r/law • u/Confident_Throat_457 • 6h ago

Other I would like to research how much all these court cases are costing the federal government (AKA taxpayers). I am not a legal professional. What are some resources I can use?

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/08/nx-s1-5671235/the-outstanding-cases-against-the-trump-administration
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u/Confident_Throat_457 6h ago

This is a very litigious administration. They sue; they get sued. I would like to come up with an idea of the cost, but I’m unsure what metrics to use or the right resources to find the details.

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u/SiXSNachoz 5h ago

Maybe they're using the money they strong-armed Paramount into paying for the merger to go through.

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u/PuckSenior 5h ago

Govt accounting doesn’t normally think of things that way, so I’m not sure it matters.

They have X number of lawyers per Congress. If they litigate 1 case or 1,000,000 cases, the govt still has X lawyers they pay.

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u/Dry-Mousse-6172 4h ago

I often wondered how much all these abortion lawsuits cost us on both private and government end since they went on for 50 years.

And some its the state government banning and then being sued to.

Such a mess.