Trump, the « lord » of the causes: everyone contest him in court

From our correspondent
New York – Quarrelwhich in English means legal procedure, seems the new password of the second mandate Trump. Everything ends in court. From his settlement, on January 20, to 25 April, they were started 211 legal causes against the over 130 executive orders of the president And its federal policies, according to Just Security’s tracker. To promote the actions were 13 states – including California, New York and Illinois – civil associations and individual citizens, lawyers of lawyers, the University of Harvard. The appeals range from immigration to trade, from LGBTQ rights to the use of federal funds, from environmental policy to arbitrary layoffs, with active proceedings in the district courts, in the appeal courts and even to the Supreme Court.

In defense of the « ius soli »

Among the most emblematic cases there is ius soli. The executive order 14160, signed on the day of the inauguration, has revoked automatic citizenship for the children of irregular immigrants. Different states also caused this action, including Washington, Arizona, New Jersey and Oregon. Several courts have blocked the order, considering it unconstitutional. The case is now the examination of the Supreme Court, which set the first hearing on May 15, 2025.

The assault on the policies of

The unions of the teachers and other educational organizations (including American Federation of Teachers and American Sociological Association) have sued the administration against executive orders aimed at eliminating the programs of diversity and inclusion. So far two federal courts, in New Hampshire and Maryland, have blocked the implementation of the anti gods, are now suspended. But the dispute continues.

LGBTQ+ rights

On February 4, several organizations, including the Aclu and Lambda Legal, presented a cause in the Maryland district against an executive order that limits health care for minor transgender. Judge Brendan Hurson issued a temporary injunction on February 13, then extended nationally. In April, the administration integrated information on student residence permits to an FBI database, leading to the revocation of F-1 visas for thousands of students. Over 100 legal causes and more than 50 restrictive orders have been issued by judges across the country. Yesterday, after weeks of legal battles, the sudden change of course of the Department of Justice, who (for now) has restored the recording of student visas.

The attack on immigrants

Other migratory policies of Trump also ended up in court. The proclamations and orders aimed at limiting asylum requests and to facilitate rapid expulsions of some categories of migrants have brought organizations such as the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services and other NGOs to start federal causes by claiming that the measures violate the laws on immigration and the rights of migrants. The « JGG v. Trump « , which saw the Administration proceed with deportations by Venezuelani citizens despite the ban on a court.

The freezing of funds in Harvard

On April 21, Harvard University filed a cause against the Trump administration, contesting the freezing of over 2.2 billion in federal funding for research. According to the University, this measure represents an illegitimate attempt by the government to exercise control over academic decisions, violating the first amendment and academic freedom. The case was presented at the Federal Court of Massachusetts and involves several high administration officials, including the Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. Harvard claims that government actions constitute unprecedented interference in university autonomy and asks for the immediate restoration of frozen funds.

The action against the EPA

Key is the dispute on funds for the climate allocated by the Biden administration. Trump tried to freeze or reassign some Green grants already approved (such as those provided for by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022). In response, the United Fund’s NGO Climate has sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a partner bank, accusing them of having illegally blocked the delivery. The Court immediately granted a temporary restrictive order that prevents the APA and the Bank from implementing the revocation of the funds, keeping the situation frozen in the merit judgment.

The removal of high officials

Two ongoing causes could be a precedent in the event that Trump returned to threaten to remove President Fed, Jerome Powell. In January, Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox, driving the National Labor Relations Board, protected by rules that protect the independence of regulators. Wilcox sued and, after a first victory, the removal will be exams from the Court of Appeal, with probable landing on the Supreme Court. In March, Trump also chased the two democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission, the US Antitonurst, Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, who have appealed for « unjust cause ».