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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Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 24
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan
At 8pm ET watch Benjamin Wittes and Anna Bower discuss Bower's new article. -
James Comey Seeks Dismissal of Indictment, Claims Vindictive Prosecution
Comey’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss, citing President Trump’s public attacks. -
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here.”
My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 17
Listen to the Oct. 17 livestream as a podcast. -
John Bolton Indicted for Allegedly Mishandling Classified Information
Bolton is the third critic of President Trump to be indicted in the past month. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 17
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
Lawfare Daily: The Trials of the Trump Administration, Oct. 10
Listen to the Friday livestream as a podcast. -
Abrego Garcia v. Noem: A Hearing Diary, Oct. 10
A live-blog of the evidentiary hearing on whether Abrego is being unlawfully detained for punitive and political reasons.
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