The challenge of understanding the impact of changes is second only to the challenge of identifying those changes and their status. The information below is intended to assist in the identification of facts relevant to those trying to work through fast-breaking developments.
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
This tracker is searchable, categorizing ongoing litigation within (currently) eight (8) categories and multiple subcategories. For example, Immigration and Citizenship /Executive Action: Birthright Citizenship lists and links to eight (8) cases.
The subcategories provide links to the associated Executive Order. For example, Structure of Government/Personnel/Executive Action: Dismantling of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau links to Executive Order 14171 as published in the Federal Register. This is followed by the listings for National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought (D.D.C.), Case No. 1:24-cv-00381 and Mayor and City Council of Baltimore et al., v. CFPB (D. Md.), Case No. 1:25-cv-00458-ABA.
Each listing provides –
- Title of the case, its court, and docket listing, with links to associated listing in COURT LISTENER BY FREE.LAW. These, in turn, provide links to the docket, identification of the parties and counsel, and links to cited authorities.
- Links to the Complaint as filed and as amended
- Date filed
- Case Summary – a succinct description of the case and the plaintiff’s position, as well as a description of each “Update” – opinions, preliminary injunctions, dismissals, etc. – in the case
- Date of the last update
The tracker is published by the online forum Just Security, based at the Reiss Center on Law and Security at New York University School of Law. Just Security describes itself as “an online forum for the rigorous analysis of security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights. Founded in 2013, [Just Security aims] to promote principled and pragmatic solutions to problems confronting decision-makers in the United States and abroad” and describes its authors as “individuals with significant government experience, academics, civil society practitioners, individuals directly affected by national security policies, and other leading voices.
Executive Actions and Executive Orders
There are multiple sources for 2025 Executive Orders and Executive Actions, including:
- Federal Register 2025 Donald J. Trump Executive Orders
This page contains documents published in the Federal Register. It also contains a link to view all Presidential Documents, including Proclamations, and “Other” Presidential Documents, such as memoranda, notices, determinations, letters, messages, and orders. The Office of the Federal Register receives and publishes only those documents that have been signed by President and published, and thus publication may be delayed for anywhere from one to several days. - The White House – Presidential Actions
This section of the website contains (as of January 15, 2025, 11) pages that list and link to Presidential Actions taken since Inauguration on January 20, 2025. Actions are listed in reverse chronological order as signed, and will likely continue to appear here before they are published in the Federal Register. The site also contains links to sections titled “Articles,” “Briefings & Statements,” “Fact Sheets,” and “Remarks”. - The American Presidency Project – Advanced Search – Donald J. Trump (2 nd Term)
This site lists all published orders, in searchable format, and provides direct links to each listed order. Users can search using user-defined words or phrases with restrictions as to president, dates, and document attributes. Notably, the site permits search by “Document Category”, allowing research into a broader selection of all Presidential and related documents – not just Executive Orders – including “memoranda,” “messages,” “Press Office,” “Proclamations,” etc.
Executive Orders may be numbered or unnumbered, although The American Presidency Project is reports that frequency of unnumbered Executive Orders has declined sharply since 1907. See The American Presidency Project, Statistics, Data Archive, Executive Orders and internal citations.
