Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2025
Case Ongoing
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On October 7, 2025, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) sued the Trump administration in U.S. District Court in the District of District of Columbia. NDIA brought this lawsuit to challenge the unilateral repeal by the Executive Branch of the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program, which Congress required under the Digital Equity Act of 2021. NDIA alleges that Defendants’ defiance of Congress’s clear will by eliminating an entire statutory scheme based on a policy set forth in EO 14151 and EO 14173 violates the separation of powers, infringes Congress’s spending power under Article I, usurps the power delegated to the Courts under Article III, and far exceeds the constitutional authority of the Executive Branch.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Claire Pollard (10/8/2025)
Madena Mustafa (10/28/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71577961/parties/national-digital-inclusion-alliance-v-trump/
Bates, John D. (District of Columbia)
Barbee-Garrett, Alexandra (District of Columbia)
Curran, Christian (District of Columbia)
Dajani, Ahmad Al (District of Columbia)
Epstein, Marc P. (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71577961/national-digital-inclusion-alliance-v-trump/
Last updated Oct. 28, 2025, 9:02 p.m.
State / Territory: District of Columbia
Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 7, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Lawyers Comm. for Civil Rights Under Law
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
U.S. Department of Commerce (District of Columbia), Federal
President Trump (District of Columbia), Federal
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (District of Columbia), Federal
National Institute Of Standards and Technology (District of Columbia), Federal
Office of Management and Budget (District of Columbia), Federal
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Constitutional Clause(s):
Spending/Appropriations Clauses
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.: