New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration in May 2025 for blocking federal approval of wind turbine projects. James, during her campaign, vowed to pursue Donald Trump, saying he was an illegitimate president.
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In January 2025, a presidential memorandum was issued temporarily withdrawing all areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from wind energy leasing, pending a review of the federal government's practices for wind projects. History: NOAA, since 2016, has declared an unusual whale mortality event along the Atlantic Coast. The Block Island, Rhode Island, offshore wind project started in 2016, and whale deaths have followed wind turbine construction. In July 2024, a Vineyard Wind blade fell off a turbine, spewing 60 tons of foam, microplastics, and balsa wood into the ocean environment. Hundreds of blades were later found defective and are being changed today.
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This is one of a multitude of cases filed against the Trump administration since January 20, 2025; as of early November 2025, there have been hundreds of lawsuits related to executive orders and other actions.
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On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court limited federal judges to issuing universal injunctions that block the enforcement of a president's policies. The Trump administration uses the term "lawfare" to describe investigations and lawsuits against them as political attacks.
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Another US federal judge in the start of November ruled in favour of the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in a separate ongoing wind turbine case in Massachusetts, which requested that the case be paused as they will voluntarily remand the approval given to the SouthCoast Wind project earlier, so it could be reconsidered.
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Judge William G. Young, who originally heard most portions of the Trump vs New York case during a September hearing, expressed some skepticism about the multistate wind turbine lawsuit. As of November 7, Young was replaced for personal reasons. The new judge is Patti B. Saris.
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Case number 1:25-cv-11221 New York vs Trump pertains to a lawsuit filed in federal court challenging a government action related to wind turbines.
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The next hearing is in Boston, Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 9:30 AM. The case will be heard by Federal District Judge Patti B. Saris, Courtroom 19 - 7th Floor.
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Address: US Courthouse, One Courthouse Way
Note: The hearing is in person only—no audio registration.
Offshore Wind Hearing: Trump vs. New York, Nov 18, 2025
by Frank Haggerty
15 hours ago
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 18 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration in May 2025 for blocking federal approval of wind turbine projects. James, during her campaign, vowed to pursue Donald Trump, saying he was an illegitimate president.
.
In January 2025, a presidential memorandum was issued temporarily withdrawing all areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from wind energy leasing, pending a review of the federal government's practices for wind projects. History: NOAA, since 2016, has declared an unusual whale mortality event along the Atlantic Coast. The Block Island, Rhode Island, offshore wind project started in 2016, and whale deaths have followed wind turbine construction. In July 2024, a Vineyard Wind blade fell off a turbine, spewing 60 tons of foam, microplastics, and balsa wood into the ocean environment. Hundreds of blades were later found defective and are being changed today.
.
This is one of a multitude of cases filed against the Trump administration since January 20, 2025; as of early November 2025, there have been hundreds of lawsuits related to executive orders and other actions.
.
On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court limited federal judges to issuing universal injunctions that block the enforcement of a president's policies. The Trump administration uses the term "lawfare" to describe investigations and lawsuits against them as political attacks.
.
Another US federal judge in the start of November ruled in favour of the motion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in a separate ongoing wind turbine case in Massachusetts, which requested that the case be paused as they will voluntarily remand the approval given to the SouthCoast Wind project earlier, so it could be reconsidered.
.
Judge William G. Young, who originally heard most portions of the Trump vs New York case during a September hearing, expressed some skepticism about the multistate wind turbine lawsuit. As of November 7, Young was replaced for personal reasons. The new judge is Patti B. Saris.
.
Case number 1:25-cv-11221 New York vs Trump pertains to a lawsuit filed in federal court challenging a government action related to wind turbines.
.
The next hearing is in Boston, Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at 9:30 AM. The case will be heard by Federal District Judge Patti B. Saris, Courtroom 19 - 7th Floor.
.
Address: US Courthouse, One Courthouse Way
Note: The hearing is in person only—no audio registration.