Trump Action Archive

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• Federal judge orders Trump to divulge financial details in BBC defamation lawsuit discovery — US magistrate judge Enjoliqué Lett ruled during a discovery hearing that Donald Trump must disclose detailed financial information from his businesses as part of his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC. The ruling stems from Trump's 2025 lawsuit over a 2024 BBC documentary that edited footage of his January 6 speech. The judge also authorized the BBC to subpoena dozens of Trump associates, including family members and advisers like Donald Trump Jr., Steve Bannon, and Stephen Miller, to investigate Trump's intentions on January 6. Trump's legal team indicated it will appeal the decision and attempt to amend the complaint to narrow the scope.

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• Complaint filed — Rogoff v. Trump, et al. (W.D. Wash.) — On July 21, 2026, Roger Rogoff, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington on July 15, 2026, filed a complaint in federal court challenging his removal by President Trump less than an hour after his appointment. Rogoff alleges the removal violated the Appointments Clause, the Separation of Powers doctrine, 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), and the Fifth Amendment. He seeks declaratory relief, an injunction barring enforcement of the removal, and mandamus relief.

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• Stephen Miller disclosed Palantir stock holdings — News broke that White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, widely believed to be responsible for the administration's draconian immigration policies, owns between $100,000 and $250,000 worth of stock in Palantir, the data and intelligence software company owned by Peter Thiel. Palantir has valuable contracts with ICE to track undocumented immigrants.
• Conflict-of-interest disclosures for new ACIP members not published in writing before meeting — The eight newly appointed ACIP members were asked to verbally disclose conflicts of interest at the meeting, but it is unclear whether written conflict-of-interest disclosures were published in advance. The new members did not appear on the Trump administration's conflict-of-interest tracker for ACIP members as of Wednesday morning. An HHS spokesperson stated ethics reviews had been conducted but did not clarify when or where disclosures would be published. One member dropped out Tuesday evening after a government financial review.
• Trump celebrates Supreme Court ruling as vindication of executive power expansion — President Trump declared the Supreme Court's decision a "giant win" and stated that the ruling would allow his administration to "promptly file to proceed with numerous policies that have been wrongly enjoined on a nationwide basis." Trump framed the decision as freeing the executive from judicial constraints, signaling intent to enforce previously blocked policies across all states without nationwide court protection.
• Supreme Court limits lower courts' power to block federal executive orders via nationwide injunctions — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Trump v Casa Inc ending the practice of lower courts issuing nationwide injunctions to block federal executive orders. The ruling prevents judges from halting or slowing presidential orders before their constitutionality is tested, including Trump's executive order attempting to remove birthright citizenship protections. Liberal justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson dissented, warning the decision undermines the rule of law and shifts the burden of defending constitutional rights onto individuals.
• Supreme Court restricts courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions against executive orders — The Supreme Court issued a decision significantly limiting lower courts' ability to issue nationwide injunctions against presidential policies. The ruling fundamentally reshaped how opponents can challenge executive overreach. Previously, courts had issued approximately 35 nationwide injunctions against Trump administration actions during the first six months of his second term. The decision leaves narrow exceptions, such as when a judge determines nationwide relief is necessary to protect plaintiffs from irreparable harm, as in the birthright citizenship case.
• US Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, restricting federal judges' power to block Trump orders — The US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 that federal district judges cannot issue nationwide injunctions blocking presidential policies; instead, court orders apply only to specific plaintiffs who sue. The decision arose from Trump's executive order banning birthright citizenship. While the ruling did not immediately implement the birthright citizenship ban, it fundamentally shifts judicial oversight by preventing courts from protecting all Americans from allegedly unconstitutional policies. The policy cannot take effect for 30 days. Immigration advocates are refiling lawsuits as class actions to seek broader protections.
• Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in Trump v. CASA — The Supreme Court decided Trump v. CASA, restricting the power of federal judges to issue nationwide injunctions. The ruling was announced on June 27, 2025. President Trump immediately claimed the decision as a major victory that would enable him to end birthright citizenship by executive action, citing a fabricated historical narrative about the Fourteenth Amendment and the Civil War.
• SCOTUS ruled on nationwide injunctions and birthright citizenship executive order — The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that nationwide injunctions likely exceed congressional authority, narrowing the scope of injunctions that had blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. The ruling left underlying injunctions in place for named plaintiffs but created uncertainty about nationwide relief. A class-action lawsuit was immediately filed after the ruling to seek broader protection.
• Supreme Court Grants Partial Stay in Trump v. CASA — The Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in the case of Trump v. CASA, which was consolidated with Trump v. New Jersey and Trump v. Washington. The Court partially stayed the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lower courts had issued universal injunctions blocking the enforcement of Executive Order 14160, which directed federal agencies to deny birthright citizenship to certain children of non-citizen parents. The Supreme Court held that the lower courts likely exceeded their equitable authority by issuing nationwide injunctions and limited the injunctions to the named plaintiffs only. The ruling narrows the use of nationwide injunctions but did not address the constitutionality of the Executive Order or the question of birthright citizenship.
• White House issues fact sheet celebrating Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions — The White House issued a fact sheet on June 27, 2025, celebrating a Supreme Court decision that restricts the use of nationwide injunctions against executive actions. The document states that the ruling "restores the proper separation of powers" and claims that 35 of 40 nationwide injunctions filed against Trump's second-term executive actions originated from five jurisdictions (California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Washington, and D.C.). The fact sheet lists pending policy actions it states can now proceed, including ending birthright citizenship, ceasing sanctuary city funding, suspending refugee resettlement, and other measures.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Trump v. CASA, Inc. (24A884) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Trump v. CASA, Inc. Docket number(s): 24A884.

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• Motion granted — National TPS Alliance et al. v. Noem (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-01766 — Judge Edward Chen granted Plaintiffs' motion (in a 78-page court order) to postpone the termination of temporary protected status for Venezuelan nationals.
• Federal judge delays termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants — A federal judge on March 31 delayed the Trump administration's move to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants, calling the termination "unprecedented" and "predicated on negative stereotypes" about Venezuelans. The ruling temporarily blocked the policy.

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• Federal judge blocks firing of CIA and ODNI DEI employees — A federal judge on March 31 blocked the Trump administration from firing employees at the CIA and Office of Director of National Intelligence who recently worked on DEI programs. The ruling prevented mass terminations based on program participation.

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• Coalition of 21 state AGs warned law firms against surrendering to Trump threats — Delaware AG Kathy Jennings formed a coalition of 21 state AGs who signed a letter sent to the 100 largest law firms in the US. The letter warned firms not to surrender to Trump's threats and stated that recent Trump administration actions targeting law firms and attorneys, plus calls for impeachment of federal judges, represent a clear threat to the justice system. The letter cited the Paul, Weiss law firm's acquiescence to Trump's demands as an example of the chilling effect.