On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States. After taking the oath of office, President Trump began signing executive orders pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, implementing Schedule F to reclassify civil servants as political appointees, declaring a national emergency at the border, and more.
Executive actions related to national security and foreign policy can be found in the searchable table below, along with related documents, Lawfare analysis of the orders, and the legal challenges against them. We will continue to add to this page as events unfold.
Executive Orders
Lawfare Analysis
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Lawfare Daily: The Litigation Challenging Pres. Trump's Alien Enemies Act, with Lee Gelernt
Discussing the ACLU's recent victory in Fifth Circuit. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 12
Listen to the Sept. 12 livestream as a podcast. -
L.G.M.L. v. Noem: A Hearing Diary
A play-by-play of the preliminary injunction hearing in the suit to prevent the removal of hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 12
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
The Guatemalan Children’s Case and the Judicial Learning Curve
District court judges watch each other struggle with the Trump administration—and adapt. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Sept. 5
Listen to the Sept. 5 livestream as a podcast.
Documents
This page was created by Anna Hickey.
