Trump Action Archive

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• Case update — American Oversight v. Department of Government Efficiency (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00409 — Defendants filed an answer to the amended complaint.

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• Case update — American Oversight v. Hegseth (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00883 — Plaintiff filed an amended complaint reflecting additional details of Defendants' alleged violations of federal record-keeping laws, including additional reporting on their use of Signal group chats and admissions by

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• Case update — Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-02847 — The district court issued an order denying motion to dissolve the TRO.

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• Case update — Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project v. United States Department of Health And Human Services (S.D.N.Y.) 1:24-cv-06740 — The court ordered Defendants to make “diligent efforts” to propose to Plaintiffs the number of HHS documents to be processed on a monthly basis.

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• Case update — G.F.F. v. Trump (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02886 — The government moved to vacate the class certification, alleging the class cannot be certified because the court lacks jurisdiction over the matter.

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• Motion denied — Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Marshals Service (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00749 — USMS filed its answer to Democracy Forward's complaint.

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• Motion denied — V.O.S. Selections Inc. v. Trump (Ct. Intl. Trade) 1:25-cv-00066 — Defendants filed an opposition to Plaintiffs' April 18 TRO motion and asserted Plaintiffs' motion fails to satisfy any of the requirements for extraordinary remedy.

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• Motion granted — Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00165 — Plaintiff requested leave to file a second amended complaint .

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• Motion to dismiss decided — Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00677 — Plaintiffs filed a memorandum in opposition to Defendants' motion to dismiss.

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• Motion to dismiss decided — Suri v. Trump (E.D. Va.) 1:25-cv-00480 — Respondents filed a reply to the response to the motion to dismiss and motion to transfer case.

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• Motion to dismiss decided — United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. Department of State et al. (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00465 — The Defendants filed a motion to dismiss and supporting memorandum , claiming that the government has not waived sovereign immunity, and the Plaintiff's claims are moot, lack jurisdiction, and fail to state a claim.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Association of People With Disabilities v. Dudek (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00977 — Plaintiffs filed a reply in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction in which they note SSA and DOGE provide no evidence of widespread fraud to justify their overhaul of the SSA.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Library Association v. Sonderling et al. (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01050 — Defendants filed an opposition brief to Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction arguing that Plaintiffs lack standing, that their claims should be heard in a different court or administrative body, and that

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — Pacito v. Trump (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00255 — The Ninth Circuit issued a notice to clarify its March 25 order, which granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion for an emergency stay of Judge Whitehead's preliminary injunction.

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• Summary judgment ruling — American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00352 — Plaintiffs filed a combined reply in support of their motion for summary judgment and in opposition to Defendants' motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment.

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• Summary judgment ruling — CREW v. CDC (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01020 — Plaintiff filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and partial summary judgment, along with a memorandum of support .

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• Federal judge orders restoration of Voice of America — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore Voice of America and several other news services that were previously shut down.
• Federal Judge Orders Resumption of VOA Operations — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume operations at Voice of America and other affiliated news services, which had been halted.

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• Sarah Palin loses defamation retrial against NYT — Former Alaska Governor and GOP Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin lost her defamation retrial against the New York Times.
• Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times — On April 22, 2025, a federal jury in New York found the New York Times not liable in the retrial of Sarah Palin's defamation case.

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• FDA v. SWT Global Supply, Inc., et al. Certiorari Granted — The Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of FDA v.
• USPS, et al. v. Konan, Lebene Certiorari Granted — The Supreme Court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in the case of USPS, et al.

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• Harvard Responds to Federal Grant Withholding — Harvard University publicly responded to the Trump administration's letter withholding federal grants until the university granted officials power over its students and programs.

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• American Oversight Sues to Preserve Signal Messages — The nonprofit watchdog American Oversight filed an amended lawsuit to compel the Trump administration to preserve all official messages sent on Signal, including those from Defense Secretary Hegseth's private group chat.

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• Firing of USAID Official by Secretary of State — Secretary of State Marco Rubio fired Peter Marocco, an official involved in dismantling the U.S.

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• Report on Insurrection Act Recommendation — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem were ordered to report on whether to recommend invoking the Insurrection Act to address conditions at the southern border.

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• State Department reorganization announced by Secretary Rubio — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a major reorganization of the State Department, which includes a 15% reduction in staff and a decrease in the number of bureaus from 734 to 602.
• Marco Rubio announces sweeping reorganisation of US State Department — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a proposed reorganisation of the US State Department, which includes cutting over 700 positions and eliminating 132 of 734 offices.

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• White House Begins Search for New Secretary of Defense — NPR reported that the White House has started the process of looking for a new Secretary of Defense amid ongoing controversies surrounding Pete Hegseth's leadership.