[ April 11, 2026 ]
What is not being said: Treasonous operatives, installed by Obama and ratcheted up under Biden regime, led to a systematic, massive organ failure of the American government. No checks and balances. No law and order, a real time coup. Can the patient be saved?
Roll Call: The joint subcommittee hearing was among the latest Republican pushback to district judges who have ruled against the Trump administration, at times using nationwide injunctions to temporarily pause or slow executive branch actions (Roll Call).
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX): In four months, the Trump administration has seen more nationwide injunctions than the entirety of the 20th century, and more nationwide injunctions than Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden combined. This is not normal. This is not justice. This is an orchestrated campaign of judicial obstruction (Ted Cruz).
ADVERTISEMENTSenator Eric Schmitt: Enough is enough. I’ll be working with my colleagues to advance reforms to uphold the separation of powers (X). Schmitt also highlighted the fact that these cases are supposed to be randomly assigned: Judge James Boasberg has somehow been assigned FOUR major Trump cases. A statistical impossibility. That isn’t “random.” It’s rigged (X).
Rebecca Downs of Townhall: Judge James Boasberg, the chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, has repeatedly been assigned cases to do with President Donald Trump’s second term, as Townhall has been covering. Congress has taken notice, and the House last month passed a bill to rein in rogue judges like Boasberg and others (Townhall).
Below is an abbrevated list of judges who have issued injunctions or temporary restraining orders (TROs) against policies or executive actions of President Donald Trump during his second term in 2025, based on available information as of June 3, 2025. Note that this list may not be exhaustive due to ongoing litigation, and some details are drawn from legal reports and posts found on X. I’ve included the specific actions they blocked where possible, ensuring accuracy by cross-referencing multiple sources. (GROK)
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Loren AliKhan (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Obama appointee)
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Date: January 28, 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO pausing a federal funding freeze, specifically targeting Trump’s efforts to suspend congressionally appropriated foreign aid through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Later, on February 25, 2025, AliKhan issued a preliminary injunction, criticizing the policy as “ill-conceived.”
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John Coughenour (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Reagan appointee)
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Date: January 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO blocking Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” This preceded a preliminary injunction by Judge Boardman.
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Deborah Boardman (U.S. District Court for Maryland, Biden appointee)
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Date: February 5, 2025
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Action: Issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, citing its conflict with the 14th Amendment. She also blocked an order firing probationary employees at 18 federal agencies in March 2025.ADVERTISEMENT
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John J. McConnell Jr. (U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Obama appointee)
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Date: January and February 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO and later a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s attempt to freeze federal funding in a lawsuit brought by 22 Democratic states. The injunction was limited to the plaintiff states.
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Carl Nichols (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Trump appointee)
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Date: February 2025
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Action: Issued a one-week TRO halting the placement of 2,200 USAID employees on administrative leave. Also issued a TRO blocking the transfer of a transgender woman to a men’s facility under Trump’s order barring transgender women from women’s prisons.
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Amy Berman Jackson (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Obama appointee)
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Date: March 28, 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Jenner & Block, part of his retaliation campaign against firms involved in prior investigations. She also reinstated Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel and halted efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Richard Leon (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, George W. Bush appointee)
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Date: March 28, 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO blocking parts of Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm WilmerHale, where former special counsel Robert Mueller worked, though security clearance suspensions were allowed to stand.
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James E. Boasberg (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Obama appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO halting Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process, ordering deportation flights to return. Also threatened contempt proceedings for non-compliance in deportation cases.
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Edward Milton Chen (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Obama appointee)
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Date: March 31, 2025
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Action: Issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump’s effort to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, allowing them to legally work and remain in the U.S.
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William Alsup (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Clinton appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Ordered six federal departments (Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs) to reinstate fired probationary employees.ADVERTISEMENT
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John D. Bates (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, George W. Bush appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Ordered health agencies to restore webpages with transgender healthcare information removed under Trump’s “gender ideology” order.
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Theodore D. Chuang (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Obama appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction ordering USAID to reopen its headquarters and restore access to electronic systems for employees, while barring the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from sharing staff personal information.
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Ana Reyes (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Biden appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order banning transgender individuals from military service, citing equal protection violations.
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Susan Illston (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Clinton appointee)
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Date: May 9, 2025
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Action: Issued a 14-day TRO blocking Trump’s executive order for a sweeping overhaul of 20 federal agencies, pausing reduction-in-force notices and administrative leave placements. This was later converted to a preliminary injunction.
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Adam Abelson (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Biden appointee)
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Date: 2025 (specific date not provided)
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Action: Blocked parts of Trump’s executive order banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, citing vagueness.
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Allison D. Burroughs (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
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Date: April 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order that attempted to end diversity and equity programs in public schools.
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Catherine D. Perry (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland)
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Date: April 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order that attempted to end diversity and equity programs in public schools.
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William G. Young (U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, Reagan appointee)
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Date: April 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order that attempted to end diversity and equity programs in public schools.
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M. Douglas Kelley (U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO blocking Trump’s efforts to cut $4 billion in funding for health research grants in a lawsuit filed by 22 states against the Trump administration and the National Institutes of Health.
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Maxine M. Chesney (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Clinton appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order pulling federal funds for hospitals delivering gender-affirming care to minors, ruling it overstepped presidential authority.
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Royce C. Lamberth (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Reagan appointee)
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Date: March 2025
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Action: Issued a TRO blocking an order requiring prison officials to transfer transgender women to men’s facilities and terminate their hormone therapy, citing increased risk of violence.
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