Case: State of California v. Trump

1:25-cv-10810 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged President Trump’s March 25, 2025 Executive Order 14248, which imposed various requirements on federal elections. On April 3, 2025, nineteen states filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, naming President Donald Trump, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and its director and commissioners, and the Secretary of Defense as Defendants. Plaintiffs challenged multiple sections of the Executive…

This case challenged President Trump’s March 25, 2025 Executive Order 14248, which imposed various requirements on federal elections.

On April 3, 2025, nineteen states filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, naming President Donald Trump, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and its director and commissioners, and the Secretary of Defense as Defendants. Plaintiffs challenged multiple sections of the Executive Order 14248, including its requirements that (1) the EAC demand documentary proof of citizenship and record such information, (2) the heads of federal voter registration agencies assess citizenship prior to providing registration forms, (3) the Secretary of Defense ask for proof of citizenship in the Federal Post Card Application, (4) the Attorney General take action against states that counted absentee ballots received after Election Day, and (5) federal funding be conditioned upon compliance with the EO.

The plaintiffs alleged that by purporting to impose election rules on the states, the President exceeded his constitutional powers and unlawfully infringed on congressional and state authority, thereby violating the Separation of Powers, the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), and the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA). Represented by their respective attorneys general, the plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as attorney fees. The case was assigned to District Judge Denise J. Casper.

On April 23, the defendants moved to transfer and consolidate this case with a case in the District Court for the District of Columbia, League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President, which also challenged the EO. Judge Casper denied the motion on May 9, finding that transfer was not in the interests of justice in this case, given that the plaintiffs here were states, not private parties, and this case challenged different sections of the EO from those challenged in the D.D.C. case.

On May 5, the plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction. The court granted the motion on June 13, finding that the challenged sections were ripe for review since they either imposed deadlines or clearly laid out actions that the defendants were required to take. Turning to the merits, the court found that the President lacked the authority to take the actions challenged, since in federal statutes such as the NVRA, the HAVA, and the UOCAVA, Congress set requirements for federal elections that did not include those required by the EO. Finally, the court found that Congress had never endorsed the EO's interpretation regarding absentee and mail-in ballots in its various Election Day statutes and that the EO could not impose conditions on formula grants since the Constitution "vests exclusive power in Congress to impose conditions on federal grants." Therefore, the court enjoined the defendants from implementing any of the challenged sections of the EO. 2025 WL 1667949.

Also on June 13, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that the plaintiffs either lacked standing (since they were challenging actions that allegedly did not affect them) or were bringing claims that were not ripe (since they were bringing claims challenging actions that had not yet occurred, and which still need to go through additional legal and policy processes). The defendants also argued that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim on the merits because the EAC is an Executive Agency, meaning that the president has supervisory authority over it under the Constitution.

On July 3, the defendants filed a motion to modify the preliminary injunction. Pointing to the Supreme Court's recent decision in CASA Inc. v. Trump, in which the Supreme Court held that federal courts lacked power to issue injunctions that provide relief to individuals who are not parties to a case, the defendants argued that because "this Court’s preliminary injunction prohibiting Defendants from implementing Executive Order 14248’s section 2(d) is broader than necessary to provide complete relief to the Plaintiffs in this case, the Court should grant this motion and modify its injunction concerning section 2(d) to the Plaintiffs." The court granted the request on July 18, modifying its preliminary injunction concerning Section 2(d) to only apply to the plaintiff states.

On September 17, Judge Casper denied defendants’ June 13 motion to dismiss. For reasons similar to those stated in her preliminary injunction ruling, Judge Casper held that plaintiffs had standing because implementation of the EO would result in “burdens” on plaintiffs and plaintiffs’ claims were sufficiently ripe. Judge Casper also found that, as stated in her preliminary injunction ruling, plaintiffs not only stated a plausible claim for relief, but were likely to succeed on the merits of their case.

On August 1, defendants filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Over two months later, on October 7, defendants filed a brief, asking for oral argument and claiming that the District Court had abused its discretion when it granted plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction.

