Case: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump

1:25-cv-12162 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

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Case Summary

This case challenged actions taken by the Trump Administration targeting transgender individuals and gender-affirming healthcare for those under the age of 19. A coalition of states alleged that Executive Order 14187 (the "Denial of Care" Order) and subsequent directives issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) -- including the April 22 Bondi Directive and the June 11 Shumate Directive -- misrepresented the prevailing medical consensus, interfered with state authority to regulate the practice of medicine, and were intended to intimidate healthcare providers through unfounded threats of civil and criminal liability under statutes such as the False Claims Act, the Female Genital Mutilation Act, and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The complaint alleged that these federal actions caused hospitals to reduce or discontinue gender-affirming care for adolescents, resulting in significant harm to patients and undermining state laws that protect access to such care.

On August 1, 2025, several states and the Governor of Pennsylvania filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the President of the United States, the U.S. Attorney General, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants' actions violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They sought declaratory relief holding that Section 8 of Executive Order 14187 is unlawful and that the provision of gender-affirming healthcare does not violate the Female Genital Mutilation Act, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or the False Claims Act. Plaintiffs further requested that the Court set aside the April 22 Bondi Directive and the June 11 Shumate Directive, and enjoin Defendants from enforcing them in any manner inconsistent with the requested declaratory relief. The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley.

On November 21, 2025, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss, arguing that Plaintiffs lacked standing. Defendants argued that Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge agency enforcement priorities, and that Plaintiffs failed to allege a concrete or imminent dispute. Defendants also argued that Plaintiffs did not allege final agency action and thus have no claim under the Administrative Procedures Act.

On December 22, 2025, Plaintiffs filed an Opposition to the Motion to Dismiss, arguing that the DOJ's enforcement of the EO directly injures plaintiff states, and that the DOJ's actions are final agency actions, such that they have standing to pursue all claims.

The case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Emma Vayda (8/6/2025)

Clearinghouse (11/25/2025)

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People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Aaronson, Jennifer Kate (Massachusetts)

Adams, Crystal M. (Massachusetts)

Boergers, Kathleen (Massachusetts)

Brody, Elizabeth A. (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Bailey, John W. (Massachusetts)

Judge(s)

Kelley, Angel (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Aaronson, Jennifer Kate (Massachusetts)

Adams, Crystal M. (Massachusetts)

Boergers, Kathleen (Massachusetts)

Brody, Elizabeth A. (Massachusetts)

Cable, Chloe Landress (Massachusetts)

Cambier, Adam M. (Massachusetts)

Carmen, Morgan Blair (Massachusetts)

Carrete, Astrid (Massachusetts)

Chan, Hilary Ann (Massachusetts)

Day, David Dana (Massachusetts)

Driesen, Lauren Elizabeth (Massachusetts)

Durkin, Abigail R. (Massachusetts)

Elias, Nimrod Pitsker (Massachusetts)

England, Travis William (Massachusetts)

Fernandes, Kalikoonalani Diara (Massachusetts)

Gait, Emily Adams (Massachusetts)

Giovanatti, Neil (Massachusetts)

Gradowski, Kathryn (Massachusetts)

Harvey, Julia (Massachusetts)

Hurst, Bryce Kelly (Massachusetts)

Jamieson, Keith (Massachusetts)

Kassab, Vanessa L. (Massachusetts)

Kundl, Jak (Massachusetts)

Liston, Ian R. (Massachusetts)

Medeiros, Janelle (Massachusetts)

Muqaddam, Rabia (Massachusetts)

Navedo, Andres Ivan (Massachusetts)

Palma, Neli Nima (Massachusetts)

Ping, Daniel John (Massachusetts)

Ridolfi-Starr, Zoe (Massachusetts)

Schmelzer, Jody J. (Massachusetts)

Senier, Amy (Massachusetts)

Sherwin, Galen Leigh (Massachusetts)

Slater, Allyson T (Massachusetts)

Stern, Heidi Parry (Massachusetts)

Strubel, Aleeza M. (Massachusetts)

Thomson, Aimee D. (Massachusetts)

Torre, Stephanie Lynn (Massachusetts)

Walsh, Elizabeth R. (Massachusetts)

