Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2025
Case Ongoing
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On November 10, 2025, six plaintiffs including the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Energy (DOE), Secretary Christopher Wright, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Director Russell Vought. They challenged DOE’s October 2025 mass termination of hundreds of clean-energy grants and cooperative agreements worth roughly $7.5 billion. Plaintiffs alleged the cuts were made to punish states that voted for Vice President Harris in the 2024 election, in violation of the First and Fifth Amendments. Plaintiffs sought declaratory judgment that the terminations violate the First and Fifth Amendments, as well as preliminary and permanent injunctions reinstating all terminated awards.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Zainab Mustafa (11/16/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71894043/parties/city-of-saint-paul-minnesota-v-wright/
Jacobson, Daniel F. (District of Columbia)
Robinson, John (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/71894043/city-of-saint-paul-minnesota-v-wright/
Last updated Nov. 19, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 10, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs are grantees, sub grantees, and entitles affiliated with terminated awards, including nonprofit organizations and muncipilaties.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Non-profit NON-religious organization
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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Case Details
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Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-03899
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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