Filed Date: March 13, 2025
Case Ongoing
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(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On March 13, 2025, a group of farms and environmental and farming nonprofits filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. They named President Donald Trump, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and their corresponding agency heads as Defendants. The Plaintiffs had all received funding appropriated by Congress in the Inflation Reduction Act, and they challenged the Trump administration's freezing of these funds. They alleged that the freezing of funds violated the Separation of Powers, the Take Care Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Summary Authors
Oliver Farnum (4/9/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69733481/parties/butterbee-farm-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/
Apfel, Carrie F. (District of Columbia)
Prothero, Mary (District of Columbia)
Tumeh, Deena (District of Columbia)
Vizcarra, Hana Veselka (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69733481/butterbee-farm-v-united-states-department-of-agriculture/
Last updated April 21, 2025, 9:46 p.m.
State / Territory: District of Columbia
Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Spending Freezes/Cuts)
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 13, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs are farmers and non-profit organizations that received USDA grants.
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
United States Department of Agriculture (Washington, D.C., District of Columbia), Federal
Office of Management and Budget (Washington, D.C., District of Columbia), Federal
Donald J. Trump (in his official capacity) (Washington, D.C., District of Columbia), Federal
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Constitutional Clause(s):
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
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