On October 14, Chief Appellate Judge Barron stayed the case pending the end of the government shutdown. On October 15, District Judge Casper also stayed the case until October 31, due to the government shutdown. On October 31, the motion to stay expired in the District Court and Judge Casper set a schedule for the parties to file cross-motions for summary judgment.

The case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Alaa Mustafa (4/12/2025)

Jeremiah Price (6/16/2025)

Madeline Kaplan (11/19/2025)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69841778/parties/state-of-california-v-trump/

Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arguin, James J. (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Adame, Michael (Massachusetts)

Aden, Leah C. (Massachusetts)

Ahmad, Alizeh (Massachusetts)

Alicea, Delmarie (Massachusetts)

Judge(s)

Casper, Denise Jefferson (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Arguin, James J. (Massachusetts)

Baumann, Peter (Massachusetts)

Behrens, Angela (Massachusetts)

Bellows, Anne P. (Massachusetts)

Bibb, Aaron (Massachusetts)

Bolton, Jonathan Richard (Massachusetts)

Bonta, Robert (Massachusetts)

Brown, Anthony G. (Massachusetts)

Brudigam, Malcolm Andreas (Massachusetts)

Campbell, Andrea J. (Massachusetts)

Clark, Charity R. (Massachusetts)

Cohen, Michael Surren (Massachusetts)

Day, David Dana (Massachusetts)

Donaghy, Maryanne (Massachusetts)

Doyle, Julia (Massachusetts)

Echeverria, John D. (Massachusetts)

Ehrlich, Lisa Catherine (Massachusetts)

Ellison, Keith (Massachusetts)

Faherty, Colleen K. (Massachusetts)

Farrell, Peter (Massachusetts)

Fein, Ian (Massachusetts)

Fernandes, Kalikoonalani Diara (Massachusetts)

Fischer-Groban, Phoebe (Massachusetts)

Ford, Aaron D. (Massachusetts)

Frey, Aaron M. (Massachusetts)

Gibson, Charlotte (Massachusetts)

Grayson, James (Massachusetts)

Green, Nicholas Reiss (Massachusetts)

Grill, Erik (Massachusetts)

Haidar, Danny (Massachusetts)

Harbourt, Samuel T. (Massachusetts)

Hartman-Tellez, Karen (Massachusetts)

Hemmer, Alex (Massachusetts)

Hunger, Sarah A. (Massachusetts)

Ireland, Kiel (Massachusetts)

James, Letitia (Massachusetts)

Jennings, Kathleen (Massachusetts)

Jr, Michael P. (Massachusetts)

Kane, Ryan Patrick (Massachusetts)

Karlson, Kara M (Massachusetts)

Kassab, Vanessa L. (Massachusetts)

Kaul, Joshua L. (Massachusetts)

Kirschner, Adam (Massachusetts)

Kobrin, Daniel Michael (Massachusetts)

Kramer, Elizabeth C. (Massachusetts)

Liston, Ian R. (Massachusetts)

Lopez, Anne E. (Massachusetts)

Mangel, Jonathan B. (Massachusetts)

Mayes, Kristin K. (Massachusetts)

Meingast, Heather S. (Massachusetts)

Moore, Michael Patrick (Massachusetts)

Murphy, Maura Bridget (Massachusetts)

Musso, Meghan (Massachusetts)

Neronha, Peter F. (Massachusetts)

Nessel, Dana (Massachusetts)

Newby, Craig A. (Massachusetts)

Noferi, Mark (Massachusetts)

Pappavaselio, Chris (Massachusetts)

Patterson, Thomas (Massachusetts)

Platkin, Matthew J. (Massachusetts)

Quade, Kevin Lee (Massachusetts)

Raoul, Kwame (Massachusetts)

Sterman, Anne L. (Massachusetts)

Stern, Heidi Parry (Massachusetts)

Stevenson, Shannon Wells (Massachusetts)

Tong, William M. (Massachusetts)

Torrez, Raul (Massachusetts)

Trento, Andrea (Massachusetts)

Underwood, Barbara D. (Massachusetts)

Vale, Judith N. (Massachusetts)

