Case: Vera Institute of Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-01643 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Closed Date: July 7, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenges the Trump Administration’s abrupt termination of hundreds of federal grants in April 2025. On May 21, 2025, five nonprofits filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Justice, the Attorney General, and the Office of Justice Programs and its acting head. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants' actions exceeded their executive authority and violated the Due Process Clause, the Take Care Clause, and the Ad…

Plaintiffs alleged that in April 2025, defendants abruptly terminated more than 370 multi-year cooperative agreements and grants awarding more than $820 million in essential funding to the plaintiffs and other nonprofits. The terminated cooperative agreements and grants cut across a broad array of critical programs, including violence reduction and intervention, policing and prosecution, victims' services, juvenile justice and child protection, substance use and mental health treatment, and other public safety programs. Also on May 21, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, and on May 22, a motion for preliminary injunction.

Plaintiffs sought both preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to stop defendants from implementing their mass termination of the cooperative agreements and to restore or preserve funding for affected grantees while the case proceeded. They also sought declaratory relief, asking the court to declare that defendants’ actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act because they were arbitrary and capricious, exceeded statutory authority, and failed to follow required procedures. Finally, plaintiffs requested an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.

On June 6, 2025, a coalition of 33 amici curiae, including several local governments, filed a brief supporting plaintiffs’ motion. The brief highlighted the critical importance of the terminated grants for public safety, victim services, and violence-reduction initiatives. In their response, defendants dismissed the amici curiae brief as irrelevant, arguing that the dispute concerned routine contract administration rather than a broad, unlawful policy change, and therefore did not warrant extraordinary judicial intervention.

On June 9, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and to deny plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. defendants argued that the court lacked jurisdiction and that plaintiffs’ claims were likely to fail on the merits. Additionally, defendants contended that plaintiffs had failed to demonstrate irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction. Later that day, plaintiffs filed a supplemental brief addressing a recent Supreme Court decision (Dep’t of Education v. California), which defendants had cited to argue that district courts lack jurisdiction to order payment of federal grant funds. plaintiffs argued that other forms of relief—such as reinstating grants—remained available.

On June 26, 2025, the court held a hearing on all pending motions, including the motions for class certification and a preliminary injunction, as well as the government’s motion to dismiss. Then, on July 7, 2025, the district court granted the government’s motion and dismissed the case. 2025 WL 1865160. Judge Mehta held that plaintiffs lacked a valid cause of action to compel reinstatement of federal funding under the Administrative Procedure Act, and that the court lacked jurisdiction to grant the requested relief.

He wrote:

There is no doubt in the court’s mind that OJP’s award terminations were unfair and indiscriminate. When a government agency, especially the Department of Justice, agrees to fund private organizations to carry out a public purpose, such organizations expect regularity and respectful treatment. That is not what occurred here. The court laments that the limits of its own power prevent it from helping plaintiffs and similarly situated grantees. But the court cannot cure an injustice by exceeding its own authority.

Plaintiffs appealed the district court’s July 7 decision to the D.C. Circuit on July 8, 2025 and filed an emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal on July 11.

Plaintiffs similarly sought an emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal in the district court on July 10, 2025, arguing that, despite the dismissal, the district court’s memorandum opinion indicated that all factors supporting injunctive relief were present. Plaintiffs asserted that the grant terminations had already caused, and would continue to cause, severe irreparable harm, including layoffs of specialized staff, elimination of critical programs, and damage to organizational reputations. They provided specific examples of harm, such as increased homicides in King County, Washington, following the layoffs of gang outreach specialists; FORCE Detroit’s inability to intervene in gun violence; HRiA’s loss of resources for violence interruption efforts during the summer; and Stop AAPI Hate’s accelerated layoffs and program cuts amid rising threats against Asian-Americans. plaintiffs noted that the district court itself had concluded that defendants’ actions were “likely to harm communities and individuals vulnerable to crime and violence.”

Plaintiffs also argued that both the public interest and the balance of equities strongly supported injunctive relief. They noted that the district court itself had described defendants’ abrupt and unexplained termination of the grants as “unquestionably arbitrary,” “shameful,” and “unfair and indiscriminate.” plaintiffs further emphasized that serious legal questions remained. They pointed out that the court’s own opinion suggested their Administrative Procedure Act claims were likely meritorious, having found defendants’ actions “arbitrary, at least in lay terms” and “indiscriminate.” Although the district court denied preliminary relief based on a perceived lack of jurisdiction, it acknowledged that its conclusion was “far from obvious” and that other district courts within the Circuit had interpreted the controlling Supreme Court decision (California III) differently, highlighting a substantial question warranting injunctive relief pending appeal. Finally, plaintiffs asked the court to waive any bond requirement, arguing that a bond would impede access to judicial review and further harm organizations already suffering from the funding cuts.

