Case: State of New York v. Department of Education

1:25-cv-11116 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 25, 2025

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On April 25, 2025, nineteen states filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Education, its Secretary, and its acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights. The states challenged Defendants' conditioning of federal funding on the states meeting several onerous conditions. Those conditions, enumerated in letters sent to State Commissioners on April 3, 2025, included certifying states' compliance with the Trump administration's new interpretation of Title VI as prohibiting DEI programs. The states alleged that conditioning federal funds in this way violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the Separation of Powers, the Appropriations Clause, and the Spending Clause.

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69944116/parties/state-of-new-york-v-department-of-education/


Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Bachhuber, Rachel (Massachusetts)

Beatty-Walters, Christina (Massachusetts)

Coates, Spencer Wade (Massachusetts)

Cunningham, Darren P (Massachusetts)

Day, David Dana (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document
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1:25-cv-11116

Complaint

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

Complaint

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69944116/state-of-new-york-v-department-of-education/

Last updated Aug. 11, 2025, 6:59 a.m.

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COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-10972983 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Maryland, State of, Michigan, State of, Nevada, State of, New Jersey, State of, New Mexico, State of, Oregon, State of, Rhode Island, State of, State of Vermont, Washington, State of, Wisconsin, State of, New York, State of, Illinois, State of, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, California, State of, Minnesota, the State of, Colorado, State of, Connecticut State of, State of Delaware, Hawaii, State of. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Category Form)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

1 Exhibit A

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2 Civil Cover Sheet

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3 Category Form

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April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

RECAP

Notice of Case Assignment

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

PACER
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ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge William G. Young 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 M. Page Kelley. (CEH) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Karyn Bass Ehler, Darren Kinkead, Elizabeth Jordan Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-10973513 by State of Illinois. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Karyn Bass Ehler, # 2 Certificate of Darren Kinkead, # 3 Certificate of Elizabeth Jordan)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

PACER
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Summons Issued as to Department of Education, Linda McMahon, Craig Trainor. 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. (SEC) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 3 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Karyn Bass Ehler, Darren Kinkead, and Elizabeth Jordan. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/26/2025)

April 26, 2025

April 26, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

April 26, 2025

April 26, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Darren Bernens Kinkead on behalf of State of Illinois (Kinkead, Darren) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Neil Giovanatti, BreAnna Listermann Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10974700 by State of Michigan. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Neil Giovanatti, # 2 Certificate of BreAnna Listermann)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Neil Giovanatti and BreAnna Listermann. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Eitan Sirkovich on behalf of Department of Education, Linda McMahon, Craig Trainor (Sirkovich, Eitan) (Main Document 9 replaced on 4/28/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
10

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Laura Faer, William Downer, James Richardson, Annabelle Wilmott, Andrew Edelstein, and Michael L. Newman Filing fee: $ 750, receipt number AMADC-10975551 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Laura Faer, # 2 Certificate of William Downer, # 3 Certificate of James Richardson, # 4 Certificate of Annabelle Wilmott, # 5 Certificate of Andrew Edelstein, # 6 Certificate of Michael Newman)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Neil Giovanatti on behalf of State of Michigan (Giovanatti, Neil) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by BreAnna J. Listermann on behalf of State of Michigan (Listermann, BreAnna) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

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SUMMONS Returned Executed as to US Attorney by State of Michigan, State of Connecticut, State of Vermont, State of Illinois, State of New York, State of Washington, State of Rhode Island, State of New Jersey, State of Colorado, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State of Hawaii, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Oregon, State of Delaware, State of California, State of Wisconsin, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Laura Faer, William Downer, James Richardson, Annabelle Wilmott, Andrew Edelstein, and Michael L. Newman. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/28/2025)

April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of James Luh Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10977087 by State of Maryland. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of James Luh)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added James C. Luh. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by James C. Luh on behalf of State of Maryland (Luh, James) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Karyn L. Bass Ehler on behalf of State of Illinois (Bass Ehler, Karyn) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth H. Jordan on behalf of State of Illinois (Jordan, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Christina L. Beatty-Walters Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10978318 by State of Oregon. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Christina L. Beatty-Walters)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Christina L. Beatty-Walters. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Faer on behalf of State of California (Faer, Laura) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Z Edelstein on behalf of State of California (Edelstein, Andrew) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by William Downer on behalf of State of California (Downer, William) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by James Everett Richardson on behalf of State of California (Richardson, James) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Louis Newman on behalf of State of California (Newman, Michael) (Entered: 04/29/2025)

April 29, 2025

April 29, 2025

PACER
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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rachel Bachhuber Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10980331 by State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Rachel Bachhuber)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Annabelle Cathryn Wilmott on behalf of State of California (Wilmott, Annabelle) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 27 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rachel Bachhuber. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

April 30, 2025

April 30, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jonathan Rose Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10982245 by State of Vermont. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Jonathan Rose)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/01/2025)

May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 30 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jonathan Rose. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/01/2025)

