Trump Action Archive

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• Federal panel declined to block Tennessee congressional map splitting Memphis — A three-judge federal panel declined to block Tennessee's new congressional district map that splits Memphis's majority-Black population into three separate districts. The panel, composed of two Trump appointees and one Obama appointee, expressed skepticism toward plaintiffs' claims that the map violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voting power. The map prompted Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen's retirement announcement. The decision follows the Supreme Court's April 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais striking down Louisiana's second majority-Black district.

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• Department of Justice eliminates disparate-impact liability from Title VI civil rights enforcement — The Department of Justice issued a final rule on December 9, 2025, eliminating disparate-impact liability from its Title VI regulations under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated the rule ensures equal treatment under law by removing requirements that federal funding recipients make decisions based on race. The rule shifts enforcement to require proof of intentional discrimination rather than liability based on statistical outcome disparities. The department characterized the prior 50-year disparate-impact framework as fostering discrimination and creating compliance burdens.
• DOJ moved to eliminate Civil Rights Act disparate impact provision — On December 9, the Justice Department moved to eliminate a key provision of the Civil Rights Act by reinterpreting regulations that allowed the use of statistical disparities as evidence of racial discrimination. The move would significantly weaken civil rights enforcement and protections against systemic discrimination.

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• Trump called for investigation into former Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — At a press conference in Ochopee, Florida, Trump called for an investigation into Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as Homeland Security Secretary under President Joe Biden. The call for investigation occurred in the context of Trump's broader statements about arresting and deporting individuals.
• Trump calls for investigation into political opponents — President Trump called for an investigation into Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security Secretary, and threatened to arrest New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani if he does not cooperate with ICE. Trump made unfounded claims about Mamdani's citizenship status, asserting he is a communist and suggesting he is in the U.S. illegally.

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• Trump executive order on birthright citizenship challenged at Supreme Court — On inauguration day (January 20, 2025), President Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the US without at least one parent who is a legal permanent resident or US citizen. The order was immediately blocked by lower courts as "blatantly unconstitutional." After failed appeals, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 15, 2025, as an emergency case. The administration is pressing the Court to allow partial enforcement and to narrow the scope of lower-court injunctions from nationwide to case-specific.
• Democratic attorneys general began planning legal challenges to Trump administration in February 2024 — Democratic attorneys general, led by California (5,600 staffers) and New York (2,400 staffers), began planning in February 2024 for potential legal challenges to Trump's campaign promises and Project 2025 implementation. They filed their first challenges to Trump's January 20 executive orders on January 21, 2025. Their lawsuits have been so successful that they have sparked Trump and MAGA Republicans to attack judges and the judiciary.
• Trump pardons January 6 rioters — Trump decided to pardon or commute the sentences of all individuals convicted for their involvement in the January 6 riots, including those who attacked police officers. This decision has sparked controversy and concern, particularly from law enforcement groups and victims of the riots. Critics argue that this undermines the rule of law and public safety. Jackson Reffitt, a key witness against his father, expressed fear for his safety now that his father is free.
• California sues Trump administration over birthright citizenship order — The state of California, along with a coalition of other states and the city of San Francisco, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to an executive order that seeks to deny automatic citizenship to certain children born in the United States. The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for Massachusetts, argues that the order violates the US Constitution by attempting to reinterpret the 14th Amendment. A federal judge in Washington has temporarily blocked the order from taking effect.
• States launch lawsuits against Trump's birthright citizenship order — Multiple states have initiated lawsuits challenging Trump's executive order that seeks to deny birthright citizenship to children of visa holders and illegal immigrants. These legal actions argue that the order violates the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent. The lawsuits are part of a broader legal battle over the order's constitutionality and its potential impact on immigration policy.