On July 21, 2025, the district court denied the plaintiffs’ emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal but granted a narrower, stipulated injunction. The court found that plaintiffs had not met the high bar for such an “extraordinary remedy,” emphasizing that this was not a “rare” case warranting that relief. It concluded the threat of irreparable harm was not “so grave” as to justify an affirmative injunction, noting no plaintiff claimed they would be forced to close without the funding. The court also observed that plaintiffs had not addressed the jurisdictional ruling in depth and cited no case granting an injunction pending appeal after dismissal for lack of jurisdiction. However, because the parties agreed to a more limited injunction, the court barred defendants from re-obligating or diminishing the terminated grant funds. It declined to require an injunction bond, reasoning that the order did not compel any public expenditures the government might be unable to recover.

In the appellate court, on August 1, 2025, the D.C. Circuit denied the plaintiffs' emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal, stating that the appellants did not satisfy the stringent requirements for such an injunction. Specifically, the court found that the appellants had not substantiated their claims of irreparable harm.

The case remains ongoing in the district court and the D.C. Circuit.

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Summary Authors

Scott Shuchart (5/23/2025)

Victoria Tan (8/4/2025)

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney, Joshua Marc

Brewer, Simon Christopher

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Daniel Tenny,

Bailey, John (District of Columbia)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Babbin, Jeffrey Richard

Judge(s)

Mehta, Amit Priyavadan (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney, Joshua Marc

Brewer, Simon Christopher

Connolly, Jennifer Fountain (District of Columbia)

Netter, Brian D. (District of Columbia)

Newman, Lisa (District of Columbia)

Perry, Joshua

Perryman, Skye (District of Columbia)

Robinson, Cortney (District of Columbia)

Stanton, Joshua (District of Columbia)

Trivedi, Somil (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Daniel Tenny,

Bailey, John (District of Columbia)

Janda, Sean R.

Springer, Brian James

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Babbin, Jeffrey Richard

Courtney, Katherine Carter (District of Columbia)

DeCamp, Paul

Endres, Kelsey

Erney, Dominique Jeannette (District of Columbia)

Esquire, Brian L.

Esquire, John P.

Johnston, Maureen (District of Columbia)

Miller, Jonathan Benjamin

Mills, Christopher Ernest (District of Columbia)

Rosenthal, Joshua A. (District of Columbia)

Sussman, Jacob H. (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:25-cv-01643	Class Action Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	May 21, 2025	May 21, 2025 Complaint
2 1:25-cv-01643	Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification	May 21, 2025	May 21, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
3 1:25-cv-01643	Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
20 1:25-cv-01643	Amicus Curiae Brief of Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Rhode Island in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
28 1:25-cv-01643	Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
27 1:25-cv-01643	Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
47 1:25-cv-01643	Memorandum Opinion	July 7, 2025	July 7, 2025 Order/Opinion 2025 WL 1865160
51 1:25-cv-01643	Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal Vera Institute of Justice v. United States Department of Justice	July 10, 2025	July 10, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
1208756698 25-5248	Plaintiffs-Appellants' Emergency Motion for an Injunction Pending Appeal U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	July 11, 2025	July 11, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
57 1:25-cv-01643	Order	July 21, 2025	July 21, 2025 Order/Opinion