Weiser, Philip J. (Massachusetts)

Whitaker, Joshua M. (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Dibblee, Christian (Massachusetts)

George, Abraham R. (Massachusetts)

Kies, Marianne F. (Massachusetts)

Lockhart, Donald Campbell (Massachusetts)

Myron, Laura (Massachusetts)

O'Connor, Nicole M. (Massachusetts)

O'Hickey, Bridget (Massachusetts)

Raab, Michael S. (Massachusetts)

Shumate, Brett Allen (Massachusetts)

Waldman, Joshua Paul (Massachusetts)

Other

Adame, Michael (Massachusetts)

Aden, Leah C. (Massachusetts)

Ahmad, Alizeh (Massachusetts)

Alicea, Delmarie (Massachusetts)

Avers, Robert L. (Massachusetts)

Baldwin, Anna Marks (Massachusetts)

Basile, Thomas J. (Massachusetts)

Bernstein, Inga S. (Massachusetts)

Bernstein, Richard D. (Massachusetts)

Bishop, Tyler L. (Massachusetts)

Boos, Michael (Massachusetts)

Boyer, Rick (Massachusetts)

Branch, Aria (Massachusetts)

Brannon, Sarah (Massachusetts)

Buchanan, Ellie (Massachusetts)

Chaudhuri, Pooja (Massachusetts)

Chiu, David S. (Massachusetts)

Cusick, John S. (Massachusetts)

Driscoll, Robert Neil (Massachusetts)

Eddy, Shannon (Massachusetts)

Eisen, Norman Larry (Massachusetts)

Elias, Marc E. (Massachusetts)

Galindo, Miranda (Massachusetts)

Gans, David H. (Massachusetts)

Garber, Andrew B. (Massachusetts)

Gold, Sofia Fernandez (Massachusetts)

Gorod, Brianne J. (Massachusetts)

Greenbaum, Jon M. (Massachusetts)

Hancock, William (Massachusetts)

Haskin, Brendan J. (Massachusetts)

Herenstein, Ethan (Massachusetts)

Hill, John B. (Massachusetts)

Jarboe, Brendan T. (Massachusetts)

Koch, Jonathan B. (Massachusetts)

Kovacs-Goodman, Jacob (Massachusetts)

Lakin, Sophia Lin (Massachusetts)

Lang, Danielle Marie (Massachusetts)

Langhofer, Kory (Massachusetts)

Lopresti, Tony (Massachusetts)

Madduri, Lalitha (Massachusetts)

Mays, Tianna Jade (Massachusetts)

McDaniel, Kalyn Mizelle (Massachusetts)

McSweeney, Patrick M. (Massachusetts)

Miller, Jonathan Benjamin (Massachusetts)

Morales-Doyle, Sean (Massachusetts)

Morgan, Jeremiah (Massachusetts)

Olson, William J. (Massachusetts)

Perlman, Samantha (Massachusetts)

Philbrick, Thomas J. (Massachusetts)

Phillips, Ben (Massachusetts)

Pierce, Clayton (Massachusetts)

Ruiz, Cesar Z. (Massachusetts)

Shah, Niyati (Massachusetts)

Shelly, Jacob D. (Massachusetts)

Sherman, Donald K. (Massachusetts)

Singh, Jasleen K. (Massachusetts)

Spies, Charles R. (Massachusetts)

Sweren-Becker, Eliza (Massachusetts)

Szilagyi, Heather (Massachusetts)

Temple, Nancy A. (Massachusetts)

Weiser, Wendy (Massachusetts)

Wright, Brenda (Massachusetts)

Wydra, Elizabeth B. (Massachusetts)