May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Darren Cunningham Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10984054 by State of Connecticut. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Darren Cunningham)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/01/2025)

May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 32 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Darren Cunningham. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rabia Muqaddam, Sandra Park, Monica Hanna, Sandra Pullman, Kathryn Meyer Filing fee: $ 625, receipt number AMADC-10984927 by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Rabia Muqaddam, # 2 Certificate of Sandra Park, # 3 Certificate of Sandra Pullman, # 4 Certificate of Monica Hanna, # 5 Certificate of Kathryn Meyer)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Attachment 3 replaced on 5/6/2025) (MAP). (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Wil Handley and Alex Finkelstein Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10984945 by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Wil Handley, # 2 Certificate of Alex Finkelstein)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of David Moskowitz Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10985461 by State of Colorado. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of David Moskowitz)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

1 Certificate of David Moskowitz

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May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 34 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rabia Muqaddam, Sandra Park, Monica Hanna, Sandra Pullman, and Kathryn Meyer. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 35 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Wil Handley and Alex Finkelstein. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 36 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added David Moskowitz. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by David Moskowitz on behalf of State of Colorado (Moskowitz, David) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Alex Finkelstein on behalf of State of New York (Finkelstein, Alex) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Monica Hanna on behalf of State of New York (Hanna, Monica) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of State of New York (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Sandra S. Park on behalf of State of New York (Park, Sandra) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Kathryn Meyer on behalf of State of New York (Meyer, Kathryn) (Entered: 05/02/2025)

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of James W. Grayson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10989372 by State of New Mexico. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of James Grayson)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of David Day and Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10989621 by State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of David Day, # 2 Certificate of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 46 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added James W. Grayson. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 47 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added David Day and Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/05/2025)

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jennifer Lerman and Farng-Yi D. Foo Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10991943 by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Jennifer Lerman, # 2 Certificate of Farng-Yi D. Foo)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 50 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jennifer Lerman and Farng-Yi D. Foo. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of State of Hawaii (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by David Dana Day on behalf of State of Hawaii (Day, David) (Entered: 05/06/2025)

May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lucy Wolf and Spencer W. Coates Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-10994348 by State of Washington. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Lucy Wolf, # 2 Certificate of Spencer W. Coates)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Heidi Parry Stern Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10994414 by State of Nevada. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Heidi Parry Stern)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 54 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lucy Wolf and Spencer W. Coates. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 55 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi) (Entered: 05/07/2025)

May 7, 2025

May 7, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by James Grayson on behalf of State of New Mexico (Grayson, James) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jordan Mickman Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11000611 by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Jordan Mickman)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Vanessa Kassab Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11000646 by State of Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Vanessa Kassab)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Spencer Wade Coates on behalf of State of Washington (Coates, Spencer) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 60 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jordan Mickman. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
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Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 61 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Vanessa Kassab. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
65

NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Lerman on behalf of State of New Jersey (Lerman, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
66

NOTICE of Appearance by Darren P Cunningham on behalf of State of Connecticut (Cunningham, Darren) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
67

NOTICE of Appearance by Farng-Yi Foo on behalf of State of New Jersey (Foo, Farng-Yi) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
68

NOTICE of Appearance by Lucy Wolf on behalf of State of Washington (Wolf, Lucy) (Entered: 05/09/2025)

May 9, 2025

May 9, 2025

PACER
69

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Elizabeth Kramer Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11003694 by State of Minnesota. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Elizabeth Kramer)(Pagano, Adelaide) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER

Order on Motion for Leave to Appear

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
70

Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 69 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Elizabeth Kramer. 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. (MAP) (Entered: 05/12/2025)

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025

PACER
71

NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth C. Kramer on behalf of State of Minnesota (Kramer, Elizabeth) (Entered: 05/13/2025)

May 13, 2025

May 13, 2025

PACER
72

NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan T Rose on behalf of State of Vermont (Rose, Jonathan) (Entered: 05/15/2025)

May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

PACER
73

NOTICE of Appearance by Rachel Bachhuber on behalf of State of Wisconsin (Bachhuber, Rachel) (Entered: 05/27/2025)

May 27, 2025

May 27, 2025

PACER
74

NOTICE of Appearance by Sandra Elizabeth Pullman on behalf of State of New York (Pullman, Sandra) (Entered: 06/04/2025)

June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025

PACER
75

ANSWER to 1 Complaint,, by Department of Education, Linda McMahon, Craig Trainor.(Sirkovich, Eitan) (Entered: 06/30/2025)

June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025

RECAP
76

ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Scheduling Conference: Scheduling Conference set for 9/24/2025 03:00 PM in Courtroom 18 (In person only) before Judge William G. Young. (KB) (Entered: 07/02/2025)

July 2, 2025

July 2, 2025

PACER
77

NOTICE of Appearance by Yael Shavit on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Shavit, Yael) (Entered: 07/09/2025)

July 9, 2025

July 9, 2025

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: Massachusetts

Case Type(s):

Education

Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 25, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)