Trump Executive Order Tracker | Akin Public Policy and Lobbying

Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness (Trump EO Tracker)

January 28, 2025

Reading Time : 2 min
Trump Executive Order Tracker | Akin Public Policy and Lobbying

Key Updates

Summary

This order directs the Secretary of Defense to promptly issue directives for DoD to end invented and identification-based pronoun usage to best achieve high standards for troops. Absent extraordinary operational necessity, the Armed Forces shall neither allow males to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for females, nor allow females to use or share sleeping, changing, or bathing facilities designated for males. 

Legal Challenges

Case Name Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-00240
Date Complaint Filed January 28, 2025
Venue United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Summary

Plaintiffs are a group of active duty transgender service members and prospective or current enlistees. They sue Defendants (President Trump and various agencies and officials) and argue that the categorical exclusion of transgender individuals from military service violates equal protection under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause because the policy is arbitrary and lacks a legitimate government interest. Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief.

Related Cases
  • Shilling v. Trump (W. D. Wash.), Case No. 2:25-cv-00241 


Case Name Shilling v. Trump, Case No. 2:25-cv-00241
Date Complaint Filed February 6, 2025
Venue United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle 
Summary

Plaintiffs, including active and prospective transgender service members, sue Defendants (President Trump and various agencies and officials), and argue that the Order banning transgender individuals from serving in the military violates the equal protection and due process guarantees of the Fifth Amendment and the free speech guarantee of the First Amendment.  Plaintiffs seek declaratory judgment and a permanent injunction against enforcement of the Executive Order. 

Related Cases
  • Nicolas Talbott, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al. (D.D.C.), Case No. 1:25-cv-00240

Additional Documentation

Share This Insight

Related Content

Trump Executive Order Tracker

The significant number of executive orders published by the Trump Administration cut across dozens of industries and areas of law. This searchable tool breaks down the orders and their impacts on specific industries and with in-depth analysis of specific orders.

Previous Entries

Trump Executive Order Tracker

March 26, 2026

Requires federal agencies to prohibit contractors and subcontractors from engaging in “racially discriminatory DEI activities” by mandating a new contract clause across federal procurement. Establishes enforcement mechanisms—including contract termination, suspension, debarment, and potential False Claims Act liability—and directs government-wide regulatory updates to embed these requirements into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
 
The order requires agencies to incorporate the mandated contract clause within 30 days, directs the FAR Council to issue interim guidance within 60 days, and mandates agency compliance reports within 120 days. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

March 24, 2026

Extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council through May 29, 2026, or until 10 days after submission of its final report, to allow additional time to complete and submit its final report assessing FEMA's operations and effectiveness.

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

March 20, 2025

Directs federal agencies to preserve a dedicated national broadcast window for the Army-Navy Game by discouraging scheduling conflicts with College Football Playoff and other postseason games. Calls for coordination with collegiate athletics organizations and broadcasters, and directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assess whether the game should be treated as a public interest or national service event.   

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

March 13, 2026

Amends prior presidential delegations under the Defense Production Act to allow the Secretary of Energy, alongside the Secretary of Commerce, to independently exercise certain authorities related to national defense resource preparedness. Clarifies that under Executive Order 14156, Declaring a National Energy Emergency, agency heads may act directly when authority has been delegated rather than seeking additional presidential approval.

...

Read More

© 2026 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. This document is distributed for informational use only; it does not constitute legal advice and should not be used as such. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Akin is the practicing name of Akin Gump LLP, a New York limited liability partnership authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 267321. A list of the partners is available for inspection at Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG. For more information about Akin Gump LLP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and other associated entities under which the Akin Gump network operates worldwide, please see our Legal Notices page.