Ziegler, Daniel C. (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:25-cv-10810	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	April 3, 2025	April 3, 2025 Complaint
107 1:25-cv-10810	Memorandum and Order	June 13, 2025	June 13, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1667949
108 1:25-cv-10810	Order of Preliminary Injunction	June 13, 2025	June 13, 2025 Order/Opinion 786 F.Supp.3d 359
109 1:25-cv-10810	Defendants' Motion to Dismiss	June 13, 2025	June 13, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief 786 F.Supp.3d 359
116 1:25-cv-10810	Amended Order of Preliminary Injunction	July 18, 2025	July 18, 2025 Order/Opinion
123 1:25-cv-10810	Notice of Appeal	July 31, 2025	July 31, 2025 Other
132 1:25-cv-10810	Memorandum and Order State of California et al. v. Trump et al.	Sept. 17, 2025	Sept. 17, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 2663106
108352649 25-01726	Order of Court State of California et al. v. Trump et al. U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit	Oct. 14, 2025	Oct. 14, 2025 Order/Opinion

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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/69841778/state-of-california-v-trump/

Last updated Sept. 4, 2026, 4:23 a.m.

Docket for: State of California v. Trump

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	April 3, 2025	COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against Pamela Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, United States Election Assistance Commission (Fee Status: Local Government), filed by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/03/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 2 Category Form View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
2	April 4, 2025	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Denise J. Casper assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Donald L. Cabell. (NMC) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	RECAP
3	April 4, 2025	Summons Issued as to Pamela Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, United States Election Assistance Commission. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (SP) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	RECAP
4	April 4, 2025	NOTICE OF ATTORNEY PAYMENT OF FEES by Plaintiff State of California. Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMADC-10934130. Payment Type : INITIATING DOCUMENT. (Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	RECAP
5	April 4, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Thomas S. Patterson, John D. Echeverria, Michael S. Cohen, Anne P. Bellows, Malcolm A. Brudigam, Kevin L. Quade Filing fee: $ 750, receipt number AMADC-10935282 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Anne P. Bellows, # 2 Certificate of John D. Echeverria, # 3 Certificate of Kevin L. Quade, # 4 Certificate of Malcolm A. Brudigam, # 5 Certificate of Michael S. Cohen, # 6 Certificate of Thomas S. Patterson)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/04/2025)	RECAP
	April 4, 2025	Notice of Case Assignment
6	April 7, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Anne L. Sterman on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Sterman, Anne) (Entered: 04/07/2025)	RECAP
7	April 7, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Phoebe Fischer-Groban on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Fischer-Groban, Phoebe) (Entered: 04/07/2025)	RECAP
8	April 8, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Thomas S. Patterson, John D. Echeverria, Michael S. Cohen, Anne P. Bellows, Malcolm A. Brudigam, and Kevin L. Quade. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorneys. (SEC) (Entered: 04/08/2025)	RECAP
	April 8, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
9	April 9, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Heidi Parry Stern Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10942876 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Heidi Parry Stern)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/09/2025)	RECAP
10	April 9, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Heidi Parry Stern. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (SEC) (Entered: 04/09/2025)	RECAP
	April 9, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
11	April 10, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi) (Entered: 04/10/2025)	RECAP
12	April 10, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lisa C. Ehrlich Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10945779 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Lisa C. Ehrlich)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/10/2025) 1 Certificate of Lisa C. Ehrlich View on PACER	RECAP
13	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Surren Cohen on behalf of State of California (Cohen, Michael) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
14	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Maura B. Murphy Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10947087 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Maura B. Murphy)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
15	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin Lee Quade on behalf of State of California (Quade, Kevin) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
16	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Anne P. Bellows on behalf of State of California (Bellows, Anne) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
17	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of David D. Day, Kaliko'onlani D. Fernandes Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10947137 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of David D. Day, # 2 Certificate of Kaliko'onlani D. Fernandes)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
18	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Shannon Stevenson, Peter Baumann Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10947228 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Shannon Stevenson, # 2 Certificate of Peter Baumann)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
19	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Malcolm Andreas Brudigam on behalf of State of California (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
