Case: Democratic National Committee v. Trump

1:25-cv-00952 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged President Trump’s March 2025 executive order titled, "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections" (EO 14248). (To see the Clearinghouse's collection of legal challenges to actions taken by the second Trump Administration, click here.) In relevant part, EO 14248 seeks to make several changes to the rules governing elections. First, it directs the Election Assistance Committee (EAC) to alter the federal voter registration form prescribed by Congress ("Feder…

In relevant part, EO 14248 seeks to make several changes to the rules governing elections. First, it directs the Election Assistance Committee (EAC) to alter the federal voter registration form prescribed by Congress ("Federal Form") to require documentary proof of United States citizenship. Second, it directs the EAC to change the Federal Form to require a state or local official to record on the form the type of documentary proof of U.S. citizenship that the voter provided. Third, it directs the EAC to take appropriate action to cease providing federal funds to states who do not comply with federal voting requirements, including the proof of citizenship requirement. Fourth, it directs the EAC to amend the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 to prohibit the use of barcodes or "quick response" (QR) codes to encode votes, and require voting systems to provide a voter-verifiable paper record. Fifth, it directs the U.S. Attorney General to take all necessary action to enforce the federal statutes that establish a uniform election day for federal elections against states that include absentee or mail-in ballots received after election day in the final tabulation of votes. Finally, the EO directs the Secretary of Defense to update the Federal Post Card Application to require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship and proof of eligibility to vote in the relevant state election.

As a result, on March 31, 2025, the plaintiffs--the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Democratic Minority Leaders of the United States House and Senate--brought this case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. They were represented by Elias Law Group. The lawsuit named President Donald Trump, the Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. DOGE Service, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Social Security Administration, and their agency heads as defendants. Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief along with attorneys’ fees, they alleged that by purporting to impose election rules on states, the President exceeded his constitutional powers and unlawfully infringed on congressional and state authority in violation of the Separation of Powers, the Administrative Procedure Act, Election Day Statutes, the National Voter Registration Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the Fifth Amendment, the First Amendment, the Privacy Act, and the Help America Vote Act.

The next day, the case was assigned to District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

On April 3, 2025, Judge Kollar-Kotelly ordered that this case be consolidated with League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President (25-cv-00946) and League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump (25-cv-00955). League of United Latin American Citizens was named the lead case, and all further filings were directed to be filed there. This Clearinghouse record is closed; see League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President for further developments.

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Summary Authors

Lacie Melasi (4/14/2025)

League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump, District of District of Columbia (2025)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69826986/parties/democratic-national-committee-v-trump/

Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bishop, Tyler (District of Columbia)

Branch, Aria C. (District of Columbia)

Dodge, Christopher D. (District of Columbia)

Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Darlington, Andrew (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Kollar-Kotelly, Colleen (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bishop, Tyler (District of Columbia)

Branch, Aria C. (District of Columbia)

Dodge, Christopher D. (District of Columbia)

Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)

Madduri, Lalitha (District of Columbia)

Shelly, Jacob D. (District of Columbia)

Zuckerbrod, Julie (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Darlington, Andrew (District of Columbia)

Gates, Michael (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-00952	Complaint	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 Complaint
18 1:25-cv-00952	Plaintiffs' Motion to Consolidate Democratic National Committee v. Trum	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
20 1:25-cv-00952	Memorandum Opinion and Order	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 Order/Opinion

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
EO 14248 - Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections President Donald Trump	Purporting to impose federal election rules on states, including but not limited to, requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form, declaring a uniform ballot rece…	March 25, 2025	March 25, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69826986/democratic-national-committee-v-trump/

