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, dismantling executive agencies like USAID, freezing federal funding and more. Many of his executive actions have faced legal challenges.
On this page you will find real-time updates of the litigation, Lawfare's weekly livestream series, documents related to the actions, Lawfare's four trackers which follow the legal challenges to administration actions, and analysis of President Trump's executive actions and the litigation challenging them. Use the buttons below to navigate the page.
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Find real time updates of Lawfare’s coverage of the Trump administration’s legal challenges, on Bluesky or below:
Every week, Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes sits down with Lawfare contributors for "The Trials of the Trump Administration," a live discussion on the legal challenges to President Trump's executive actions.
Lawfare Analysis
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More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey. -
Trial Dispatch: The Comey Hearing of Nov. 5, 2025
A judge ordered grand jury minutes turned over to James Comey, as well as information from five-year-old searches of Professor Dan Richman. -
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie–Or Hero?
The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Nov. 7
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Live, The Now: Tariff Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
On Nov. 5 at 3:30 pm ET join Scott R. Anderson, Peter Harrell, Marty Lederman, and Kathleen Claussen for a live discussion. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 31
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 24
Listen to the Oct. 24 livestream as a podcast. -
Watchdog Urges Preservation of Records Related to Halligan’s Signal Chat
The group American Oversight warned the prosecutor’s disappearing Signal messages could qualify as “federal records.” -
Letitia James Asks Court to Curb Prosecutors’ Extrajudicial Statements
Lawfare Senior Editor Anna Bower’s recent article recounting a Signal exchange with U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan precipitated the motion.
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