Attorney for Defendant

Bailey, John W. (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 1:25-cv-12162	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	Aug. 1, 2025	Aug. 1, 2025 Complaint
81 1:25-cv-12162	Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Complaint	Nov. 21, 2025	Nov. 21, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
82 1:25-cv-12162	Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss Complaint	Nov. 21, 2025	Nov. 21, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
86 1:25-cv-12162	Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss	Dec. 22, 2025	Dec. 22, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
88 1:25-cv-12162	Notice of Supplemental Authority	Dec. 30, 2025	Dec. 30, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
89 1:25-cv-12162	Notice of Supplemental Authority Commonwealth v. Trump	Jan. 9, 2026	Jan. 9, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief
90 1:25-cv-12162	Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Complaint	Jan. 12, 2026	Jan. 12, 2026 Complaint

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Resources

Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
EO 14187 - Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation President Donald Trump	Declaring the the United States will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support gender-affirming care for transgender children, and will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit gender-…	Jan. 28, 2025	Jan. 28, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70989506/commonwealth-of-massachusetts-v-trump/

Last updated July 28, 2026, 5:40 p.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 1, 2025	COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-11154474 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Josh Shapiro, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit A - White House Press Release, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit B - Gender Identity Order, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit C - Denial of Care Order, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit D - Bondi Directive, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit E - Shumate Directive)(Cambier, Adam) (Entered: 08/01/2025) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 2 Category Form View on RECAP 3 Exhibit Exhibit A - White House Press Release View on RECAP 4 Exhibit Exhibit B - Gender Identity Order View on RECAP 5 Exhibit Exhibit C - Denial of Care Order View on RECAP 6 Exhibit Exhibit D - Bondi Directive View on RECAP 7 Exhibit Exhibit E - Shumate Directive View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
2	Aug. 1, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Adam M. Cambier on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Cambier, Adam) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
3	Aug. 1, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Allyson T Slater on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Slater, Allyson) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
4	Aug. 1, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jak Kundl on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
5	Aug. 1, 2025	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. District Judge Angel Kelley 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
6	Aug. 1, 2025	Summons Issued as to Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice. 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. (MBM) (Entered: 08/01/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 1, 2025	Notice of Case Assignment
7	Aug. 5, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ORDER entered. Standing Order Regarding Motion Practice. (CEH) (Entered: 08/05/2025)	RECAP
8	Aug. 5, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Janelle Rose Medeiros, Emily Adams Gait Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11160507 by State of Connecticut. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Emily Adams Gait, # 2 Certification of Janelle Rose Medeiros)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/05/2025) 1 Certification of Emily Adams Gait View on PACER 2 Certification of Janelle Rose Medeiros View on PACER	RECAP
9	Aug. 5, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Aleeza Strubel, Abigail R. Durkin Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11160584 by State of Illinois. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Aleeza Strubel, # 2 Certification of Abigail R. Durkin)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/05/2025) 1 Certification of Aleeza Strubel View on PACER 2 Certification of Abigail R. Durkin View on PACER	RECAP
10	Aug. 5, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Neil Giovanatti, Daniel Ping Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11160633 by State of Michigan. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Neil Giovanatti, # 2 Certification of Daniel Ping)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/05/2025) 1 Certification of Neil Giovanatti View on PACER 2 Certification of Daniel Ping View on PACER	RECAP
11	Aug. 5, 2025	Notice of Service of Process filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Individual(s)/Entities served: Donald J. Trump; Pamela Jo Bondi; U.S. Department of Justice. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of service by certified mail)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/05/2025) 1 Affidavit Declaration of service by certified mail View on RECAP	RECAP