Last updated Aug. 21, 2025, 9:58 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against PAMELA BONDI, DOUG BURGUM, DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, LELAND DUDEK, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AMY GLEASON, PETER B. HEGSETH, THOMAS HICKS, BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, KELLY LOEFFLER, CHRISTY MCCORMICK, KRISTI NOEM, DONALD L. PALMER, MARCO RUBIO, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, U.S. DOGE SERVICE, U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11580195) filed by DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - EO 14248, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons DONALD J. TRUMP, # 4 Summons EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, # 5 Summons U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, # 6 Summons PAMELA BONDI, # 7 Summons DOUG BURGUM, # 8 Summons DOUGLAS A. COLLINS, # 9 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, # 10 Summons U.S. DOGE SERVICE, # 11 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, # 12 Summons LELAND DUDEK, # 13 Summons AMY GLEASON, # 14 Summons PETER B. HEGSETH, # 15 Summons THOMAS HICKS, # 16 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, # 17 Summons BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, # 18 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, # 19 Summons KELLY LOEFFLER, # 20 Summons CHRISTY MCCORMICK, # 21 Summons KRISTI NOEM, # 22 Summons DONALD L. PALMER, # 23 Summons MARCO RUBIO, # 24 Summons U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, # 25 Summons SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, # 26 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, # 27 Summons U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, # 28 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS)(Branch, Aria) (Entered: 03/31/2025) 1 Exhibit A - EO 14248 View on PACER 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 3 Summons DONALD J. TRUMP View on RECAP 4 Summons EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT View on PACER 5 Summons U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION View on PACER 6 Summons PAMELA BONDI View on PACER 7 Summons DOUG BURGUM View on PACER 8 Summons DOUGLAS A. COLLINS View on PACER 9 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE View on PACER 10 Summons U.S. DOGE SERVICE View on PACER 11 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE View on PACER 12 Summons LELAND DUDEK View on PACER 13 Summons AMY GLEASON View on PACER 14 Summons PETER B. HEGSETH View on PACER 15 Summons THOMAS HICKS View on PACER 16 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY View on PACER 17 Summons BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND View on PACER 18 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR View on PACER 19 Summons KELLY LOEFFLER View on PACER 20 Summons CHRISTY MCCORMICK View on PACER 21 Summons KRISTI NOEM View on PACER 22 Summons DONALD L. PALMER View on PACER 23 Summons MARCO RUBIO View on PACER 24 Summons U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION View on PACER 25 Summons SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION View on PACER 26 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE View on PACER 27 Summons U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA View on PACER 28 Summons U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS View on PACER	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 Clearinghouse
10	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DCCC (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
11	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DSCC (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
12	SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Sealed Notice)(Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
2	NOTICE of Appearance by Marc Erik Elias on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Lalitha Madduri on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Madduri, Lalitha) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher D. Dodge on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Dodge, Christopher) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
5	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob D. Shelly on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Shelly, Jacob) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Tyler Bishop on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Bishop, Tyler) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
7	NOTICE of Appearance by Julie Zuckerbrod on behalf of DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, U.S. SENATE MINORITY LEADER CHARLES E. SCHUMER, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES (Zuckerbrod, Julie) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
8	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 PACER
9	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 03/31/2025)	March 31, 2025	March 31, 2025 RECAP
13	SUMMONS (26) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
14	ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 04/01/2025. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 RECAP
15	ORDER. The parties shall MEET AND CONFER with the parties in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President, No. 25-cv-0946, and League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump, No. 25-cv-0955, to discuss whether these three cases should be consolidated. See Order for further details. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 04/01/2025. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/01/2025)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 RECAP
	Case Assigned to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. (znmw)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Motion to consolidate due by 4/2/2025. (dot)	April 1, 2025	April 1, 2025 PACER
16	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- James Justin Pinchak, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11586233. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, CHARLES E. SCHUMER, HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES. (Zuckerbrod, Julie) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
17	NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Gates on behalf of All Defendants (Gates, Michael) (Entered: 04/02/2025)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
