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Can We Trust Courts to Stop Trump’s Lawlessness?

Can We Trust Courts to Stop Trump’s Lawlessness?

The harms that Trump is causing — to our people, our polity, our politics, and so much more — go well beyond any possible violations of law.

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May 25, 2025
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Just following the mass of litigation against the second Trump Administration can be a full-time job.

One leading tracker currently identifies 244 distinct cases filed against the administration. Many of these cases have been through multiple stages: temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, summary judgment motions, enforcement and contempt…

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Sam Bagenstos
Law and public policy professor. General Counsel of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services under President Biden. Senior civil rights official at the Department of Justice under President Obama.
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