Will Trump’s project be seriously threatened by the courts, & if not, what will that mean for the rule of law? Michael Zander KC reports
- Many of the executive orders handed down so far by President Trump are being challenged as unconstitutional, unlawful, or both.
The torrent of far-reaching executive orders unleashed by President Trump is being met by a barrage of defensive lawsuits challenging their legality as unconstitutional, contrary to federal legislation or both.
The stakes are high. Will Trump’s project be seriously threatened by the courts? Will the administration abide by the courts’ decisions and, if not, what of the rule of law? Or will the litigation be neutered by the Supreme Court?
Legal action
To get a picture of the cases nationwide and their progress, see Just Security's ‘Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administrative Actions’, giving the name of each case, the date it was filed, by whom, what it is about and any developments. As of 25 March, there were
