Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Monday in three lawsuits filed by Baltimore City, Annapolis, and Anne Arundel County against major oil companies, including BP. The local governments claim the companies knowingly misled the public about the dangers of fossil fuel use and contributed to alleged climate-related damages like sea-level rise and extreme weather.
In just under six months, the Trump administration’s second term has sparked a flood of lawsuits, but one case targeting President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs stands out for its broad, bipartisan backing. Unlike the expected opposition from immigration advocates and Democratic leaders, this challenge is also supported by prominent conservative organizations, economists, and even former allies like Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom.
Tuesday marks the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second administration, a period already defined by over 200 lawsuits challenging his aggressive executive actions. According to Reuters, federal judges have issued more than 70 rulings that have temporarily blocked key initiatives on immigration, government spending, and military policies.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to dismiss lawsuits against jurisdictions pertaining to the hiring of police officers and firefighters.
On January 21, 2025, a coalition of 18 Democratic-led states, along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston against President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
On January 16, 2025, U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, ruled that Idaho, Missouri, and Kansas can continue their lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking to restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.
A New York Supreme Court judge dismissed New York City’s lawsuit against major energy companies on Tuesday, ruling that the city’s arguments were contradictory.
