The jurists are grappling with how to handle a different sort of bid for power by Mr. Trump, sometimes halting his blizzard of executive orders and sometimes letting them move forward.

D.E.I. ruling: A federal judge in Maryland has temporarily blocked some enforcement of a series of executive orders by President Trump targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs, halting for now a widespread crackdown on such initiatives across the federal government.

A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump's mass firings of federal workers to move forward.