Latest in Courts & Litigation
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The Law Firms’ Deals with Trump Are Even Riskier Than They Seem
By settling with Trump, law firms have much more than a moral stain to worry about. -
Class Actions and the Alien Enemies Act
Class actions are critical tools for noncitizens subject to assertions of emergency authority, and the Northern District of Texas’s recent refusal to certify an AEA detainee class created a major procedu... -
Trump’s 'Emergencies' Are Pretexts for Undermining the Constitution
The president’s abusive invocations of emergency powers threaten American liberty and the constitutional system. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 16
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
The Trump Admin’s Attempt to Redefine a ‘Foreign Affairs Function’
Courts will likely reject this effort to shield all of the executive’s cross-border actions from Administrative Procedure Act review. -
What’s Going on at the IRS?
Breaking down the reduction in tax workforce, DOGE’s attempts to access sensitive data, and the politicization and erosion of agency independence at the IRS -
Ideological Deportations Lawsuit Heads to Trial
AAUP v. Rubio challenges the administration’s policy of revoking visas for pro-Palestinian student activists. -
Lawfare Daily: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 9
Listen to the May 9 livestream. -
Our Reporters’ Notes on the May 7 Hearing in the J.G.G. Case
The judge seemed receptive to a class action on behalf of aliens sent to CECOT under President Trump’s Alien Enemies Act proclamation. -
Lawfare Live: Trials of the Trump Administration, May 9
Join the Lawfare team at 4 pm ET for a discussion of the litigation targeting actions from President Trump. -
The Courts Versus Trump, Then and Now
The judiciary struggled to respond to the challenge Trump posed during his first term. How are judges doing this time around? -
The Anti-Terrorism Act Is Being Weaponized to Harass Israel’s Critics
A recent complaint accusing Columbia’s pro-Palestine groups of being “Hamas’s propaganda” arm is the latest in a string of frivolous ATA lawsuits.


