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

August 28, 2025

Expands national security exclusions from federal labor-management relations by adding specific units in the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Commerce, NASA, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media to the list of agencies performing intelligence or national security functions. It also extends the deadline for related exclusions issued by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 28, 2025

Directs the Attorney General to investigate whether federal grant funds are being illegally used for lobbying or partisan political activities, citing concerns over misuse and potential violations of federal law. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 28, 2025

Directs the General Services Administration to prioritize classical and traditional architecture as the preferred style for major federal public buildings, update its policies accordingly, and require architects and design reviewers to have expertise in these styles. Establishes stricter review and presidential notification requirements for approving designs that deviate from this preference. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 25, 2025

Directs federal agencies to immediately deploy additional personnel, investigate safety violations, and establish specialized units to restore public safety in Washington, DC, with provisions for rapid nationwide deployment if needed. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 25, 2025

Directs federal agencies to detain dangerous arrestees in Washington, DC, pursue federal charges where possible, and apply pressure on the District to end its cashless bail policies. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 25, 2025

Directs federal agencies to prioritize the prosecution of individuals who desecrate the American flag in ways that incite violence or violate existing laws and authorizes immigration consequences for foreign nationals involved in such acts.

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 25, 2025

Directs federal agencies to identify and potentially suspend funding to jurisdictions that have substantially eliminated cash bail for crimes posing public safety risks, including offenses involving violent, sexual, or indecent acts, or burglary, looting, or vandalism. 

...

Read More

Trump Executive Order Tracker

August 21, 2025

Establishes the "America by Design" initiative to modernize and improve the usability and aesthetics of federal digital and physical services. Creates a National Design Studio and appoints a Chief Design Officer to lead efforts across agencies. 
 
Heads of agencies must consult with the Chief Design Officer and implement the "America by Design" initiative at their respective agencies and produce initial results by July 4, 2026. 

...

Read More

© 2025 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.