Key Highlights
- The pace of Trump’s executive actions has far outstripped that of his predecessors, allowing the administration to move quickly on campaign promises.
- But the blitz has also triggered a wave of lawsuits seeking to block or pause many of the orders, setting up a high-stakes confrontation over the limits of presidential power under Article II and when courts can — or should — intervene. Lawsuits have challenged Trump's most sweeping and consequential executive orders, ranging from a ban on birthright citizenship and transgender service members in the military to the legality of sweeping, DOGE-led government cuts and the president’s ability to "federalize" and deploy thousands of National Guard troops.
- FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP'S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR ALL INFANTS, TESTING LOWER COURT POWERS Many of those questions remain unresolved.
- Only a few legal fights tied to Trump’s second-term agenda have reached final resolution, a point legal experts say is critical as the administration presses forward with its broader agenda.
- Trump allies have argued the president is merely exercising his powers as commander in chief.
