Case: League of Women Voters v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-03501 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2025

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Case Summary

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On September 30, 2025, the League of Women Voters filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Plaintiffs allege defendants are encouraging and enabling states to use unreliable Social Security Administration (SSA) citizenship data pooled in the overhauled Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to begin purging voter rolls ahead of fast-approaching November elections and to open criminal investigations of alleged non-citizen voting.

This case remains ongoing.

Summary Authors

Claire Pollard (9/30/2025)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71499795/parties/league-of-women-voters-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/


Attorney for Plaintiff

Connolly, Jennifer Fountain (District of Columbia)

Desta, Yoseph T. (District of Columbia)

George, Aman Tewari (District of Columbia)

Hickman, Johanna M. (District of Columbia)

Samburg, Mark (District of Columbia)

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1:25-cv-03501

Complaint

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71499795/league-of-women-voters-v-us-department-of-homeland-security/

Last updated Sept. 30, 2025, 3:39 p.m.

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COMPLAINT for injunctive and declaratory relief against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ADCDC-11993894) filed by J. DOE 2, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, J. DOE 1, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 3, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, J. DOE 5, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons DHS, # 3 Summons DHS Secretary, # 4 Summons SSA, # 5 Summons SSA Commissioner, # 6 Summons DOJ, # 7 Summons US Attorney General, # 8 Summons USAO-DC)(Sus, Nikhel) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

1 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons DHS

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3 Summons DHS Secretary

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4 Summons SSA

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5 Summons SSA Commissioner

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6 Summons DOJ

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7 Summons US Attorney General

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8 Summons USAO-DC

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Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

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LCvR 26.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (Sus, Nikhel) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

RECAP
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NOTICE of Appearance by Yoseph T. Desta on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Desta, Yoseph) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Aman Tewari George on behalf of J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (George, Aman) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

RECAP
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NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer Fountain Connolly on behalf of J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (Connolly, Jennifer) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

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NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Samburg on behalf of J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (Samburg, Mark) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Robin F. Thurston on behalf of J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (Thurston, Robin) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

PACER
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NOTICE of Appearance by Johanna M. Hickman on behalf of J. DOE 1, ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION CENTER, J. DOE 2, J. DOE 3, J. DOE 4, J. DOE 5, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LOUISIANA EDUCATION FUND, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA (Hickman, Johanna) (Entered: 09/30/2025)

Sept. 30, 2025

Sept. 30, 2025

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Case Details

State / Territory: District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

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