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Last updated Aug. 29, 2025, 6:37 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTER, FORCE DETROIT, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 05/21/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 2 Summons View on PACER 3 Summons View on PACER 4 Summons View on PACER 5 Summons View on PACER 6 Summons View on PACER	May 21, 2025	May 21, 2025 Clearinghouse
2	MOTION to Certify Class by CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTER, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 05/21/2025)	May 21, 2025	May 21, 2025 Clearinghouse
10	ERRATA by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE re 2 Motion to Certify Class,. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
11	ERRATA by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE re 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction,. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration Ex. A, # 4 Declaration Ex. B, # 5 Declaration Ex. C, # 6 Declaration Ex. D, # 7 Declaration Ex. E)(Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
12	LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
13	SUMMONS (5) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(znmw) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
3	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by CHILDREN AND YOUTH JUSTICE CENTER, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Text of Proposed Order, # 3 Declaration Ex. A, # 4 Declaration Ex. B, # 5 Declaration Ex. C, # 6 Declaration Ex. D, # 7 Declaration Ex. E)(Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 05/22/2025) 1 View on RECAP	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 Clearinghouse
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Fountain Connolly on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
5	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Lisa Newman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11707888. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Brian D. Netter on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Netter, Brian) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
7	NOTICE of Appearance by Skye Perryman on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Perryman, Skye) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
8	ERRATA by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE re 1 Complaint,,. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons)(Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
9	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua Stanton on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Stanton, Joshua) (Main Document 9 replaced on 5/22/2025) (znmw). (Entered: 05/22/2025)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Notice of Error- New Case	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Payment of Fee - Complaint/Petition	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	NOTICE OF NEW CASE ERROR regarding 1 Complaint,. The following error(s) need correction: Attorney is not an Active bar member. Please refer to the court website for Bar Status Lookup, Attorney Admissions, and Renewal Information at www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorneys. All Documents must be signed by Active attorney and refiled as an Errata. Civil Case filing fee not paid. Please remit payment using the event Payment of Fee-Complaint/Petition. Invalid signature. Please file the signed document using the event Errata. All filings must have an original signature or /s/ Attorney Name to represent an electronic signature of the filer. COMPLIANCE DEADLINE is by close of business today. This case will not proceed any further until all errors are satisfied. (znmw)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Payment of Fee- Complaint/Petition	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Payment for 1 Complaint,. ($405; Receipt number ADCDC-11707846). (Connolly, Jennifer)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	Case Assigned to Judge Amit P. Mehta. (znmw)	May 22, 2025	May 22, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs shall attempt to meet and confer with Defendants' counsel and, by May 28, 2025, file a Joint Status Report that sets forth a schedule for briefing on Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunction and class certification. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/23/2025. (lcapm2)	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiffs shall attempt to meet and confer with Defendants' counsel and, by May 28, 2025, file a Joint Status Report that sets forth a schedule for briefing on Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunction and class certification. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/23/2025. (lcapm2)	May 23, 2025	May 23, 2025 PACER
14	NOTICE of Appearance by Somil Trivedi on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Trivedi, Somil) (Entered: 05/27/2025)	May 27, 2025	May 27, 2025 PACER
15	NOTICE of Appearance by Cortney Robinson on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Robinson, Cortney) (Entered: 05/27/2025)	May 27, 2025	May 27, 2025 PACER
16	Joint STATUS REPORT by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/28/2025)	May 28, 2025	May 28, 2025 RECAP
17	NOTICE of Appearance by John Bailey on behalf of All Defendants (Bailey, John) (Entered: 05/29/2025)	May 29, 2025	May 29, 2025 RECAP
	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings	May 29, 2025	May 29, 2025 PACER
	Order	May 29, 2025	May 29, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. The schedule for further proceedings on Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunction and class certification shall be as follows: (1) Defendants' combined motion to dismiss and opposition to Plaintiffs' motions for preliminary injunction and class certification shall be filed by June 9, 2025; (2) Plaintiffs' replies in support of their motions for preliminary injunction and class certification and opposition to Defendants' motion to dismiss shall be filed by June 16, 2025; (3) Defendants' reply in support of their motion to dismiss shall be filed by June 23, 2025; and (4) the parties shall appear for a hearing on the motions on June 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 10. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 5/29/2025. (lcapm2)	May 29, 2025	May 29, 2025 PACER
18	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Courtney, Katherine) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
19	NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua A. Rosenthal on behalf of Community-Based Public Safety Subgrantees (Rosenthal, Joshua) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
