Judge Saris vacates Trump offshore wind executive order as arbitrary and capricious under the APA

Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated President Trump's January 2025 executive order suspending all offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, finding it arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling, joined by a coalition led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, was the administration's most significant offshore wind court loss and directly preceded the March 2026 TotalEnergies settlement mechanism.