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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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 Daily: Nick Bednar on Trump's Civil Service Executive Orders
How is President Trump reshaping the civil service? -
Trump Fired 17 Inspectors General—Was It Legal?
Probably so, but Congress has lawfully constrained the president’s authority to replace the fired IGs. -
Lawfare Daily: Discussing President Trump’s First Batch of Executive Orders
What do the EOs do? -
Presidential Action on Security Clearance for White House Employees
The action grants the highest level security clearance to certain individuals immediately, without full investigations. -
What Do Trump’s Weaponization and Censorship Executive Orders Actually Do?
It’s not clear. But that’s not exactly reassuring. -
Lawfare Daily: Aram Gavoor on the Trump Administration's AI Pivot: Trading Safeguards for Stargate
How is the Trump administration approaching AI policy? -
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Nationwide
The restraining order is to remain in effect for 14 days. -
President Trump and The Civil Service: Day 1
This week’s actions to reshape personnel policy enable the Trump administration to more easily politicize the ranks of the federal workforce and diminish its size. -
Lawfare Daily: Former Deputy Chief of the Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section Alexis Loeb on President Trump's Pardons
Discussing the Jan. 6 pardons.
