In a week that could only be described as a judicial smackdown, President Trump’s latest batch of executive orders has been met with a resounding “nope” from multiple federal courts. It’s almost as if the Constitution still matters—who knew?

First up, Trump’s attempt to require proof of citizenship for voter registration was blocked by a federal judge. The court reminded the administration that regulating federal elections is, in fact, the job of Congress and the states, not the president. This ruling came after concerns that the order could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

In her 120-page ruling, Washington, D.C. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly pumped the brakes on parts of Trump’s order.

“Our Constitution entrusts Congress and the States — not the President — with the authority to regulate federal elections,” wrote Kollar-Kotelly, who was appointed by Bill Clinton. “No statutory delegation of authority to the Executive Branch permits the President to short-circuit Congress’s deliberative process by executive order.”

Not stopping there, the administration’s plan to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities was also struck down. A judge ruled that this move violated the Fifth Amendment due to its vagueness and lack of due process. Cities like Seattle, Portland, and Santa Fe can breathe a sigh of relief—for now.

California District Judge William H. Orrick, who was appointed by Barack Obama, blocked the administration from withholding or freezing funding from 16 cities and counties it labeled “sanctuary jurisdictions,” landing a significant blow to Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration agenda.

In his order granting a preliminary injunction, Orrick cited Trump’s similar executive action from 2017 — which Orrick also blocked — that was found unconstitutional nationwide.

“Here we are again,” Orrick wrote Thursday. “Their well-founded fear of enforcement is even stronger than it was in 2017.”

In another blow, Trump’s efforts to defund schools with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs were halted. The court found the policy to be unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and a violation of the First Amendment. Apparently, promoting diversity is still a protected value in some parts of the country.

In her 82-page order blocking a key part of Trump’s anti-DEI crusade in education, New Hampshire District Landya B. McCafferty, another Obama appointee, found that a letter from the Department of Education threatening federal funds “would cripple the operations of many educational institutions.”

“A professor runs afoul of the 2025 Letter if she expresses the view in her teaching that structural racism exists in America, but does not do so if she denies structural racism’s existence,” she wrote. “That is textbook viewpoint discrimination.”

The ruling, stemming from a lawsuit from the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, accused the administration of violating teachers’ due process and First Amendment rights.

Even Trump’s own appointees are pushing back. Judges appointed by Reagan, George W. Bush, and even Trump himself have issued rulings condemning the administration’s actions as unlawful and dangerous to democracy. It’s almost as if the judiciary is an independent branch of government or something.

Meanwhile, the administration is petitioning the Supreme Court to enforce a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military, despite lower court rulings deeming it discriminatory. Because nothing says “support our troops” like telling some of them they’re not welcome.

In the midst of these legal defeats, Trump has also signed executive orders targeting colleges and schools’ equity efforts, aiming to end what he calls “wokeness” in education. Because when in doubt, attack education and diversity.

All in all, it’s been a rough week for the Trump administration’s agenda. But don’t worry, there’s always another executive order waiting in the wings. Because if at first you don’t succeed, bypass the legislative process and try, try again.