12	Aug. 6, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Crystal Adams, Kathleen Boergers, Hilary A. Burke Chan, Neli Palma, Nimrod Pitsker Elias Filing fee: $ 625, receipt number AMADC-11162549 by State of California. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Neli Palma, # 2 Certification of Crystal Adams, # 3 Certification of Kathleen Boergers, # 4 Certification of Hilary A. Burke Chan, # 5 Certification of Nimrod Pitsker Elias)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/06/2025) 1 Certification of Neli Palma View on PACER 2 Certification of Crystal Adams View on PACER 3 Certification of Kathleen Boergers View on RECAP 4 Certification of Hilary A. Burke Chan View on PACER 5 Certification of Nimrod Pitsker Elias View on PACER	RECAP
13	Aug. 6, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Janelle Rose Medeiros and Emily Adams Gait. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
14	Aug. 6, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Aleeza Strubel and Abigail R. Durkin. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
15	Aug. 6, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Neil Giovanatti and Daniel Ping. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
16	Aug. 6, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Crystal Adams, Kathleen Boergers, Hilary A. Burke Chan, Neli Palma, and Nimrod Pitsker Elias. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
17	Aug. 6, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Aleeza M. Strubel on behalf of State of Illinois (Strubel, Aleeza) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
18	Aug. 6, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Abigail Durkin on behalf of State of Illinois (Durkin, Abigail) (Entered: 08/06/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 6, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
19	Aug. 7, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Neil Giovanatti on behalf of State of Michigan (Giovanatti, Neil) (Entered: 08/07/2025)	RECAP
20	Aug. 7, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Aimee D. Thomson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11164254 by Josh Shapiro. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Aimee D. Thomson)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/07/2025) 1 Certification of Aimee D. Thomson View on PACER	RECAP
21	Aug. 7, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes, David D. Day Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11165418 by State of Hawaii. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of David D. Day, # 2 Certification of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/07/2025) 1 Certification of David D. Day View on PACER 2 Certification of Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes View on PACER	RECAP
22	Aug. 7, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 20 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Aimee D. Thomson. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/07/2025)	RECAP
23	Aug. 7, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 21 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Kalikoonlani D. Fernandes and David D. Day,. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/07/2025)	RECAP
24	Aug. 7, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Keith M. Jamieson Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11165693 by State of Maryland. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Keith M. Jamieson)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/07/2025) 1 Certification of Keith M. Jamieson View on PACER	RECAP
	Aug. 7, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
25	Aug. 8, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 24 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Keith M. Jamieson. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/08/2025)	RECAP
26	Aug. 8, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Julia Harvey, Kathryn Tucker Gradowski Filing fee: $ 250, receipt number AMADC-11166376 by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Julia Harvey, # 2 Certification of Kathryn Tucker Gradowski)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/08/2025) 1 Certification of Julia Harvey View on PACER 2 Certification of Kathryn Tucker Gradowski View on PACER	RECAP
27	Aug. 8, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel John Ping on behalf of State of Michigan (Ping, Daniel) (Entered: 08/08/2025)	RECAP
28	Aug. 8, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Samantha Hall Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11166768 by District of Columbia. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Samantha Hall)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/08/2025) 1 Certification of Samantha Hall View on PACER	RECAP
	Aug. 8, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
29	Aug. 11, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 26 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Julia Harvey and Kathryn Tucker Gradowski. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/11/2025)	RECAP
30	Aug. 11, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 28 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Samantha Hall. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/11/2025)	RECAP
31	Aug. 11, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ian R. Liston, Vanessa L. Kassab, Jennifer Kate Aaronson Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-11169404 by State of Delaware. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Ian R. Liston, # 2 Certification of Jennifer Kate Aaronson, # 3 Certification of Vanessa L. Kassab)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/11/2025) 1 Certification of Ian R. Liston View on PACER 2 Certification of Jennifer Kate Aaronson View on PACER 3 Certification of Vanessa L. Kassab View on PACER	RECAP
