Judge Voids $1.8 Billion Trump Settlement, Finding Case Lacked Genuine Adversary

US District Judge Kathleen Williams nullified a settlement between Trump and the government over a $10 billion tax-return leak lawsuit on July 13, 2026. Williams ruled the case was never genuinely contested: Trump, as president, controlled both the Treasury Department he sued and the DOJ signing the settlement. Without a real dispute between adverse parties, she found, the deal had no legitimate judicial basis and barred all parties from citing it in future proceedings.