20	AMICUS BRIEF by STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 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 YORK, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. (Johnston, Maureen) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 Clearinghouse
21	NOTICE of Appearance by Maureen Johnston on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Johnston, Maureen) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
22	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief by Community-Based Public Safety Subgrantees. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenthal, Joshua) (Entered: 06/06/2025) 1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Brief View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
23	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Dominique J. Erney, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11742461. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Community-Based Public Safety Subgrantees. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenthal, Joshua) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
24	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Jacob H. Sussman, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11742463. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Community-Based Public Safety Subgrantees. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenthal, Joshua) (Entered: 06/06/2025)	June 6, 2025	June 6, 2025 PACER
25	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Daryl V. Atkinson, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-11745424. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by Community-Based Public Safety Subgrantees. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order, # (2) Affidavit, # (3) Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Rosenthal, Joshua)	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
26	Memorandum in opposition to re [3] MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ex. 1 - Henneberg Declaration, # (2) Exhibit Ex. 2 - CCYJ Award 1, # (3) Exhibit Ex. 3 - CCYJ Award 2, # (4) Text of Proposed Order)(Bailey, John) 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Henneberg Declaration View on PACER 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - CCYJ Award 1 View on PACER 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - CCYJ Award 2 View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 PACER
27	MOTION to Dismiss by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ex. 1 - Henneberg Declaration, # (2) Exhibit Ex. 2 - CCYJ Award 1, # (3) Exhibit Ex. 3 - CCYJ Award 2, # (4) Text of Proposed Order)(Bailey, John) 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Henneberg Declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - CCYJ Award 1 View on PACER 3 Exhibit Ex. 3 - CCYJ Award 2 View on PACER 4 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 Clearinghouse
28	Memorandum in opposition to re [2] MOTION to Certify Class filed by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Bailey, John) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	June 9, 2025	June 9, 2025 Clearinghouse
29	STIPULATION Joint Stipulation by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Bailey, John)	June 10, 2025	June 10, 2025 RECAP
30	AMICUS BRIEF by LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. (mg) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 Clearinghouse
31	AMICUS BRIEF by COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY SUBGRANTEES. (mg) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 RECAP
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 5, 23, 24, 25 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/11/2025. (lcapm2)	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 18 & 22 Motions for Leave to File Amicus Brief. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/11/2025. (lcapm2)	June 11, 2025	June 11, 2025 PACER
32	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob H. Sussman on behalf of COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY SUBGRANTEES (Sussman, Jacob) (Entered: 06/12/2025)	June 12, 2025	June 12, 2025 PACER
33	NOTICE of Appearance by Dominique Jeannette Erney on behalf of COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC SAFETY SUBGRANTEES (Erney, Dominique) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	June 13, 2025	June 13, 2025 PACER
34	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Combined Brief by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Stanton, Joshua) (Entered: 06/13/2025)	June 13, 2025	June 13, 2025 PACER
35	NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa Newman on behalf of CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 PACER
36	REPLY to opposition to motion re 2 Motion to Certify Class, filed by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 RECAP
37	REPLY to opposition to motion re 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/16/2025) 1 Exhibit View on PACER	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 RECAP
38	Memorandum in opposition to re 27 MOTION to Dismiss filed by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/16/2025)	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 PACER
	Order on Motion for Leave to File	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 34 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Combined Brief. Plaintiffs shall file a combined reply and opposition brief of no more than 45 pages. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 6/16/2025. (lcapm1)	June 16, 2025	June 16, 2025 PACER
39	NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Memorandum Opinion)(Stanton, Joshua) (Entered: 06/20/2025)	June 20, 2025	June 20, 2025 PACER
40	REPLY to opposition to motion re 27 Motion to Dismiss, filed by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Bailey, John) (Entered: 06/23/2025)	June 23, 2025	June 23, 2025 RECAP
	Status Conference	June 26, 2025	June 26, 2025 PACER
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Amit P. Mehta: Motions Hearing held on 6/26/2025. Court heard arguments on the Plaintiffs' Motions 2 to Certify Class and 3 for Preliminary Injunction, and the Defendant's 4 Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Court took the matters under advisement. (Court Reporter: Willima Zaremba). (zakb) (zakb)	June 26, 2025	June 26, 2025 PACER
41	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG served on 6/2/2025 (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/30/2025)	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2025 PACER
42	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS served on 6/2/2025 (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/30/2025)	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2025 PACER
