Just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn into office, his administration’s executive orders sparked a wave of legal challenges.
From attempting to end birthright citizenship to creating a “Department of Government Efficiency,” Trump’s early moves are testing the boundaries of executive authority, with some likely to survive legal attacks and others that may require review by the Supreme Court.
Here are the top executive orders that could soon or are currently facing legal threats and the extent to which they could endure difficulties or proceed with relative ease in the months ahead.
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Birthright Citizenship in the Crosshairs
Trump’s executive order to curtail birthright citizenship, signed immediately after his inauguration, ignited swift legal contests.
Attorneys from 15 states and the city of San Francisco
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