Filed Date: Sept. 3, 2025
Case Ongoing
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The National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU”) brought this case on behalf of the more than 1,300 federal employees at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) whose collective bargaining rights were nullified by Executive Order No. 14343 (“The Further Exclusions Order”). President Trump claimed that the Further Exclusions Order was issued to further national security. Plaintiffs cited White House Fact Sheets to argue that the Further Exclusions Order intended to punish federal employees who had criticized the President’s policies and to make it easier to fire them.
NTEU filed suit on September 3, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs sued President Trump and officials for the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) and USPTO. Pointing to the Civil Service Reform Act (“CSRA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 7101 et seq, and the First Amendment, the complaint sought injunctive and declaratory relief that Further Exclusions Order Section 2(b) was unlawful as applied to the NTEU. The case was assigned to District Judge Paul L. Friedman.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Nick Martire (9/19/2025)
National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, District of District of Columbia (2025)
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Friedman, Paul L. (District of Columbia)
Giles, Allison Conrey (District of Columbia)
Horne, Jessica (District of Columbia)
Shah, Paras N. (District of Columbia)
Simon, Jeremy S. (District of Columbia)
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Last updated Nov. 28, 2025, 12:40 a.m.
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Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 3, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiff is the National Treasury Employees Union (“NTEU”), which brought suit on behalf of more than 1300 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Employees that are represented by NTEU.
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
President Donald J. Trump (District of Columbia), Federal
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Case Details
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Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-02990
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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