43	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE served on 6/27/2025 (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/30/2025)	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2025 PACER
44	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 05/30/2025. (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/30/2025)	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2025 PACER
45	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 5/30/2025. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 7/29/2025. (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 06/30/2025)	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2025 PACER
46	TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION HEARING PROCEEDINGS before Judge Amit P. Mehta held on June 26, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-118. Court Reporter/Transcriber: William Zaremba; Email: William_Zaremba@dcd.uscourts.gov. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 7/22/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/1/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/29/2025.(Zaremba, William) (Entered: 07/01/2025)	July 1, 2025	July 1, 2025 PACER
47	MEMORANDUM OPINION re: Plaintiffs' 2 Motion to Certify Class, 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and Defendants' 27 Motion to Dismiss. See the attached Memorandum Opinion for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/7/2025. (lcapm1)	July 7, 2025	July 7, 2025 Clearinghouse
48	ORDER. For the reasons set forth in the court's 47 Memorandum Opinion, Plaintiffs' 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is denied and Defendants' 27 Motion to Dismiss is granted. Plaintiffs' 2 Motion to Certify Class is denied as moot. See the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/7/2025. (lcapm1) (Entered: 07/07/2025)	July 7, 2025	July 7, 2025 RECAP
49	NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to 48 Order on Motion to Dismiss,, Order on Motion to Certify Class,, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, 47 Memorandum & Opinion, by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. Filing fee $ 605, receipt number ADCDC-11804253. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. (Newman, Lisa) (Entered: 07/08/2025)	July 8, 2025	July 8, 2025 PACER
50	Transmission of the Notice of Appeal, Order Appealed (Memorandum Opinion), and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals fee was paid re 49 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court,. (mg) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	July 9, 2025	July 9, 2025 PACER
51	Emergency MOTION for Injunction Pending Appeal by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Declaration, # 5 Declaration)(Stanton, Joshua) (Entered: 07/10/2025) 1 Declaration View on PACER 2 Declaration View on PACER 3 Declaration View on PACER 4 Declaration View on PACER 5 Declaration View on PACER	July 10, 2025	July 10, 2025 Clearinghouse
52	ERRATA by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE re 51 Motion for Injunction,. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Declaration, # 3 Declaration, # 4 Declaration, # 5 Declaration)(Stanton, Joshua) (Entered: 07/10/2025) 1 Declaration View on PACER 2 Declaration View on PACER 3 Declaration View on PACER 4 Declaration View on PACER 5 Declaration View on PACER	July 10, 2025	July 10, 2025 RECAP
	USCA Case Number	July 10, 2025	July 10, 2025 PACER
	USCA Case Number 25-5248 for 49 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court, filed by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, FORCE DETROIT, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION. (mg)	July 10, 2025	July 10, 2025 PACER
	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines	July 11, 2025	July 11, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. The Government shall respond to Plaintiffs' 51 Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by Tuesday, July 15, at 5:00 PM. In its response, the Government shall state its position as to the following alternative limited relief: an injunction preventing the re-obligation of the terminated grant funding as to the five Named Plaintiffs, conditioned on their seeking and receiving expedited review in the D.C. Circuit. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/11/2025. (lcapm1)	July 11, 2025	July 11, 2025 PACER
53	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Briefin Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Brief, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Mills, Christopher) (Entered: 07/15/2025) 1 Exhibit Proposed Brief View on RECAP 2 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	July 15, 2025	July 15, 2025 RECAP
54	Memorandum in opposition to re 51 Emergency MOTION for Injunction Pending Appeal filed by PAMELA J. BONDI, MAUREEN A. HENNEBERG, OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. (Bailey, John) (Entered: 07/15/2025)	July 15, 2025	July 15, 2025 RECAP
55	AMICUS BRIEF by AMERICA FIRST LEGAL FOUNDATION. (mg) (Entered: 07/17/2025)	July 16, 2025	July 16, 2025 RECAP
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief	July 16, 2025	July 16, 2025 PACER
	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines	July 16, 2025	July 16, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER granting 53 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Brief of America First Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal. The Clerk of Court is directed to file the proposed brief on the docket. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/16/2025. (lcapm1)	July 16, 2025	July 16, 2025 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. Plaintiff may file a reply brief in support of its 51 Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by July 18, 2025. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/16/2025. (lcapm1)	July 16, 2025	July 16, 2025 PACER
56	REPLY to opposition to motion re 51 Motion for Injunction, Pending Appeal filed by CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH JUSTICE, CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, FORCE DETROIT, HEALTH RESOURCES IN ACTION, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. (Robinson, Cortney) (Entered: 07/18/2025)	July 18, 2025	July 18, 2025 RECAP
57	ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiffs' 51 Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal. The parties shall file a Joint Status Report by September 29, 2025, which updates the court on the status of appellate proceedings, including whether the court of appeals has granted emergency relief or expedited review. The parties shall advise whether the injunction should be extended. See the attached Order for additional details. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 7/21/2025. (lcapm1) (Entered: 07/21/2025)	July 21, 2025	July 21, 2025 RECAP