Yah, good luck with that my friend: --------------------------------------------------- Chronological Timeline of Trump Major Appellate Defeats December 2024 — E. Jean Carroll Appeal Denial: A federal appeals court officially upheld a lower-court jury verdict finding Trump liable for defamation, rejecting his motion to overturn the legal foundation of the $80+ million civil damages award. August 21, 2025 — NY Civil Fraud Liability Upheld: In a split decision, a New York appellate panel wiped away Trump's half-billion-dollar financial penalty, citing the Eighth Amendment. However, the court delivered a formal loss by affirming the underlying liability finding that Trump and his business routinely engaged in persistent financial fraud. Late 2025 — Alien Enemies Act Injunction: A federal appeals court blocked Trump’s executive order invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, effectively halting his administration's attempts to execute fast-tracked mass deportations of Venezuelan migrants. December 2025 — Domestic Military Deployment Ban: The Supreme Court and lower appellate panels dealt a sharp rebuke to the administration, blocking the deployment of the National Guard to combat domestic crime in Los Angeles due to lack of statutory authority. Early 2026 — Unaccompanied Minor Deportation Freeze: A federal appeals circuit sustained a freeze against the administration's policy, ruling that the fast-tracked deportation of roughly 700 unaccompanied Central American children bypassed necessary legal channels. April 2026 — Birthright Citizenship Restraining Order: Following earlier district defeats, appellate judges sustained an emergency block on an executive order attempting to unilaterally strip birthright citizenship from children of undocumented immigrants. Spring 2026 — Sweeping Tariffs Struck Down: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit officially ruled against Trump's sweeping, broad-based global tariffs, rejecting his defense of unchecked executive authority under national security statutes.
