Law and Chaos Ep 105 — The Week Everyone Sued The Trump Administration
Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg of executive orders is running into a million lawsuits. And Elon Musk’s inability to keep his mouth shut isn’t helping. We’ll discuss the avalanche of lawsuits by labor unions, non-profits, FBI agents, and anonymous federal employees, along with the judiciary’s response.
Links:
44 USC § 3501 Note
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/44/3501
Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/politics/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-system/index.html
US v. Illinois docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69616357/united-states-v-state-of-illinois/
FBI Agents Association v. DOJ
AFL-CIO v. Department of Labor docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69613359/afl-cio-v-department-of-labor/
Nat’l Council of Nonprofits v. OMB (“Nonprofits Case”) docket
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS v. BESSENT (challenge to Treasury/BFS)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69607077/alliance-for-retired-americans-v-bessent/
Doe v. OPM docket (challenge to Musk server spoofing OPM email)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69582338/doe-v-office-of-personnel-management
New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump (challenge to birthright EO)
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69560542/new-hampshire-indonesian-community-support-v-trump/
The Three-Headed Chimera of Trumpian Destruction [Gift Link]
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