20	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Alex Hemmer Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10947377 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Alex Hemmer)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025) 1 Certificate of Alex Hemmer View on RECAP	RECAP
21	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ryan P. Kane Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10947391 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Ryan P. Kane)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
22	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Nicole M. O'Connor on behalf of Donald J. Trump, Pamela Bondi, United States Election Assistance Commission, Donald L. Palmer, Thomas Hicks, Christy McCormick, Benjamin W. Hovland, Pete Hegseth (O'Connor, Nicole) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
23	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Peter J. Farrell, Angela Behrens Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10948197 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Peter J. Farrell, # 2 Certificate of Angela Behrens)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
24	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of James W. Grayson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10948214 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of James W. Grayson)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
25	April 11, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jonathan B. Mangel, Meghan K. Musso Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10948231 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Jonathan B. Mangel, # 2 Certificate of Meghan K. Musso)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
26	April 11, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Lisa C. Ehrlich added; granting 14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Maura B. Murphy added; granting 17 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. David D. Day, Kaliko'onlani D. Fernandes added; granting 18 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Shannon Stevenson, Peter Baumann added; granting 20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Alex Hemmer added; granting 21 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Ryan P. Kane added; granting 23 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Peter J. Farrell, Angela Behrens added; granting 24 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. James W. Grayson added; granting 25 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Jonathan B. Mangel, Meghan K. Musso added. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorneys. (SEC) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
27	April 11, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Alex Hemmer on behalf of State of Illinois (Hemmer, Alex) (Entered: 04/11/2025)	RECAP
	April 11, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
28	April 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Angela Behrens on behalf of State of Minnesota (Behrens, Angela) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	RECAP
29	April 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon Wells Stevenson on behalf of State of Colorado (Stevenson, Shannon) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	RECAP
30	April 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by David Dana Day on behalf of State of Hawaii (Day, David) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	RECAP
31	April 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa Catherine Ehrlich on behalf of State of California (Ehrlich, Lisa) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	RECAP
32	April 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan Patrick Kane on behalf of State of Vermont (Kane, Ryan) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
33	April 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Peter Farrell on behalf of State of Minnesota (Farrell, Peter) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
34	April 15, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jonathan R. Bolton Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10953304 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Jonathan R. Bolton)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
35	April 15, 2025	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE pursuant to LR 5.2 by State of California . (Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
36	April 15, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Adam Kirschner, Daniel Kobrin Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10953784 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Adam Kirschner, # 2 Certificate of Daniel Kobrin)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
37	April 15, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Colleen Kelly Faherty Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10953922 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Colleen Kelly Faherty)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
38	April 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of State of Hawaii (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
39	April 16, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 34 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Jonathan R. Bolton added; granting 36 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Adam Kirschner and Daniel Kobrin added; granting 37 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Colleen Kelly Faherty added. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorneys. (SEC) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
40	April 16, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Meghan Musso on behalf of State of New Jersey (Musso, Meghan) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
41	April 16, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan B. Mangel on behalf of State of New Jersey (Mangel, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
42	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Benjamin W. Hovland served on 4/11/2025, answer due 5/2/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
