Trump Action Archive

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• US House panel drops inquiry into Northwestern’s law school clinics — The US House education and workforce committee withdrew its investigation into Northwestern University’s law school clinics.

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• Supreme Court Upholds Order to Facilitate Return of Wrongly Deported Man — The U.S.
• Government fails to comply with court order regarding Abrego Garcia — Following the Supreme Court's order, the government failed to provide information about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's whereabouts and did not take steps to facilitate his return, raising concerns about compliance with
• Supreme Court orders government to facilitate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — The Supreme Court issued a 9-0 decision requiring the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador, following a lower court's order.

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• Lawyers file petition to US Supreme Court to stop execution by firing squad — Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi, a South Carolina death row inmate, have filed a petition to the US Supreme Court to halt his execution by firing squad.
• Case update — Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00951 — On the evening of April 10 the Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion without any dissent, upheld the district court order in large part.
• Case update — American Oversight v. Hegseth (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00883 — Following a hearing, the court ordered the Defendants to provide supplemental declarations to address “specific clarifications” missing from the first round of declarations.

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• National Review calls for Congress to reclaim power — The editors of the National Review urged Congress to reclaim the power it has ceded to President Trump, criticizing the concentration of power in the presidency and the chaos resulting from the recent tariff
• Senator Rand Paul speaks against emergency rule — The editors of the National Review urged Congress to reclaim the power it has ceded to President Trump, criticizing the concentration of power in the presidency over economic decisions.
• — Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) addressed the Senate, expressing his opposition to living under emergency rule, regardless of whether the president is a Republican or Democrat.

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• DOJ Argues for Reimbursement of Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendants — In a court filing, the Department of Justice argued that Jan.

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• Griffin challenges military and overseas ballots in North Carolina election — Jefferson Griffin is challenging the validity of military and overseas ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court election, arguing that these voters should have provided photo identification.
• North Carolina Court of Appeals orders recount and verification of 60,000 ballots — The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Jefferson Griffin, ordering a recount and verification of 60,000 ballots in the North Carolina Supreme Court election.
• Use of QR codes for voter notification in North Carolina election challenges — Voters whose ballots are being challenged in the North Carolina Supreme Court election received postcards from the North Carolina Republican Party with QR codes for more information.

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• Court overturns Trump’s firings of two independent agency board members — The Washington DC court of appeals has reinstated Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox to their positions with the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board, respectively.
• Case update — Cathy A. Harris v. Bessent et al (D.C. Cir.) 25-5037 — Plaintiff filed a brief with the D.C.
• Case update — Gwynne A. Wilcox v. Donald J. Trump et al (D.C. Cir.) 1:25-cv-00334 — The D.C.

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• Libertarian Group Files Lawsuit Against Trump Tariffs — The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a libertarian group funded by Leonard Leo and Charles Koch, has filed a lawsuit challenging former President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese imports.
• Legal questions arise over Trump's use of IEEPA to impose tariffs — President Trump has invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs, a move that raises legal questions.
• Lawsuit filed against Trump's tariffs — The right-wing New Civil Liberties Alliance filed a lawsuit claiming that President Trump's tariffs against China are not permitted under the law.

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• Ruling vacated — J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00766 — The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision, vacated the district court's TROs holding that the case should have been brought as a habeas case where the plaintiffs were in custody at the time.
• Supreme Court Grants Emergency Application in Trump v. J.G.G. — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Allows Deportation Under Alien Enemies Act — The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deport Venezuelan migrants using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.

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• U.S. District Court orders return of legal resident — U.S.
• Federal Judge Criticizes Deportation of Abrego Garcia — A federal judge criticized the Trump administration for offering "no evidence" that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was a gang member and stated that the government has the power to return him to the US.
• Court Orders Return of Deportee Amid Legal Controversy