The New York Times has been tracking every lawsuit challenging President Trump’s policies since he returned to office in January 2025 — more than 600 cases and counting.
We explain where those lawsuits stand here, and you can jump to specific categories that the lawsuits fall under (including tariffs, immigration and birthright citizenship). We also have takeaways.
From Cam Baker (proof): I’m on the data journalism team at The Times, where I cover elections, weather and, sometimes, court cases. I’ve been tracking lawsuits filed against the Trump administration for the last year.
From Zach Montague (proof): I’m a federal courts reporter, based in Washington. My reporting focuses on lawsuits in the District of Columbia and the balance of power between branches. I’ve covered more than 150 lawsuits against the Trump administration and previously worked on education policy and the sprawling investigation in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
From Emma Schartz (proof): I’m on the National team team at the New York Times, but before that, I spent months on the data journalism team assisting with the lawsuit tracker. I helped Matt Schwartz analyze the data behind how Trump’s appointed judges were voting in the appellate courts. My prior reporting focused on Nebraska, my beloved home state.
From Matt Schwartz (proof): I’m a legal affairs correspondent at The Times and a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine. My focus over the last year has been what it means to be a judge today. That includes rising threats against judges, tensions between the lower courts and the Supreme Court, and the challenges posed by the flood of litigation over President Trump’s second-term agenda.
You can read all of these articles for free, even without an NYT subscription.
Ask us anything about how the tracker came together and how we track the lawsuits. We’ll answer questions from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.
Source: thenewyorktimes
19 Comments
How much pressure are NYT writers under to support or write articles that paint favourably POTUS’ policies?
What are the most consequential lawsuits that have the highest chance of winning? Will we ever actually see the administration pay for their actions?
Hi NYT, why do you guys spend so many column inches carrying water for this administration?
Fuck the New York Times lol. Your paper sanewashed the shit out of Trump for years and went out of its way to make Biden’s presidency look like a shitshow. You’re profiting off this mess.
Go work for a paper with morals
How/why do we not have systems in place to deal with blatantly illegal things *before* needing a lawsuit to (hopefully) fix them?
Like if the average person does something illegal then, sure, they’ll get a day in court later. But they’ll still be arrested in the meantime.
But in our government we just let illegal actions run rampant until there’s a challenge? Is it as simple as Congress abdicating their oversight or am I missing something else that’s been happening lately?
I know a lot of people who used to be more engaged in political media but have now reached the final stages of exhaustion with Trump’s lack of consequences. Every time we see another article with a headline like, “Judge strikes down Trump’s yada yada”, many of us instinctively think, “Right, and then what?”
Trump has clearly shown us that in the executive branch, a lot of the accountability and consequences are able to be skirted by completely ignoring the status quo and the rule of law itself. What would you say to those of us who are almost totally disenchanted with the entire political legal process?
How do you feel about becoming the propaganda arm of Israel?
yall are selling us out to maga
When do you guys plan to do some journalism again?
How many coworkers or bots do you have submitting BS questions in here so you avoid the fact that the majority of this sub has realized your paper’s lost credibility?
The NYT massively contributed to the situation we are in due to sane washing trump.
Why is so much corruption accepted?
What are the most important lawsuits that relate to Minnesota or that would prevent the Trump administration from doing similar things in the future?
How much do you guys receive from the Israeli government? 🙂
How have the media and others completely whiffed on the fact that these Section 122 “Plan B” global tariffs are just as plainly illegal as the previous ones?
(Sidebar: the plan B tariffs, by the Trade Act of 1974, cannot be legally applied since we changed to floating currency which means the conditions for imposing them cannot be met.)
Why did the media just accept and them falsely amplify the MAGA false distraction that the only relevant aspect of Plan B tariffs is the 150 day time limit, which is moot?
Can’t anyone sue and get an immediate injunction?
Who are the most likely plaintiffs for such an action and what do they have to say?
How do you live with yourselves? You work for a games and cooking app that has a side hustle explaining what Trump really means.
Hello,
What is one story you want to write about but cannot?
Why do you use active voice when describing something happening to Israelis and passive voice when describing the same thing happening to Palestinians? Example: “Israeli Children Killed” vs “Palestinian Children Found Dead”
Questioning here is merciless.
I got one: Do you think that reporting on lawsuits against this administration risks giving the administration’s actions unmerited credibility and legitimacy? If so, how do you structure your reporting to address the unique circumstances of this “presidency.”