<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OA1214&lt;/strong&gt; - As the end of 2025 approaches, we are finding real cause for hope in how federal courts have been handling the Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on the rule of law. In the first of what will be at least two parts, Matt and Thomas speedrun through just a few of the many wins--both big and small--that we have seen in a wide range of categories.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Just Security&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;u&gt;’s Litigation Tracker&lt;/u&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thejusticeconnection.org/farewell-messages/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Farewell Messages by Recent DOJ Alumni&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/16/magazine/trump-justice-department-staff-attorneys.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;“The Unraveling of the Justice Department,”&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Emily Bazelon, &lt;em&gt;The New York Times&lt;/em&gt; (11/16/25)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69741724/jgg-v-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Docket for&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;J.G.G. v. Trump&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (Alien Enemies Act and related contempt litigation)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282460/gov.uscourts.mad.282460.261.0_3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Judge William Young’s decision in&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;AAUP v. Rubio&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (9/30/25)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv0306-71" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Injunction blocking Trump asylum EO in&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;RAICES v. Noem&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (7/2/25) &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://clearinghouse.net/doc/161603/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Injunction blocking ICE from enforcement in certain churches in&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Philadelphia Yearly Meeting v. Noem&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (2/24/25)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277519/gov.uscourts.dcd.277519.54.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Injunction in&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;blocking IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE (11/21/25)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/states-v-trump-library-museum-funding-injunction.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Injunction in&lt;/u&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rhode Island v. Trump&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; blocking EO which would have dismantled the Institute for Museums and Libraries and several other federal agencies (11/21/25)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Check out the OA&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://linktr.ee/openingarguments" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Linktree&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;for all the places to go and things to do!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Trump Keeps Racking Up Ls in the Courts

DEC 8, 202547 MIN
Opening Arguments

Trump Keeps Racking Up Ls in the Courts

DEC 8, 202547 MIN

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OA1214 - As the end of 2025 approaches, we are finding real cause for hope in how federal courts have been handling the Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on the rule of law. In the first of what will be at least two parts, Matt and Thomas speedrun through just a few of the many wins--both big and small--that we have seen in a wide range of categories. Just Security’s Litigation Tracker  Farewell Messages by Recent DOJ Alumni “The Unraveling of the Justice Department,” Emily Bazelon, The New York Times (11/16/25) Docket for J.G.G. v. Trump (Alien Enemies Act and related contempt litigation) Judge William Young’s decision in AAUP v. Rubio (9/30/25) Injunction blocking Trump asylum EO in RAICES v. Noem (7/2/25)  Injunction blocking ICE from enforcement in certain churches in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting v. Noem (2/24/25) Injunction in Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRSblocking IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE (11/21/25) Injunction in Rhode Island v. Trump blocking EO which would have dismantled the Institute for Museums and Libraries and several other federal agencies (11/21/25) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!