Trump DC Circuit judge Greg Katsas cast the deciding vote to permit the Trump Administration to continue to freeze and refuse to spend billions in needed foreign aid approved by Congress.

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Julius Richardson wrote a 2-1 decision that allows Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to have access to government records containing sensitive personal data on millions of Americans, overruling a lower court decision to the contrary.

Trump Third Circuit judge David Porter cast the deciding vote not to consider an immigrant’s application for asylum even though the government had failed to notify him of his opportunity to seek such relief.

Trump Seventh Circuit judge Michael Brennan, joined by Trump judge Amy St. Eve, issued a 2-1 decision that granted a jury trial to a public school teacher who claimed his religious beliefs require an exemption from a district policy that accommodates transgender students.

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Julius Richardson wrote a 2-1 opinion, joined by Trump judge Allison Rushing, that threw out an excessive use of force claim against federal officials, reversing a lower court judgment that allowed the claims to proceed.

Trump Eighth Circuit judge Steven Grasz wrote a unanimous decision that reversed a lower court and ruled that voters with disabilities cannot sue under the Voting Rights Act to obtain assistance in voting as the Act provides.

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Daniel Bress wrote a 2-1 decision holding that the state cannot require that foster parents accept and support the sexual orientation and gender identity of their foster children, reversing a district court decision to the contrary.

Trump Ninth Circuit judge Bridget Bade cast the deciding vote to strike down a voter-approved law in California calling for background checks of people who seek to purchase gun and rifle ammunition.

In a shadow docket order issued on July 23, the Supreme Court’s MAGA majority issued yet another ruling handing Trump the power to break the law. In Trump v. Boyle, the majority let Trump’s firing of Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission without cause, in direct and undisputed violation of congressional statute, remain in effect while the commissioners’ lawsuit against Trump proceeds.

Trump Third Circuit judge Stephanos Bibas wrote a 2-1 decision upholding a ruling striking down a New Jersey law that prohibits contracts to civilly detain immigrants within its borders.

Trump Fourth Circuit judge Julius Richardson wrote a 2-1 opinion that rejected the appeal of a denial of social security disability benefits based on mental disability.

Trump Seventh Circuit judge Michael Brennan cast the deciding vote to throw out a prisoner’s complaint that a disciplinary board improperly forced him to pay “up to $100,000” in restitution to the prison despite lack of specific evidence to support that figure.

The Trump justices made possible a shadow docket decision letting the Trump administration dismantle the Education Department without congressional approval while litigation over that dismantling takes place.

With the three Trump justices making a 6-3 majority possible, the Supreme Court severely weakened federal courts’ ability to check a tyrannical president’s blatantly unconstitutional abuses of power. Less than two weeks after millions of Americans rose up to say “No Kings,” six justices essentially responded, “Yes Kings.”

In U.S. v. Skrmetti, the Court upheld a state law making it illegal to give transgender minors critically important gender-affirming care. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion for a 6-3 Court. The ruling against trans people was made possible by the three Trump justices.

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the district court for the Northern District of Texas, issued a ruling that struck down nationwide Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance protecting transgender workers from employment discrimination.

An en banc Fifth Circuit court overruled precedent and ruled that Americans do not have a right to sue when public libraries engage in political censorship. The 10-7 decision was made possible by the court’s six Trump judges, who all voted with the majority.

Judge David Joseph, nominated by Donald Trump to the federal district court for the Western District of Louisiana, struck down an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rule mandating that employers accommodate employee healthcare related to abortions.

Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh cast deciding votes in a 6-3 shadow docket ruling that reversed the DC Circuit and allowed Donald Trump, at least for now, to fire without cause officials at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB.)

Judge Justin Walker, nominated by Donald Trump to the DC Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 order that reversed a lower court and allowed implementation of a Trump executive order to begin that deprives most federal workers of their union rights. Walker joined conservative George HW Bush nominee Karen LeCraft Henderson in the majority.

Judges Naomi Rao and Greg Katsas, both nominated by Donald Trump to the DC Circuit, joined a 2-1 decision that stayed a conservative lower court ruling that had kept funds flowing to Radio Free Europe and other government-sponsored media that the Trump Administration has tried to abolish.

Judge Jonathan Kobes, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the Eighth Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by ruling that private individuals cannot sue under 42 U.S.C. 1983 to enforce violations of Section 2 of VRA.

Judge Stephanie Haines, who was nominated by Donald Trump to the federal district court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, became the only federal judge in the country to explicitly authorize the Administration to use the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador or elsewhere under a March proclamation by Trump. Haines’ ruling contradicts holdings by several other district judges who have rejected such requests, and the issue is likely to continue to be litigated, perhaps including in the Supreme Court.

Judges Neomi Rao and Greg Katsas, each nominated by Donald Trump to the DC Circuit, joined in a 2-1 ruling that approved a major cut, to “the minimum level of operations required by statute,” to Voice of America (VOA) and other broadcast networks authorized by Congress. Judge Cornelia Pillard, who was nominated by President Obama, strongly dissented.

Trump Judges Kurt Engelhardt and Andrew Oldham cast the deciding votes in a Fifth Circuit case making it harder for people with disabilities to go to court when facing illegal job discrimination.