Links to Executive Order Resources
Recent federal executive actions have raised significant questions about the scope of executive authority and its impact on public health policy, agency functions, and legal precedent. Many of these orders have created new legal challenges and policy shifts with direct implications for public health systems, professionals, and the communities they serve. This resource list gathers factual and legal analysis to assist public health officials, advocates, and policymakers in responding to the complex issues involved. It is not a comprehensive list, and we invite you to contact the Network to share additional helpful resources; or to request technical assistance related to executive orders affecting public health.
Overviews
- Act for Public Health, Executive Orders & Public Health Practice: FAQs (March 2025). Accessed March 4, 2025 at https://actforpublichealth.org/executive-orders-faqs/.
- American Public Health Association, Public Health Under Threat (2025). Accessed June 6, 2025 at https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/public-health-under-threat.
- Darlene Huang Briggs, Navigating Public Health and Democracy After the Election (Network for Public Health Law Webinar, November 21, 2024). Accessed November 21, 2024 at https://www.networkforphl.org/resources/navigating-public-health-and-democracy-after-the-election/.
- Executive Orders Impacting Federal Funding (Google Docs, 2025). Accessed March 3, 2025 at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hj-qqWAAdq15PKpgQ3DZlV5IHYFA4Xitdm9FqWPDkQI/edit?tab=t.0
- Health Affairs Forefront, When Executive Directives and Public Health Ethics Collide (March 4, 2025). Accessed June 6, 2025 at https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20250304.428254/.
Immigration
- HealthBegins, Immigration Enforcement in Healthcare Settings: How to Prepare and Respond (January 30, 2025). Accessed February 13, 2025 at https://healthbegins.org/immigration-enforcement-in-healthcare-settings-how-to-prepare-and-respond/.
- HealthBegins, Providing Health Equity for Immigrants in a Time of Crisis (May 29, 2025). Accessed June 6, 2025 at https://healthbegins.org/providing-health-equity-for-immigrants-in-a-time-of-crisis/.
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center, FAQ on 8 U.S.C. § 1373 and Federal Funding Threats to “Sanctuary Cities” (April 2017). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/8_usc_1373_and_federal_funding_threats_to_sanctuary_cities.pdf.
- Kelsey Y. Santamaria, Immigration Enforcement & the Anti-Commandeering Doctrine: Recent Litigation on State Information-Sharing Restrictions (CRS Legal Sidebar No. LSB10386, March 10, 2020). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10386.
- National Immigration Law Center, A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace (January 24, 2025). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.nilc.org/resources/a-guide-for-employers-what-to-do-if-immigration-comes-to-your-workplace/.
- National Immigration Law Center, Factsheet: Trump’s Rescission of Protected Areas Policies Undermines Safety for All (February 26, 2025). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.nilc.org/resources/factsheet-trumps-rescission-of-protected-areas-policies-undermines-safety-for-all/.
- National Immigration Law Center, Know Your Rights Under the U.S. Constitution – No Matter Who Is President (January 31, 2024). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.nilc.org/resources/everyone-has-certain-basic-rights/
- National Immigration Law Center, Warrants & Subpoenas: What to Look Out for and How to Respond (January 28, 2025). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.nilc.org/resources/warrants-and-subpoenas-facts/.
- Quang H. Dang & Emma Kaeser, Immigration Executive Actions and Public Health (Network for Public Health Law, March 3, 2025). Accessed March 3, 2025 at https://www.networkforphl.org/resources/immigration-executive-actions-and-public-health/.
LGBTQ+ Health
- Lindsey Dawson & Jennifer Kates, Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions Impacting LGBTQ+ Health (Kaiser Family Foundation, June 4, 2025). Accessed March 7, 2025 at https://www.kff.org/other/fact-sheet/overview-of-president-trumps-executive-actions-impacting-lgbtq-health/.
Statements on Upholding Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law
- American Bar Association, The ABA Supports the Rule of Law (February 10, 2025). Accessed March 21, 2025 at https://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2025/02/aba-supports-the-rule-of-law/.
- Illinois State Bar Association, Statement Upholding Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law (February 21, 2025). Accessed March 21, 2025 at https://www.isba.org/barnews/2025/02/illinoisstatebarassociationstatementupholdingjudic.
- Minnesota State Bar Association, MSBA Commitment to the Rule of Law (March 6, 2025). Accessed March 21, 2025 at https://www.mnbars.org/?pg=MSBAAnnouncements&blAction=showEntry&blogEntry=121169.
- State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners, Statement from SBM Leadership on Unprecedented Threats to Rule of Law (March 21, 2025). Accessed March 21, 2025 at https://www.michbar.org/News/NewsDetail/Statement-from-SBM-Leadership-on-Unprecedented-Threats-to-Rule-of-Law.
Trackers
- Health Equity Policy Hub, Health Equity Policy Tracker (2025). Accessed April 23, 2025 at https://www.healthequitypolicyhub.org/policy-tracker.
- Just Security, Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions (June 5, 2025). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/.
- National Council of Nonprofits, Chart of Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits (Updated June 2, 2025). Accessed February 27, 2025 at https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/documents/2025/chart-executive-orders.pdf.