doge Service Brehm v. Marocco Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Interior American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. Social Security Administration Does v. Musk New Mexico v. Musk U.S. Instititue of Peace v. Jackson Citizens Against Donald Trump v. Trump National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought University of California Student Association v. Carter American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. U.S. Department of Labor American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Ezell Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent Project on Government Oversight v. Trump Center for Taxpayer Rights v. Internal Revenue Service Gribbon v. Musk American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Nemeth-Greenleaf v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Burns v. Trump Doe v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget Lentini v. DOGE Public Citizen v. Trump Show 20 more items + Immigration Opponents are challenging immigration policies, including the administration’s efforts to authorize immigration agents to enter houses of worship, speed up and broaden the scope of deportations, withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities and make it harder for refugees to claim asylum in the United States. The administration’s efforts to cancel a longstanding refugee program have been temporarily blocked. The move to authorize immigration raids in houses of worship has been blocked, but the protection is limited to the groups suing. Espinoza Escalona v. Noem President Trump issued a memo directing the government to expand the migrant operations center at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay. Ten non-citizens in U.S. custody, who were described in court documents as being at “at imminent risk of transfer” to the base, sued the government, calling the transfers unconstitutional. Ratsantiboon v. Noem Doe v. Noem Doe v. Trump Zhou v. Lyons Doe 1 v. Noem Ozturk v. Hyde National T.P.S. Alliance v. Noem J.G.G. v. Donald Trump Doe 1 v. Trump Student Doe 1 v. Trump Garcia v. Noem Liu v. Noem Sultan v. Trump Manjunatha v. Noem Unknown Party v. Trump Arizona Student Doe 2 v. Trump Kshatri v. Lyons Isserdasani v. Noem Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Nali v. Noem S.Y. v. Noem Doe v. Noem Mashatti v. Lyons Student Doe 3 v. Noem Deore v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President Gunaydin v. Trump Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth v. Department of Health and Human Services Haitian Americans United v. Trump D.V.D v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security American Association of University Professors v. Rubio Pacito v. Trump Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem Chung v. Trump Suri v. Trump E.Q. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Taal v. Trump United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. U.S. Department of State Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association v. Trump City and County of San Francisco v. Trump Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem Doe v. Noem United Farm Workers v. Noem City of Chelsea v. Trump City of New York v. Trump CASA v. Noem Medina v. Noem New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump Khalil v. Joyce Denver Public Schools v. Noem Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem Mennonite Church U.S.A. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Organized Communities Against Deportations v. Huffman Make the Road New York v. Noem J.P.P. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Show 49 more items + Trans rights Several lawsuits challenge the Trump administration’s moves to prohibit recognizing transgender Americans according to their gender identity. Among the Trump administration policies challenged in various suits are efforts to place transgender women who are federal prisoners in men’s housing, end gender-transition medical treatments for inmates, bar trans people from the military, withhold federal funding from hospitals that offer gender-related treatment to patients younger than 19 and prevent transgender people from reflecting their gender identities on U.S. passports.The move to freeze federal funding to hospitals that provide gender treatment to minors was blocked from taking hold in Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado, which sued the administration. Separately, a judge blocked the administration’s attempt to place transgender women who are federal prisoners into men’s prisons. Doe v. Bondi President Trump issued an executive order requiring the Bureau of Prisons to house transgender women with male inmates and stop medical treatment related to gender transitions. Three transgender women in prison sued, saying they had a right to essential medical care and to be kept safe while incarcerated. A judge temporarily blocked the order, and the Trump administration has appealed the case. PFLAG v. Trump With their parents and advocacy groups, six transgender people between the ages of 12 and 18 sued to block President Trump’s executive order that sought to restrict medical treatments for trans youths, arguing that it violated the Constitution. A judge temporarily ordered the administration to continue federal funding for hospitals that offer transition care for people under the age of 19, a decision the Trump administration has appealed. Jones v. Bondi Brown v. Trump Kingdom v. Trump Moe v. Trump Shilling v. Trump Talbott v. Trump Washington v. Trump Ireland v. Hegseth Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management Orr v. Trump PFLAG v. Trump San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump Show 4 more items + Jan. 6 Capitol riot Hoping to head off what they fear is a looming purge, F.B.I. agents and employees have sued to block Mr. Trump from releasing the names of agents and staff members who helped investigate the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Price v. U.S.A. Federal Bureau of Investigations Agents Association v. D.O.J. Congestion pricing The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is suing the Trump administration for halting New York City’s congestion pricing program, which charges tolls when cars enter the most crowded parts of Manhattan. Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Duffy The M.T.A. lawsuit argues that the administration’s actions are politically motivated, arbitrary and unlawful. The authority says that congestion pricing has already been successful in reducing traffic, improving air quality and increasing ridership on public transit. Climate policy Upon returning to office, President Trump said he was revoking several Biden-era environmental policies, including protections against drilling in certain areas along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and in the Arctic. Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Department of Transportation Power Forward Communities v. Citibank, N.A. Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Department of Interior Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. U.S.D.A. Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. U.S.D.A. Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump Public health data A left-leaning advocacy group is suing the administration after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down online information about environmental justice, H.I.V. treatments, fertility clinics and recruiting diverse populations for clinical trials. The plaintiffs claim that taking down the information violates the Administrative Procedure Act and will slow down medical research. Preliminary injunction · Feb. 11 Doctors for America v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management President Trump signed an executive order banning any reference to race, gender identity or sexual orientation in all executive departments and agencies, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take down some pages on its website. Doctors for America sued the Trump administration, and Judge John D. Bates of the D.C. Federal District Court issued a temporary restraining order, requiring the C.D.C. to temporarily restore the pages. Federal access restrictions The White House has used its power over access to federal property to single out certain organizations for punishment, prompting legal action.The administration is barring Associated Press reporters from official press events because the news agency continues to use the name Gulf of Mexico in its articles, rather than change to “Gulf of America.”The administration also barred lawyers from the firm Perkins Coie from entering federal buildings, and discouraged federal officials from interacting with the firm’s lawyers. Cutting off such communication would make it all but impossible for the firm to advocate for its clients. Larrabee v. Trump Doe 1 v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Susman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President Associated Press v. Budowich Jenner & Block v. D.O.J. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr v. Executive Office of the President Perkins v. D.O.J. Federal Election Commission President Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 18 blocking any federal employee from expressing a legal opinion that diverges from his and the attorney general’s. That would include members of the Federal Election Commission, whose job is to administer federal campaign finance laws. Democratic National Committee v. Trump In its lawsuit, the Democratic National Committee alleges that the order undermines the independence of the F.E.C., which is supposed to be bipartisan and not subject to direct presidential control. Other suits North America's Building Trades Unions v. Department of Defense Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget American Foreign Service Association v. Trump American Library Association v. Sonderling Washington v. Trump Webber v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security California v. Trump Equal Means Equal v. Trump Emily Ley Paper v. Trump American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump California v. Trump Taylor v. Trump N.A.A.C.P. v. U.S. Department of Education Rona v. Trump Novedades y Servicios v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity Protect Democracy Project v. Office of Management and Budget Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency V.O.S. Selections v. Trump Flowers Title Companies v. Bessent Smith v. Trump Texas Association of Money Services Businesses v. Bondi BlueRibbon Coalition v. Bureau of Land Management National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump DAI Global v. U.S.A. U.S. Department of Treasury v. National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 73 Oliver v. Trump Morgan v. McMahon Lafayette Square v. U.S. Small Business Administration Show 19 more items +