Several judges appointed by Ronald Reagan have sharply rebuked Donald Trump’s second-term agenda, issuing unusually blunt rulings. U.S. District Judge William Young called the cancellation of diversity- and gender-focused research grants illegal discrimination, saying it was his duty to “call it out.” Other Reagan appointees have condemned Trump’s January 6 pardons, attacks on the rule of law, immigration actions, and efforts to suppress campus activism. Citing decades on the bench, they argue Trump treats law as an obstacle. Some, facing threats, have spoken publicly; one resigned, declaring silence intolerable.