Ever since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has waged war on U.S. foreign aid. That has led to a dizzying array of legal battles — and a back-and-forth that continues to play out across Washington, D.C.’s courtrooms.
There’s the case brought by USAID’s implementing partners, pushing the government to pay for work that was already contracted. Another, filed by USAID staff, challenges the sweeping terminations that upended the agency earlier this year. Then there are additional lawsuits from small and large aid entities, all caught in the administration’s crosshairs during Trump’s second term.
These cases represent just a sliver of the more than 200 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration since the president returned to office, with litigation spanning from immigration to mass firings to climate policy and beyond. Here is the latest on the court cases we’re tracking, and where they stand on the legal docket to date.
About the authors
Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal
Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.
Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
