Week 3 in Review: Administration Actions and Legal Challenges
Last updated: February 7, 2025
The Trump administration has progressed further key policy priorities, while legal challenges have emerged in the areas of immigration, DEI, the federal workforce, and federal spending.
This past week, the Trump administration has continued to advance key policy priorities while facing a slew of legal actions.
Latham lawyers are carefully monitoring the rollout of President Trump’s policy priorities through executive orders, agency actions, and installment of new personnel. Below is a high-level overview of these
New Justice Department Guidance Reinforces Trump Priorities
- FCPA Enforcement: In a broader memo laying out new priorities targeting international organized crime, Total Elimination of Cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations directs the Foreign
Week 2 in Review: Major Moves on Energy, Immigration, Digital Assets, and DEI
The Trump administration has taken rapid action to implement key policy priorities, affecting both federal agencies and the private sector.
During the first two weeks of the new administration, Latham lawyers have been carefully monitoring the executive branch as it implements President Trump’s policy priorities through executive orders and other agency actions. Our experienced practitioners have analyzed many of these actions with a focus on how they might impact entities in key industries.
Below is a high-level overview of these
Navigating Change: President Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders Set New Course on Energy and the Environment
President Trump’s orders, which include withdrawing from international climate agreements and declaring an energy emergency, emphasize domestic production and regulatory reform.
By Nikki Buffa, Devin O’Connor, Janice Schneider, Stacey VanBelleghem, and Brian McCall
On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders and memoranda that signal a significant shift in US energy and environmental policy. These actions aim to reshape the regulatory landscape, prioritize domestic conventional
Executive Order: “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing”
Navigating Trump administration executive orders impacting environment and energy initiatives.
By Janice Schneider, Jean-Philippe Brisson, Nikki Buffa, and Betty M. Huber
Date Issued: January 20, 2025
Agency Impacted: Interior, Agriculture, Energy, EPA, NOAA, Treasury, Justice
Summary: This presidential memorandum temporarily halts wind energy leasing across all areas of
Executive Order: “Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements”
Navigating Trump administration executive orders impacting environment and energy initiatives.
By Janice Schneider, Jean-Philippe Brisson, Nikki Buffa, and Betty M. Huber
See EO: Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements
Date Issued: January 20, 2025
Agency Impacted: All “relevant” agencies
Summary: This EO withdraws the US from the Paris Agreement and from any commitments made under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It also rescinds the US International Climate Finance Plan and requires relevant
Executive Order: “Unleashing American Energy”
Navigating Trump administration executive orders impacting environment and energy initiatives.
By Janice Schneider, Jean-Philippe Brisson, Nikki Buffa, and Betty M. Huber
See EO: Unleashing American Energy
Date Issued: January 20, 2025
Agency Impacted: All
Summary: This EO establishes a policy of fossil fuel exploration on federal lands and the Outer Continental Shelf, rescinds policies perceived to burden non-fuel mineral development, promotes consumer choice by eliminating the “EV mandate,” and supports the general deregulation of energy and consumer
Executive Order: “Declaring A National Energy Emergency”
Navigating Trump administration executive orders impacting environment and energy initiatives.
By Janice Schneider, Jean-Philippe Brisson, Nikki Buffa, and Betty M. Huber
See EO: Declaring A National Energy Emergency
Date Issued: January 20, 2025
Agency Impacted: All
Summary: This EO declares a national energy emergency due to the United States’ inadequate energy supply, infrastructure, and prices and identifies this inadequacy as a threat to national security and economic stability. The EO directs federal agencies to expedite the identification