43	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Christy McCormick served on 4/11/2025, answer due 5/2/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
44	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Donald L. Palmer served on 4/11/2025, answer due 5/2/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
45	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. United States Election Assistance Commission served on 4/14/2025, answer due 5/5/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
46	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Pamela Bondi served on 4/15/2025, answer due 5/6/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
47	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Pete Hegseth served on 4/14/2025, answer due 5/5/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
48	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Thomas Hicks served on 4/11/2025, answer due 5/2/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
49	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. All Defendants. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
50	April 16, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. All Defendants. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
	April 16, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
51	April 17, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Michael Kobrin on behalf of State of Maryland (Kobrin, Daniel)	RECAP
52	April 18, 2025	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by State of California. Donald J. Trump served on 4/18/2025, answer due 5/9/2025. Acknowledgement filed by State of California. (Brudigam, Malcolm)	RECAP
53	April 18, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Joshua M. Whitaker, Karen J. Hartman-Tellez, Kara Karlson Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-10960983 by State of California. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Joshua M. Whitaker, # (2) Certificate of Karen J. Hartman-Tellez, # (3) Certificate of Kara Karlson)(Green, Nicholas) 1 Certificate of Joshua M. Whitaker View on RECAP 2 Certificate of Karen J. Hartman-Tellez View on RECAP 3 Certificate of Kara Karlson View on RECAP	RECAP
54	April 18, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Erik A. Grill Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10961047 by State of California. (Attachments: # (1) Certificate of Erik A. Grill)(Green, Nicholas) 1 Certificate of Erik A. Grill View on RECAP	RECAP
55	April 21, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Adam Kirschner on behalf of State of Maryland (Kirschner, Adam) (Entered: 04/21/2025)	RECAP
56	April 22, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 53 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Joshua M. Whitaker, Karen J. Hartman-Tellez, and Kara Karlson. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorneys. (SEC) (Entered: 04/22/2025)	RECAP
57	April 22, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 54 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Erik A. Grill. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (SEC) (Entered: 04/22/2025)	RECAP
	April 22, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
58	April 23, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Maryanne T. Donaghy Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10967673 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Maryanne T. Donaghy)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
59	April 23, 2025	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Charlotte Gibson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10967754 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Charlotte Gibson)(Green, Nicholas) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
60	April 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Erik Grill on behalf of State of Michigan (Grill, Erik) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
61	April 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by James Grayson on behalf of State of New Mexico (Grayson, James) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
62	April 23, 2025	MOTION to Transfer Case and Consolidate Case or, in the alternative, Motion to Stay to District of Columbia. by Donald J. Trump, Pamela Bondi, United States Election Assistance Commission, Donald L. Palmer, Thomas Hicks, Christy McCormick, Benjamin W. Hovland, Pete Hegseth.(O'Connor, Nicole) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
63	April 23, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Support re 62 MOTION to Transfer Case and Consolidate Case or, in the alternative, Motion to Stay to District of Columbia. filed by Donald J. Trump, Pamela Bondi, United States Election Assistance Commission, Donald L. Palmer, Thomas Hicks, Christy McCormick, Benjamin W. Hovland, Pete Hegseth. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00946, # 2 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00952, # 3 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00955, # 4 Exhibit Order on Motion to Consolidate, # 5 Exhibit Order dated April 5, 2025)(O'Connor, Nicole) (Entered: 04/23/2025) 1 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00946 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00952 View on RECAP 3 Exhibit Complaint 25-cv-00955 View on RECAP 4 Exhibit Order on Motion to Consolidate View on RECAP 5 Exhibit Order dated April 5, 2025 View on RECAP	RECAP
64	April 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Kara M Karlson on behalf of State of Arizona (Karlson, Kara) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
65	April 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Karen Hartman-Tellez on behalf of State of Arizona (Hartman-Tellez, Karen) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
66	April 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua M. Whitaker on behalf of State of Arizona (Whitaker, Joshua) (Entered: 04/23/2025)	RECAP
67	April 24, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 58 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Maryanne T. Donaghy added; granting 59 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Charlotte Gibson added. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account. You must put the docket number under ADDITIONAL FILER INFORMATION on your form when registering or it will be rejected.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorneys. (SEC) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	RECAP
