Keeping track of Trump court cases: updated to 7/2/25

 Tracking the court actions and lawsuits over Trump’s agenda  

6/20/25 I once got into a tangle with a Trumpster regarding the importance of the rule of law. The response was a litany of all of the court rulings against Trump's interest, claiming the anti-Trump decisions, from the 2020 stolen elections to now, were because the judges were all liberal... despite rulings by Reagan and Trump appointees. Yesterday, two court decisions were particularly significant: one upheld the federal government's right to use National Guard troops without the state governor's approval, as seen in the recent California case. The other went against the attempt by the Trump administration to withhold already approved funds for roads and bridges to force states to comply with Trump's mass immigration deportations. What say you, Trumpsters? The only court rulings you respect are those that support Trump's policies?

UPDATES ON TOPIC POST APR 30 

Donald Trump suffers quadruple legal blow within hours

immigration'

Pacito v. Trump: Challenging Trump’s suspension of USRAP | International Refugee Assistance Project

Update: 7/2/2025 Trump blocked by federal judges to end asylum granting and to end special temporary status for Haitians.  Judge Blocks Trump's Bid to Deny Migrants Asylum

Update 6 20 2025 https://www.npr.org/2025/06/19/g-s1-73050/trump-national-guard-california-immigration      Appeals court approves federal use of national guard, even though the governor did not approve. 

In another case, Trump tried to deny transportation funding to force states to abide by Trump's ICE actions. The district court ruled against the Trump administration, but expect appeals. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-blocks-trump-plan-tie-states-transportation-funds-immigration-2025-06-20/#:~:text=June%2019%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20A,their%20government%20subdivisions%2C%20like%20cities.

Abrego Garcia: Judge stresses due process while rejecting bid to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia pending trial    however, ICE can still detain him under another law.   6/23/2025

birthright citizenship

     Birthright citizenship explained as justices weigh blocks on Trump's order to end it  

     ‘Unprecedented’: Supreme Court Poised to Restrict Anti-Trump Injunctions

      Trump Admin Blames 'Administrative Errors' After ICE Deports Wrong Man - Newsweek  Jordin                   Melgar Salmeron

Deportations of refugess on temporary visas

      https://www.politico.com/.../supreme-court-trump....

The Trump regime can now go ahead. However, whether there is due process, humane treatment, manpower, or always fair and wise are still an issue. Without enough manpower to catch and deport everyone, expect some to go underground, too., taking chances with "catch me if you can".

deportations

       Donald Trump suffers quadruple legal blow within hours    Alien enemies act update 6/5/2025 Federal judge Boasberg:    : due process for El Salvador deportees...required and can sue to get it      (did not demand return) 6/5/2025

      Supreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations | CNN Politics  

      https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/supreme-court-extends-block-trump-deportations-00355210

tariffS

    https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/business/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs

 DOGE 

    ‘Unlawful’: Trump’s Mass Layoff Plan Suffers Blow  5/30  Appeals court upholds; now onto Supreme Court

     https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-mass-firings-at-several-agencies-will-remain-on-hold-appeals-court-rules/ar-AA1FOBam?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=c6b6073c4cc44df99a95a47122b64a12&ei=18

     'A meaningful burden': Judge gives Trump huge win, says deposing DOGE staff cannot stop government from enacting 'permanent' USAID 'shutdown'

Update 6/5/2025  Jobs corps, Department of Education; Donald Trump suffers quadruple legal blow within hours

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ED DPT/ separation church state  academic freedom

   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/22/supreme-court-religious-charter-school/83788963007/?csp=chromepush

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/22/nx-s1-5407521/trump-education-department-layoffs-injunction#:~:text=Judge%20blocks%20Trump%20administration%20from%20closing%20the%20Education%20Department&text=On%20Thursday%2C%20a%20federal%20judge,Department%20to%20the%20status%20quo.%22

Bills of attainder cited in Harvard suit against Trump targeted orders: bill of attainder | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_attainder#:~:text=Bills%20of%20attainder%20were%20sometimes,personal%20rig, personal rights. Also search Google AI.  Laws cannot be enacted that target specific groups or people for political reasons. 

Harvard hits Trump administration with lawsuit after DHS bans international students Judge extendsLive updates: Federal judge extends order blocking Trump ban on foreign students at Harvard | AP News TRO

LAW FIRMS

   Judge smacks down Trump in retribution case

BANNING AP

PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP

UNIVERSITY FUNDING, GRANTS AND LOANS

    Harvard hits Trump administration with lawsuit after DHS bans international students

    Live updates: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from blocking foreign students at Harvard | AP News

     

pROTECTING PRIVATE DATA

TRANSGENDER

DEI   https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-discrimination-lawsuit-ohio-205f07a2d47d7a46cfc96a5fefdf9269     Reverse  discrimination case backed (straight vs LGBTQ)

NEW ONES

Free speech protected from government suppression: National Rifle Association v Vullo: MUFTIC FORUM BLOG: Free speech got protection from government retribution in unanimous SCOTUS decision

Federal militarization of state and local law enforcement

    https://apnews.com/.../california-immigration-national...

6/13/25 This is a temporary halt on the lower court ruling that the California National Guard control should be returned to the Governor. It is not a ruling on the substance of the lower court judge's ruling. This is a very important issue to follow since the courts now are the only control of federal government overreach, and their bogus argument that the LA demonstrations were a rebellion or invasion that gives the feds justification for ignoring the objections to the deployment by the California governor. One can imagine in other states or in other administrations whether federal militarization without governors' objections, a federal militarized police state, will be allowed.

‘Unprecedented’: Supreme Court Poised to Restrict Anti-Trump Injunctions

Ending independent agencies and giving Trump more power to fire:Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of independent agency boards — for now : NPR

States secret actState secrets privilege - Wikipedia

war powers emergency  alien enemies act

  suspension of rights during act of war - Google Search

  https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/supreme-court-extends-block-trump-deportations-00355210

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