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Which legal cases against Trump are ongoing as of November 2025?
Executive summary
As of the reporting in the provided sources through mid–November 2025, many of the high‑profile criminal and civil matters that once confronted Donald Trump have been paused, dismissed, or gone into appellate review, while several significant administration‑era policy lawsuits and regulatory challenges remain active in federal courts and before the Supreme Court (e.g., passport sex‑designation rule stayed by the Court) [1] [2]. State‑level criminal exposure has narrowed: Georgia’s sprawling election‑interference prosecution has been substantially altered by prosecutorial changes and dismissals, and New York’s hush‑money conviction and related state proceedings were at various stages of appeal and review by federal courts over immunity and venue questions [3] [4] [5].
1. Ongoing federal policy and administrative litigation: a new front for lawsuits
Multiple trackers kept by legal outlets show that litigation challenging Trump administration policies remains extensive and active — covering immigration, tariffs, transgender rights, and other executive actions — with cases moving through district courts, appeals courts, and the Supreme Court [6] [2]. For example, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to reinstate a passport policy requiring listing sex assigned at birth and granted an emergency stay against a lower court injunction, illustrating that policy challenges are being resolved at the highest level [1] [2].
2. Criminal indictments and state prosecutions: narrowed but not entirely extinguished
Reporting indicates that several formerly active criminal matters have been curtailed or are in flux. Georgia’s election‑interference case has been substantially affected by the disqualification of its original prosecutor and subsequent personnel moves; parts of the prosecution were dismissed or limited and the matter’s future as to Trump depends on the appointment of a new prosecutor and whether state courts will pursue charges while he is a sitting president [3] [5]. News outlets report dismissals of some counts in Fulton County and note that the case may nonetheless proceed against other defendants [7].
3. New York hush‑money conviction and immunity/venue fights in federal courts
New York’s hush‑money prosecution resulted in a felony conviction that has been appealed, and federal appeals courts have been asked to reconsider venue and presidential‑immunity arguments, with at least one appeals panel ordering a lower court to reexamine whether the case could be moved to federal court [4]. Coverage shows appellate activity aimed at overturning or removing the state conviction from state court on immunity grounds [4].
4. Appellate and Supreme Court dockets: stakes beyond Trump personally
Several disputes tied to Trump’s presidency involve constitutional and separation‑of‑powers questions now before appellate courts and the Supreme Court — ranging from the authority to fire Federal Reserve officials to the reach of presidential power on tariffs and administrative removals — signaling that courts are weighing structural issues that extend beyond any single case [2]. These high‑court matters can have systemic consequences even while they delay or reshape litigation against the president.
5. Civil suits, corporate settlements, and mixed outcomes
Civil litigation involving Trump’s personal and business affairs has produced a mix of settlements and ongoing appeals. Public compilations and reporting show settlements with private companies in some suits, while other civil fraud judgments and penalties have been appealed and remain unresolved in the appellate pipeline [8] [9]. Time and Wikipedia summaries indicate appeals of significant monetary judgments are ongoing as of mid‑2025 reporting [9] [8].
6. What reporting does not say (and important limits)
Available sources do not provide a single, definitive list of every active case as of November 2025; rather, legal trackers and major outlets document overlapping sets of criminal, civil, and administrative matters and show that outcomes vary by jurisdiction [6] [10]. Specifics such as the precise docket status of each case, every pending appeal, or any sealed filings are not detailed in the provided excerpts; those items are “not found in current reporting” here and would require court‑docket checks or updated tracker feeds [6].
7. Competing narratives and possible agendas in coverage
Different outlets emphasize different aspects: legal trackers (Lawfare, Just Security) frame many matters as policy litigation tied to administration actions [1] [6], mainstream news organizations highlight criminal justice and prosecutorial developments in state cases [3] [7], and partisan outlets spotlight favorable appellate rulings about immunity or venue [4]. Readers should note that trackers aim to catalogue litigation comprehensively, while individual news pieces may emphasize dramatic courtroom turns or political implications — each has an implicit agenda: trackers to document legal impact, and news outlets to explain political stakes [6] [3] [4].
Bottom line: the landscape as reflected in the supplied reporting is one of active appellate fights and ongoing litigation primarily around administration policy challenges and select criminal appeals; several high‑profile state criminal matters have been narrowed or paused, but multiple legal threads remain unresolved in courts at various levels [1] [6] [3] [4] [9].