President Donald Trump has dismissed multiple lawsuits initiated under former President Joe Biden, targeting cases related to state abortion bans, racial discrimination in hiring, environmental regulations, and whistleblower protections. However, Biden-era antitrust lawsuits have remained largely untouched.
One of the most significant dismissals was a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, which only allows the procedure in cases of rape, incest, or to save the mother’s life. The Biden administration had argued that federal law required doctors to perform abortions in situations where serious health consequences could arise, but the Trump administration opted to drop the case. “Democrats’ abortion extremism cost them the election,” said Katie Daniel, Director of Legal Affairs at Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. “With President Trump in charge, Biden’s weaponization of the federal government is over.”
The Department of Justice (DOJ) also abandoned lawsuits alleging racial discrimination in police and fire department hiring practices. These cases had targeted requirements such as physical fitness tests and credit checks. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the move, stating, “Communities deserve firefighters and police officers chosen for their skill and dedication, not to meet DEI quotas.” Hans von Spakovsky, a former DOJ civil rights attorney, highlighted a case in Cobb County, Georgia, where a judge rejected a proposed settlement, arguing that racial hiring quotas lacked sufficient evidence. “The court will not approve an agreement that violates others’ rights without clear justification,” the judge stated.
The administration also withdrew a lawsuit against Louisiana regulators and Denka, a synthetic rubber manufacturer, which had faced allegations of failing to protect a predominantly minority community from cancer risks due to air pollution. Additionally, the DOJ dropped charges against Dr. Eithan Haim, a whistleblower who leaked documents revealing that Texas Children’s Hospital had continued transgender medical procedures on minors despite claiming compliance with new state laws.
Trump’s administration has also scrapped several consumer protection and cryptocurrency-related lawsuits but has not intervened in Biden-era antitrust cases against Big Tech. Financial tech entrepreneur Kison Patel noted the shift in regulatory scrutiny, stating, “The fintech and crypto sectors are celebrating, seeing less pressure from lawsuits.”
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