	Aug. 11, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
32	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Harvey on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Harvey, Julia) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
33	Aug. 12, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 31 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Ian R. Liston, Vanessa L. Kassab, & Jennifer Kate Aaronson. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
34	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Kathryn Gradowski on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Gradowski, Kathryn) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
35	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Liston on behalf of State of Delaware (Liston, Ian) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
36	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa L Kassab on behalf of State of Delaware (Kassab, Vanessa) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
37	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Kate Aaronson on behalf of State of Delaware (Aaronson, Jennifer) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
38	Aug. 12, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Keith Jamieson on behalf of State of Maryland (Jamieson, Keith) (Entered: 08/12/2025)	RECAP
39	Aug. 12, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Heidi Parry Stern Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11172978 by State of Nevada. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Heidi Parry Stern)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/12/2025) 1 Certification of Heidi Parry Stern View on PACER	RECAP
40	Aug. 12, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jody J. Schmelzer Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11172992 by State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Jody J. Schmelzer)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/12/2025) 1 Certification of Jody J. Schmelzer View on PACER	RECAP
41	Aug. 12, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Galen Leigh Sherwin Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11173018 by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Certifcation of Galen Leigh Sherwin)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/12/2025) 1 Certifcation of Galen Leigh Sherwin View on PACER	RECAP
42	Aug. 12, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Travis W. England, Rabia Muqaddam, Elizabeth A. Brody, Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, Stephanie Torre, Andres Ivan Navedo Filing fee: $ 750, receipt number AMADC-11173038 by State of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Rabia Muqaddam, # 2 Certification of Ivan Navedo, # 3 Certification of Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, # 4 Certification of Stephanie Torre, # 5 Certification of Elizabeth A. Brody, # 6 Certification of Travis W. England)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/12/2025) 1 Certification of Rabia Muqaddam View on PACER 2 Certification of Ivan Navedo View on PACER 3 Certification of Zoe Ridolfi-Starr View on PACER 4 Certification of Stephanie Torre View on PACER 5 Certification of Elizabeth A. Brody View on PACER 6 Certification of Travis W. England View on PACER	RECAP
	Aug. 12, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
43	Aug. 13, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 39 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
44	Aug. 13, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 40 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jody J. Schmelzer. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
45	Aug. 13, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 41 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Galen Sherwin. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
46	Aug. 13, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 42 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Travis W. England, Rabia Muqaddam, Elizabeth A. Brody, Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, Stephanie Torre, and Andres Ivan Navedo. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
47	Aug. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Andres Ivan Navedo on behalf of State of New York (Navedo, Andres) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
48	Aug. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of State of New York (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
49	Aug. 13, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Parry Stern on behalf of State of Nevada (Stern, Heidi) (Entered: 08/13/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 13, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
50	Aug. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Jody J. Schmelzer on behalf of State of Wisconsin (Schmelzer, Jody) (Entered: 08/14/2025)	RECAP
51	Aug. 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Janelle Medeiros on behalf of State of Connecticut (Medeiros, Janelle) (Main Document 51 replaced on 8/19/2025) (CEH). Modified on 8/19/2025 to replace PDF with corrected version provided by counsel. NEF regenerated to all parties (CEH). (Entered: 08/14/2025)	RECAP
52	Aug. 15, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Emily Adams Gait on behalf of State of Connecticut (Gait, Emily) (Entered: 08/15/2025)	RECAP
53	Aug. 18, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Zoe Ridolfi-Starr on behalf of State of New York (Ridolfi-Starr, Zoe) (Entered: 08/18/2025)	RECAP
54	Aug. 19, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Travis William England on behalf of State of New York (England, Travis) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
