PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC. et al v. TRUMP et al

  1. December 20, 2019

    Judge Sinks Challenges To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday deep-sixed public interest groups' lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order requiring that two existing regulations be repealed for every new one that's issued.

  2. June 18, 2019

    Challengers Seek Partial Win Over Trump's '2-For-1' Order

    Three public interest groups asked a D.C. federal judge to hand them a quick victory on portions of their challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order requiring federal agencies to rescind two regulations for every new one created, arguing that new evidence demonstrates harm caused by the mandate.

  3. May 17, 2019

    Gov't Must Provide Info In Challenge To 2-For-1 Rule Order

    The D.C. federal judge presiding over public interest groups' challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order requiring that for every new regulation, two rules must be eliminated, said Friday that federal agencies must do a better job complying with discovery.

  4. February 08, 2019

    Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Reg Order Skirts Dismissal

    Public interest groups survived a bid to kill their suit against President Donald Trump over an executive order that said for every new regulation, two have to be repealed, but a Friday ruling by a D.C. federal judge said the groups still haven't shown they have standing to bring the case.

  5. June 05, 2018

    Harm Of Trump's '2-For-1' Order Is Clear, Challengers Say

    Public interest groups asked a D.C. federal court Monday to agree that they had standing to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order that two federal regulations have to be repealed for each new one, citing several examples they said showed the policy's harm and arbitrary nature.

  6. May 15, 2018

    US Seeks To Sink Challenge To Trump's '2-For-1' Order

    The federal government has told a D.C. district court that public interest groups have again failed to show that they properly brought suit against President Donald Trump's executive order that said for every new regulation, two have to be repealed, arguing that the groups can't demonstrate the order caused specific harm.

  7. April 04, 2018

    Challengers Of Trump's '2-For-1' Order Seek To Revive Suit

    Public interest groups fighting President Donald Trump's executive order to repeal two federal regulations for each new one issued have asked a D.C. federal judge to revive their lawsuit challenging the action.

  8. February 26, 2018

    Lawsuit Over Trump's 2-For-1 Regulation Order Tossed

    A D.C. federal judge tossed out a complaint Monday from public interest groups fighting President Donald Trump's executive order to repeal two federal regulations for each new one issued, ruling the groups had failed to show how the order would harm them.

  9. September 01, 2017

    Gov't Rips Challenge To Trump's 2-For-1 Regulation Order

    The federal government Thursday slammed an effort by advocacy groups to overturn President Donald Trump's executive order mandating that federal agencies repeal two rules for each new one, telling a D.C. federal judge the suit fails to identify an injury to the groups.

  10. August 10, 2017

    Enviros Urge DC Judge To Nix Trump's 2-For-1 Order

    Several environmental and public interest groups argued for a D.C. federal judge to halt President Donald Trump's executive order mandating the repeal of two rules for each new one at a hearing Thursday, saying the order would require agencies to delay or scrap lifesaving rules unlawfully.