68	April 24, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin, State of California, State of Nevada, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois.(Quade, Kevin) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	RECAP
69	April 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Maura Bridget Murphy on behalf of State of Connecticut (Murphy, Maura) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	RECAP
70	April 24, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Colleen K. Faherty on behalf of State of New York (Faherty, Colleen) (Entered: 04/24/2025)	RECAP
	April 24, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
71	April 25, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Richard Bolton on behalf of State of Maine (Bolton, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/25/2025)	RECAP
72	April 28, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by James J. Arguin on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Arguin, James) (Entered: 04/28/2025)	RECAP
73	April 29, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Maryanne Donaghy on behalf of State of Delaware (Donaghy, Maryanne) (Entered: 04/29/2025)	RECAP
74	May 5, 2025	Amended MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin.(Bellows, Anne) (Entered: 05/05/2025)	RECAP
75	May 5, 2025	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Bellows, Anne) (Entered: 05/05/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
76	May 5, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Support re 75 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Table of Attachments, # 2 Declaration of Anne P. Bellows, # 3 Declaration of Jana M. Lean, # 4 Declaration of Mark Wlaschin, # 5 Declaration of Michelle Tassinari, # 6 Declaration of Natalie Adona, # 7 Declaration of Donna Barber, # 8 Declaration of Jonathan Brater, # 9 Declaration of Melissia Dorsey, # 10 Declaration of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, # 11 Declaration of Julie L. Flynn, # 12 Declaration of Sarah Copeland Hanzas, # 13 Declaration of Paul Linnell, # 14 Declaration of Dean C. Logan, # 15 Declaration of Edmund Michalowski, # 16 Declaration of Rob Rock, # 17 Declaration of Hilary Rudy, # 18 Declaration of Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, # 19 Declaration of Connecticut Director of Elections Kristen Sullivan, # 20 Declaration of Mandy Vigil)(Bellows, Anne) (Entered: 05/05/2025) 1 Table of Attachments View on PACER 2 Declaration of Anne P. Bellows View on PACER 3 Declaration of Jana M. Lean View on RECAP 4 Declaration of Mark Wlaschin View on RECAP 5 Declaration of Michelle Tassinari View on PACER 6 Declaration of Natalie Adona View on RECAP 7 Declaration of Donna Barber View on PACER 8 Declaration of Jonathan Brater View on PACER 9 Declaration of Melissia Dorsey View on PACER 10 Declaration of Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes View on PACER 11 Declaration of Julie L. Flynn View on PACER 12 Declaration of Sarah Copeland Hanzas View on PACER 13 Declaration of Paul Linnell View on PACER 14 Declaration of Dean C. Logan View on RECAP 15 Declaration of Edmund Michalowski View on RECAP 16 Declaration of Rob Rock View on PACER 17 Declaration of Hilary Rudy View on PACER 18 Declaration of Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky View on PACER 19 Declaration of Connecticut Director of Elections Kristen Sullivan View on PACER 20 Declaration of Mandy Vigil View on PACER	RECAP
77	May 6, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Bridget O'Hickey on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, United States Election Assistance Commission (O'Hickey, Bridget) (Entered: 05/06/2025)	RECAP
78	May 7, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 62 MOTION to Transfer Case and Consolidate Case or, in the alternative, Motion to Stay to District of Columbia. filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Arizona, State of California, State of Colorado, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Minnesota, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Vermont, State of Wisconsin. (Brudigam, Malcolm) (Entered: 05/07/2025)	RECAP
79	May 9, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re: 62 Motion to Transfer Case and Consolidate Case or, in the alternative, Motion to Stay to District of Columbia. by Donald J. Trump, Pamela Bondi, United States Election Assistance Commission, Donald L. Palmer, Thomas Hicks, Christy McCormick, Benjamin W. Hovland, Pete Hegseth.Having considered Defendants' motion to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "DC Court") and consolidate it with the matters challenging Executive Order No. 14,248,90 (the "EO"), there (the "DDC Cases"), or in the alternative, stay this matter pending resolution of the DDC Cases, D. 62-63, and Plaintiffs' opposition to same, D. 78, the Court DENIES the motion. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), a district court may transfer a civil action to another district if it could have been brought in the transferee court and the transfer is warranted "[f]or the convenience of parties and witnesses, in the interest of justice." 