55	Aug. 19, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Crystal M. Adams on behalf of State of California (Adams, Crystal) (Entered: 08/19/2025)	RECAP
56	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Chloe Landress Cable on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Cable, Chloe) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
57	Aug. 20, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Astrid Carrete Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11186278 by State of New Mexico. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Astrid Carrete)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/20/2025) 1 Certification of Astrid Carrete View on PACER	RECAP
58	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth A. Brody on behalf of State of New York (Brody, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
59	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Neli Nima Palma on behalf of State of California (Palma, Neli) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
60	Aug. 20, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 57 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Astrid Carrete. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
61	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Stephanie Lynn Torre on behalf of State of New York (Torre, Stephanie) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
62	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Galen Sherwin on behalf of State of New York (Sherwin, Galen) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
63	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Astrid Carrete on behalf of State of New Mexico (Carrete, Astrid) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
64	Aug. 20, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Hilary Ann Burke Chan on behalf of State of California (Burke Chan, Hilary) (Entered: 08/20/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 20, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
65	Aug. 22, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Morgan Blair Carmen on behalf of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Carmen, Morgan) (Entered: 08/22/2025)	RECAP
66	Aug. 26, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Bryce K. Hurst, Lauren E. VanDriesen, Elizabeth R. Walsh Filing fee: $ 375, receipt number AMADC-11197006 by State of New Jersey. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Bryce K. Hurst, # 2 Certification of Lauren E. VanDriesen, # 3 Certification of Elizabeth R. Walsh)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/26/2025) 1 Certification of Bryce K. Hurst View on PACER 2 Certification of Lauren E. VanDriesen View on PACER 3 Certification of Elizabeth R. Walsh View on PACER	RECAP
67	Aug. 26, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 66 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Bryce K. Hurst, Lauren E. VanDriesen, and Elizabeth R. Walsh. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 08/26/2025)	RECAP
68	Aug. 26, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by John Bailey on behalf of Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice (Bailey, John) (Entered: 08/26/2025)	RECAP
69	Aug. 26, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Nimrod Pitsker Elias on behalf of State of California (Elias, Nimrod) (Entered: 08/26/2025)	RECAP
	Aug. 26, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
70	Aug. 27, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren Elizabeth Van Driesen on behalf of State of New Jersey (Van Driesen, Lauren) (Entered: 08/27/2025)	RECAP
71	Aug. 27, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth R. Walsh on behalf of State of New Jersey (Walsh, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/27/2025)	RECAP
72	Oct. 1, 2025	MOTION to Stay Proceedings in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice.(Bailey, John) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
73	Oct. 1, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 72 Motion for a Stay of Proceedings in Light of Lapse of Appropriations. (MAL) (Entered: 10/01/2025)	RECAP
	Oct. 1, 2025	Order on Motion to Stay
74	Oct. 23, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Senier on behalf of State of New Mexico (Senier, Amy) (Entered: 10/23/2025)	RECAP
75	Nov. 13, 2025	NOTICE by Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice (Bailey, John) (Entered: 11/13/2025)	RECAP
76	Nov. 17, 2025	Joint MOTION for Order to Lift Stay and Set Briefing Schedule by Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice.(Bailey, John) (Entered: 11/17/2025)	RECAP
77	Nov. 17, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 76 Joint MOTION for Order to Lift Stay and Set Briefing Schedule (CEH) (Entered: 11/17/2025)	RECAP
78	Nov. 17, 2025	First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Elizabeth B. Scott Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-11362741 by State of Illinois. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Elizabeth B. Scott)(Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 11/17/2025) 1 Certification of Elizabeth B. Scott View on PACER	RECAP
79	Nov. 17, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. In accordance with the parties' proposed deadlines at Dkt. 76, the briefing schedule is set as follows: Defendants will file a motion to dismiss and memorandum in support, not to exceed 20 pages, on or before November 21, 2025 Plaintiffs will file an opposition, not to exceed 30 pages, to Defendants motion on or before December 22, 2025Defendants may file a reply, not to exceed 15 pages, in support of its motion on or before January 12, 2026(MAL) (Entered: 11/18/2025)	RECAP
