President Trump, when he took office, wrote an executive order calling for "Temporary Cessation and Immediate Review of Federal Wind Leasing and Permitting Practices."
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Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration. Two cases in separate federal districts both concern offshore wind off the coast of Massachusetts.
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The first wind case, a Washington, DC federal court judge, on November 4 allowed the Trump administration to reconsider a major federal permit granted to a Massachusetts offshore wind farm days before the Trump inauguration.
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The second wind case, heard on November 18 by a Boston, Massachusetts, federal court judge, has to do with challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
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If the Trump administration loses the November 18 case, it could appeal the case or refile the Trump memo under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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In any case, there have been many court actions against the Trump administration that it's taking on a circus-like atmosphere.
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The Supreme Court has issued several rulings on Trump cases, most notably in June 2025, when it restricted district courts from issuing nationwide injunctions
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Secretary of the Interior has broad discretion under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (“OCSLA”) to “administer the provisions . . . relating to the leasing of the outer Continental Shelf.” 43 U.S.C. § 1334(a).
Trump Offshore Wind Lawsuits: A "Disneyland-Like Situation"
by Frank Haggerty
on Wednesday
State of New York v. Trump (1:25-cv-11221)