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); see Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a) (allowing for discretionary consolidation of cases if they “involve a common question of law or fact”). The decision to transfer a case is discretionary. See Codex Corp. v. Milgo Elec. Corp., 553 F.2d 735, 737 (1st Cir. 1977). Moreover, there is a "strong presumption in favor of the plaintiff's choice of forum." Astro-Med, Inc. v. Nihon Kohden Am., Inc., 591 F.3d 1, 13 (1st Cir. 2009) (citation omitted). Even assuming without deciding that this case could have been brought in the DC Court, the interest of justice does not favor transfer in this case. Although, as Defendants note, the issues raised in this matter overlap with those before the DC Court, D. 63 at 8, the differences between the matters counsel against consolidation. First, the parties are not the same — while the Plaintiffs before this Court are States, the DC Cases were brought by private parties. Compare D. 1 with League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Exec. Off. of the President, No. 25-cv-0946-CKK. Likewise, while some defendants in the matters overlap, they do not all overlayp. Id. The matters also challenge different sections of the Executive Order. For example, Plaintiffs here challenge § 3(d) of the EO, the validity of which is not at issue before the DC Court. See id. Similarly, Plaintiff States are in a unique position to challenge certain other provisions of the Executive Order. See id., 2025 WL 1187730, at 52, 56 (D.D.C. Apr. 24, 2025) (noting that "the most natural parties to seek an injunction against enforcement under [§] 7(a) are the States themselves, not the Democratic Party Plaintiffs" and observing that the standing of States to challenge § 7(b) presents "a question for another day"). Likewise, while Defendants suggest the convenience of witnesses supports transfer to the DC Court, D. 63 at 6-7, they do not identify any witnesses and do not explain why witnesses are necessary where they acknowledged to the DC Court that "[i]n the context of ultra vires and constitutional separation of powers claims, there are no questions of fact, because whether or not a statute or the Constitution grants [the Executive Branch] the power to act in a certain way is a pure question of law." League, 2025 WL 1187730 at *28 (quoting Defs.' Opp'n, D. 84 at 23)With respect to the stay that Defendants seek, proponents of a stay bear the burden of establishing that it is necessary. Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 708 (1997). Defendants suggest a stay could narrow the pending issues, D. 63 at 11-12, but where enforcement of that stay could, for example, result in unrecoverable compliance costs from states, see D. 78 at 19-20, Defendants have not met this burden. Accordingly, the Court denies the Defendants' motion, D. 62. (LMH) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
80	May 9, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 74 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. (LMH) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
81	May 9, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re: 68 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Given the Court's allowance of D. 74, the Court DENIES D. 68 as moot. (LMH) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
82	May 9, 2025	In light of the filing of a motion for preliminary injunction by Plaintiffs on May 5, 2025, D. 75, the Court ORDERS as follows: Defendants shall respond to the motion for preliminary injunction by May 19, 2025, Plaintiffs shall file their reply by May 27, 2025. The Court will hear the parties on the motion for preliminary injunction on June 6, 2025 at 10 a.m.ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 75 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction : Motion Hearing set for 6/6/2025 10:00 AM in Courtroom 11 (In person only) before Judge Denise J. Casper. (LMH) (Entered: 05/09/2025)	RECAP
	May 9, 2025	Notice Setting or Resetting Hearing on Motion
	May 9, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages
	May 9, 2025	Order on Motion to Transfer Case
83	May 14, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Response in Excess of Twenty Pages by Pamela Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, United States Election Assistance Commission.(O'Connor, Nicole) (Entered: 05/14/2025)	RECAP
84	May 15, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 83 Motion for Leave to File Response in Excess of Twenty Pages by Pamela Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, United States Election Assistance Commission; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (LMH) (Entered: 05/15/2025)	RECAP
85	May 15, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Local Election Officials. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief)(Miller, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/15/2025)	RECAP
	May 15, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to File Document
86	May 16, 2025	Judge Denise J. Casper: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered allowing 85 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Local Election Officials; Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (SEC) (Entered: 05/16/2025)	RECAP
87	May 16, 2025	AMICUS BRIEF filed by Local Election Officials . (Miller, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/16/2025)	RECAP
	May 16, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to File Document
88	May 19, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas J. Basile on behalf of Republican Party of Arizona (Basile, Thomas) (Entered: 05/19/2025)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Massachusetts

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Voting/Election Law

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Nineteen States

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

Department of Justice

President

United States Election Assistance Commission

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Facility Type(s):

Government-run

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens

Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)

Help America Vote Act (HAVA), 52 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq (previously 42 U.S.C. § 15301 et seq)

National Voter Registration Act ("Motor Voter law"), 52 U.S.C. § 20501 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg)

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentia Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. § 20301 (previously 42 U.S.C. § 1973ff et seq.)

Constitutional Clause(s):

Separation of Powers

Spending/Appropriations Clauses

Other Dockets:

District of Massachusetts 1:25-cv-10810

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 25-01726

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Voter Registration

Voting Process Changes

Issues

Voting:

Election administration

Vote decision rules

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of California v. Trump, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46337/ (last updated 11/19/2025).