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Topic Summary:

List of all child topics:

• DEI
• DOGE
• Targeting Non-Citizens
  • Alien Enemies Act
  • 3rd Country Rendition
  • Non-Citizen Student Speech
• Birthright Citizenship
• Dismantling Agencies & Departments
  • Institute of Museum & Library Services
  • National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Department of Education
  • National Institute of Health
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Broadcasting
  • Foreign Aid
• Targeting Government Employees
  • Dismantling Government Employee Unions
  • RIFs and Layoffs
  • Removing Specific Individuals
• Targeting States & Cities
  • Targeting California
• Targeting Universities
• Elections
• Tariffs
• Impounding Money Allocated by Congress
• Anti-LGBT
• FOIA
• Environmental Concerns
• Targeting the Judicial System
  • Targeting Law Firms
  • Targeting the Courts

List of all cases in topic {{{topic_title}}}:

Case Title	Case Summary	Case Status
Abrego Garcia v. Noem	Salvadoran citizen suing for Habeas, after being sent to CECOT despite order against him being sent to El Salvador.	District court ordered, and circuit and SCOTUS upheld, that govt facilitate Abrego's return to US. Discovery ongoing at district court to determine what the US Govt has done to execute that order. US has returned Abrego Garcia and is charging him in United States v. Garcia.
United States v. Garcia	Kilmar Abrego Garcia charged with crime. Returned during the course of Abrego Garcia v. Noem.	Indictment filed.
President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services	Harvard suing.	Harvard status.
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services	Suit to ensure funding & services for legal representation of immigrant children.
SF v. Trump	Sanctuary cities sue to keep federal funding
Florida Immigrant Coalition v. Uthmeier	Florida law makes illegal entry to US a crime.
J.A.V. v. Trump	This case challenges the Alien Enemies Act in the Southern District of Texas, using the mechanism (class action writ of habeas) required by the Supreme Court's J.G.G. ruling (April 7, 2025).	The district court ruled (May 1, 2025) that the government was not allowed to use the AEA to "detain[], transfer[], or remov[e]" anyone in the class. The government appealed (June 27, 2025) this decision to the Fifth Circuit, which has stayed the ruling while the W.M.M. v. Trump case is ongoing.
G.F.F. v. Trump	This case challenges the Alien Enemies Act in the Southern District of New York, using the mechanism (class action writ of habeas) required by the Supreme Court's J.G.G. ruling (April 7, 2025).	The district court ordered (May 14, 2025) via a preliminary injunction that the government was not allowed to use the AEA during the litigation. The government appealed (July 3, 2025) this decision to the Second Circuit, which has not yet set a schedule for next steps.
W.M.M. v. Trump
Perkins Coie v. Department of Justice	The law firm Perkins Coie sues to block an Executive Order [1] targeting them.	The District of D.C. ruled in favor of Perkins Coie, blocking the EO. The DoJ has appealed that ruling to the D.C. Circuit, where the briefing schedule is ongoing. The EO remains blocked, for now.
Jenner and Block v. Department of Justice	The law firm Jenner & Block sues to block an Executive Order [2] targeting them.	The District of D.C. ruled in favor of Jenner & Block, blocking the EO. The DoJ has appealed that ruling to the D.C. Circuit, where the briefing schedule is ongoing. The EO remains blocked, for now.
Susman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President	The law frm Susman Godfrey sues to block an Executive Order [3] targeting them.	The District of D.C. ruled in favor of Susman Godfrey, blocking the EO. The DoJ has appealed that ruling to the D.C. Circuit, where the briefing schedule is ongoing. The EO remains blocked, for now.
WilmerHale v. Executive Office of the President	The law firm WilmerHale sues to block an Exeuctive Order [4] targeting them.	The District of D.C. ruled in favor of WilmerHale, blocking the EO. The DoJ has appealed that ruling to the D.C. Circuit, where the briefing schedule is onging. The EO remains blocked, for now.
American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President	The American Bar Association sues the executive, seeking an umbrella ruling that any "Law Firm Intimidation Policy" be ruled unconstitutional, so that no firm can be so threatened.	The Department of Justice moved to dismiss the complaint. The briefing schedule is ongoing.

List of all upcoming events in topic {{{topic_title}}}:

Date	Summary	Case Title	Court
2025-09-11	First round of dispositive motions due from both parties to the appellate court.	WilmerHale v. Executive Office of the President	D.C. Circuit
2025-09-24	ABA due to file response to DoJ's motion to dismiss.	American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President	District of D.C.
2025-10-15	DoJ to file response supporting their motion to dismiss.	American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President	District of D.C.
TBD	Waiting for appellate court to set filing schedule	Susman Godfrey v. Executive Office of the President	D.C. Circuit

List of all events in the past week in topic {{{topic_title}}}:

Date	Summary	Case Title	Court
2025-09-05	First round of dispositive motions due from both sides to the appellate court.	Jenner and Block v. Department of Justice	D.C. Circuit
2025-09-11	First round of dispositive motions due from both parties to the appellate court.	WilmerHale v. Executive Office of the President	D.C. Circuit