Filed Date: Dec. 8, 2025
Case Ongoing
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On December 8, 2025, Plaintiff - the creator of "ICEBlock," an app which allows its users to report on the location of ICE officers - filed this lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of D.C. against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and several other executive officials following the administration's allegedly unlawful invocation of executive authority to force Apple to remove the app from their platforms. Bondi publicly declared that she "reached out to Apple today demanding they remove the ICEBlock app from their App Store - and Apple did so." The Trump Administration's campaign against ICEBlock occurred the same day that CNN aired a story touting the app. Seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, Plaintiff alleged that Bondi both unconstitutionally coerced Apple to remove ICEBlock and threatened to prosecute plaintiff for creating ICEBlock, violating the First Amendment on both counts. This case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Dabney Langhorne Friedrich.
On January 30, 2026, Judge Friedrich extended the deadline for defendants to file their response brief until March 3, 2026.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Nick Martire (2/9/2026)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72003579/parties/aaron-v-bondi/
Friedrich, Dabney Langhorne (District of Columbia)
Biale, Noam (District of Columbia)
Dornum, Deirdre Von (District of Columbia)
Ghotbi, Kathryn Elise (District of Columbia)
Yeatts, Alexandra Lee (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72003579/aaron-v-bondi/
Last updated Feb. 23, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Presidential/Gubernatorial Authority
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 8, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiff is the creator of the ICEBlock app, which allows people to follow the locations of ICE Agents.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi (District of Columbia), Federal
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens
Constitutional Clause(s):
Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:25-cv-04250
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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