18	MOTION to Consolidate Cases by DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DSCC, DCCC, CHARLES E. SCHUMER, HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Elias, Marc) (Entered: 04/02/2025) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 Clearinghouse
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER: For good cause shown, the 16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Attorney James J. Pinchak is GRANTED, CONTINGENT ON Attorney Pinchak filing a declaration certifying his familiarity with the Local Rules of this Court on or before April 9, 2025. Counsel shall promptly register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 04/02/2025. (lcckk1)	April 2, 2025	April 2, 2025 PACER
19	NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Darlington on behalf of All Defendants (Darlington, Andrew) (Entered: 04/03/2025)	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 PACER
20	MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Consolidate, ECF No. 18 (Case No. 25-cv-0952). The cases League of United Latin American Citizens et al. v. Executive Office of the President et al., No. 25-cv-0946, Democratic National Committee et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-0952, and League of Women Voters Education Fund et al. v. Trump et al., No. 25-cv-0955, are CONSOLIDATED for purposes of adjudication in this Court. The parties shall make all future filings in these cases only on the docket for the earliest-numbered case, Civil Action No. 25-cv-0946, and the parties shall make no further filings on the dockets for Civil Action Nos. 25-cv-0952 and 25-cv-0955. See Memorandum Opinion and Order for further details. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 04/03/2025. (lcckk1) (Entered: 04/03/2025)	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 Clearinghouse
	Cases Consolidated. This case has been consolidated with case 25-cv-00946-CKK pursuant to 20 Order on Motion to Consolidate Cases. From this date forward, all pleadings shall be filed ONLY in the lead case, 25-cv-00946-CKK. Parties are advised NOT to elect the SPREAD TEXT option when filing in ECF, as this will result in repetitive docketing. (zjm)	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 PACER
	Create Case Association	April 4, 2025	April 4, 2025 PACER
21	NOTICE of Appearance by Niyati Shah on behalf of ARIZONA STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION, ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE, HISPANIC FEDERATION, LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ARIZONA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, OCA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, OCA - ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-00946-CKK, 1:25-cv-00952-CKK, 1:25-cv-00955-CKK(Shah, Niyati) (Entered: 04/09/2025)	April 9, 2025	April 9, 2025 RECAP
22	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 4/2/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 6/1/2025. (Madduri, Lalitha) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	April 15, 2025	April 15, 2025 PACER
23	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. PAMELA BONDI served on 4/8/2025; DOUG BURGUM served on 4/7/2025; DOUGLAS A. COLLINS served on 4/8/2025; LELAND DUDEK served on 4/7/2025; EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT served on 4/14/2025; AMY GLEASON served on 4/15/2025; PETER B. HEGSETH served on 4/11/2025; THOMAS HICKS served on 4/3/2025; BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND served on 4/3/2025; KELLY LOEFFLER served on 4/8/2025; CHRISTY MCCORMICK served on 4/3/2025; KRISTI NOEM served on 4/3/2025; DONALD L. PALMER served on 4/3/2025; MARCO RUBIO served on 4/7/2025; SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION served on 4/7/2025; DONALD J. TRUMP served on 4/14/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE served on 4/7/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY served on 4/7/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 4/9/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE served on 4/8/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR served on 4/3/2025; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS served on 4/8/2025; U.S. DOGE SERVICE served on 4/14/2025; U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION served on 4/3/2025; U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION served on 4/3/2025 (Branch, Aria) (Entered: 04/30/2025)	April 30, 2025	April 30, 2025 PACER
24	PROPOSED BRIEFING SCHEDULE by DCCC, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, DSCC, HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, CHARLES E. SCHUMER, ARIZONA STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION, ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN VOTE, HISPANIC FEDERATION, LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ARIZONA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, OCA ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES, SECURE FAMILIES INITIATIVE. Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-00946-CKK, 1:25-cv-00952-CKK, 1:25-cv-00955-CKK(Lang, Danielle) (Entered: 05/05/2025)	May 5, 2025	May 5, 2025 RECAP
	Set/Reset Deadlines & Hearings: Answer due by 6/1/2025; Meet & Confer Statement due by 6/13/2025; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 6/18/2025 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 28A (in person) before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. See Order 122 in related Case No. 25-cv-946. (mhp)	May 6, 2025	May 6, 2025 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings AND Terminate Deadlines	May 7, 2025	May 7, 2025 PACER
25	Leave to File Amicus Brief	Aug. 15, 2025	Aug. 15, 2025 RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government (Voting/Election Law)

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government (Voting/Election Law)

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Democratic Minority Leaders of the United States House and Senate.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Non-DOJ federal government plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

President Donald Trump (- United States (national) -), Federal

Executive Office of the President (- United States (national) -), Federal

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (- United States (national) -), Federal

U.S. Department of Justice (- United States (national) -), Federal