Legal affairs of the second Donald Trump presidency
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Donald Trump began his second presidential term in office on January 20, 2025, and released his first press statement, "President Trump's America First Priorities", about his goals for his term later that day.
Trump began signing executive orders after his swearing in, intended to enact specific actions regarding his stated priorities. The executive orders have addressed portions of the federal government and beyond, and sparked a flurry of court cases in response. In the administration's first two months, 127 lawsuits were filed against it, according to data at New York University, but Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News there were at least 160.
Many cases have been in response to Executive Order 14158, establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump identified billionaire and tech CEO, Elon Musk, as leading DOGE, although he did not hold the office of DOGE Administrator. Musk began federal cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, shutting down departments and agencies, ending aid, and removing programs, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
The Trump administration has claimed that they have wide powers to bypass Congressional oversight, while many others believe these actions to be unconstitutional. As Musk has gained power over the federal sector, there have been mass layoffs and retirement requests from across departments.
One incident that has spurred lawsuits and protest was a memo emailed to federal workers, titled "Fork in the Road". This memo was in reference to a US federal deferred resignation program that was being mandated by the DOGE team.