	Nov. 17, 2025	Order on Motion for Order
80	Nov. 18, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING 78 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Elizabeth B. Scott. 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. (CEH) (Entered: 11/18/2025)	RECAP
	Nov. 18, 2025	Order
	Nov. 18, 2025	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
81	Nov. 21, 2025	MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM ( Responses due by 12/5/2025) by Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice.(Bailey, John) (Entered: 11/21/2025)	Clearinghouse
82	Nov. 21, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Support re 81 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Pamela Bondi, Donald J. Trump, United States Department of Justice. (Bailey, John) (Entered: 11/21/2025)	Clearinghouse
83	Dec. 18, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Non-Party Pseudonymous Declarations by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Josh Shapiro, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit (Proposed Order))(Navedo, Andres) (Entered: 12/18/2025) 1 Exhibit (Proposed Order) View on PACER	RECAP
84	Dec. 18, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Support re 83 MOTION for Leave to File Non-Party Pseudonymous Declarations filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Josh Shapiro, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin. (Navedo, Andres) (Entered: 12/18/2025)	RECAP
85	Dec. 19, 2025	District Judge Angel Kelley: ORDER entered GRANTING 83 MOTION for Leave to File Non-Party Pseudonymous Declarations. 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. (FGD) (Entered: 12/19/2025)	RECAP
86	Dec. 22, 2025	MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 81 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Josh Shapiro, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin. (Navedo, Andres) (Entered: 12/22/2025)	Clearinghouse
87	Dec. 22, 2025	DECLARATION re 86 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion,, by Commonwealth of Massachusetts, District of Columbia, Josh Shapiro, State of California, State of Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Hawaii, State of Illinois, State of Maine, State of Maryland, State of Michigan, State of Nevada, State of New Jersey, State of New Mexico, State of New York, State of Rhode Island, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit - 1 Plaintiff State Provider #1, # 2 Exhibit - 2 Plaintiff State Provider #4, # 3 Exhibit - 3 Plaintiff State Provider #5, # 4 Exhibit - 4 Plaintiff State Provider #6, # 5 Exhibit - 5 Sheldon Decl., # 6 Exhibit - 6 Bagdasarian Decl., # 7 Exhibit - 7 Mueller Decl., # 8 Exhibit - 8 Maehr Decl., # 9 Exhibit - 9 Aledort Decl., # 10 Exhibit - 10, # 11 Exhibit - 11, # 12 Exhibit - 12 Sewell Decl., # 13 Exhibit - 13 Wenger Decl., # 14 Exhibit - 14 California Provider #1, # 15 Exhibit - 15 O'Neill Decl., # 16 Exhibit - 16 Justicz Decl., # 17 Exhibit - 17, # 18 Exhibit - 18 Del Monte Decl., # 19 Exhibit - 19, # 20 Exhibit - 20 Hone Decl., # 21 Exhibit - 21 Plaintiff State Provider #2, # 22 Exhibit - 22 D.C. Provider #1, # 23 Exhibit - 23 Silva Decl., # 24 Exhibit - 24 Plaintiff State Provider #3, # 25 Exhibit - 25 Lusk Decl., # 26 Exhibit - 26 MD Parent Decl., # 27 Exhibit - 27, # 28 Exhibit - 28, # 29 Exhibit - 29 Moehlig Decl., # 30 Exhibit - 30, # 31 Exhibit - 31 Parent H.D. Decl., # 32 Exhibit - 32 Halsey Decl.)(Navedo, Andres) (Entered: 12/22/2025) 1 Exhibit - 1 Plaintiff State Provider #1 View on RECAP 2 Exhibit - 2 Plaintiff State Provider #4 View on RECAP 3 Exhibit - 3 Plaintiff State Provider #5 View on RECAP 4 Exhibit - 4 Plaintiff State Provider #6 View on RECAP 5 Exhibit - 5 Sheldon Decl. View on RECAP 6 Exhibit - 6 Bagdasarian Decl. View on RECAP 7 Exhibit - 7 Mueller Decl. View on RECAP 8 Exhibit - 8 Maehr Decl. View on RECAP 9 Exhibit - 9 Aledort Decl. View on RECAP 10 Exhibit - 10 View on RECAP 11 Exhibit - 11 View on RECAP 12 Exhibit - 12 Sewell Decl. View on RECAP 13 Exhibit - 13 Wenger Decl. View on RECAP 14 Exhibit - 14 California Provider #1 View on RECAP 15 Exhibit - 15 O'Neill Decl. View on RECAP 16 Exhibit - 16 Justicz Decl. View on RECAP 17 Exhibit - 17 View on RECAP 18 Exhibit - 18 Del Monte Decl. View on RECAP 19 Exhibit - 19 View on RECAP 20 Exhibit - 20 Hone Decl. View on RECAP 21 Exhibit - 21 Plaintiff State Provider #2 View on RECAP 22 Exhibit - 22 D.C. Provider #1 View on RECAP 23 Exhibit - 23 Silva Decl. View on RECAP 24 Exhibit - 24 Plaintiff State Provider #3 View on RECAP 25 Exhibit - 25 Lusk Decl. View on RECAP 26 Exhibit - 26 MD Parent Decl. View on RECAP 27 Exhibit - 27 View on RECAP 28 Exhibit - 28 View on RECAP 29 Exhibit - 29 Moehlig Decl. View on RECAP 30 Exhibit - 30 View on RECAP 31 Exhibit - 31 Parent H.D. Decl. View on RECAP 32 Exhibit - 32 Halsey Decl. View on RECAP	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Massachusetts

Case Type(s):

Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 1, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Several states and the Governor of Pennsylvania.

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

President of the United States

United States Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens

Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)

Constitutional Clause(s):

Federalism (including 10th Amendment)

Other Dockets:

District of Massachusetts 1:25-cv-12162

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Granted:

None yet

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Gender identity

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Transgender

LGBTQ+:

LGBTQ+

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46840/ (last updated 1/18/2026).