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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
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The AI Action Plan and Federalism: A Constitutional Analysis

If the U.S. AI Action Plan's approach survives constitutional scrutiny, it will erode vital and enduring checks on presidential authority.
Pathways to "universal” relief after Trump v. CASA (Just Security)

Pathways to “Universal” Relief After Trump v. CASA

CASA’s reasoning left open multiple avenues for litigants seeking to obtain broad relief against unlawful executive actions
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After CASA: The Administrative Procedure Act Option for Challenging the Birthright Citizenship and Other Illegal Executive Actions

After Trump v. CASA, the APA offers a path to nationwide relief against unconstitutional executive actions—without relying on universal injunctions.
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The Legal Defects in the Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deregulate Without Notice and Comment

The Trump administration's efforts to circumvent the APA's notice-and-comment requirements risk setting a damaging precedent.
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Too Big to Be Lawful: A Federal Court Halts Mass Layoffs Across the Civil Service

A recent court decision has made clear that reorganizing the federal government can't proceed through backdoor executive planning.
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The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened Series, CIA Officers’ Lawsuit at Intersection of DEI and National Security

A small number of intelligence officers who were fired because one of their duties involved DEI efforts at CIA have sued to keep their jobs.
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What Just Happened: Musk-OPM Send Email to Federal Employees Asking for Five Accomplishments

The OPM's recent email and online threat by Elon Musk demonstrate that resignations and layoffs will continue — whether lawful or not.
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The Just Security Podcast: What Just Happened Series, Understanding Federal Employee Rights

Labor and employment expert Suzanne Summerlin discusses the protections available to federal employees if their rights are violated.
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What Just Happened: Purges at the DOJ and FBI — How Do and Don’t the Civil Service Laws Apply

Expert Backgrounder on how civil service laws do or do not protect DOJ and FBI officials from retaliation.
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Collecting Just Security’s Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Term

A collection of legal and policy analysis of key cases from the Supreme Court's tumultuous term.
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Foreign Affairs Deference After Chevron

For foreign relations and national security cases any effects of Chevron's overruling are more likely to be ripples than waves.
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