Case: State of New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:26-cv-00022 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 2026

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.) The States of New York, Oregon, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington brought this action to challenge a novel and ambiguous funding condition adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that makes hundreds of billions of dollars in federal health, education, and research grants to the plaintiff states contingent on their certification th…

(This summary is temporary while we research the case.)

The States of New York, Oregon, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington brought this action to challenge a novel and ambiguous funding condition adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that makes hundreds of billions of dollars in federal health, education, and research grants to the plaintiff states contingent on their certification that they are “compliant with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 . . . including the requirements set forth in Presidential Executive Order 14168, titled Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” These grants fund essential programs such as training for medical personnel, cutting edge research, and the treatment and prevention of diseases. Plaintiff States have long certified their compliance with Title IX—it is HHS’s grafting of an executive order into Title IX that Plaintiff States challenge. The plaintiff states allege that HHS continues to impose this condition despite orders from three courts enjoining and vacating it as unlawful.

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People

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Brace, Carter (Rhode Island)

Giovanatti, Neil (Rhode Island)

Hartmann, Leanne E. (Rhode Island)

Harvey, Julia (Rhode Island)

Ireland, Kiel (Rhode Island)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Brace, Carter (Rhode Island)

Giovanatti, Neil (Rhode Island)

Hartmann, Leanne E. (Rhode Island)

Harvey, Julia (Rhode Island)

Ireland, Kiel (Rhode Island)

Rice, Sarah (Rhode Island)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:26-cv-00022	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026 Complaint

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Docket

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Last updated Jan. 19, 2026, 4:05 p.m.

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1	COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 405.00, receipt number ARIDC-2230132 ), filed by State of Rhode Island. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit, # 12 Exhibit, # 13 Exhibit, # 14 Civil Cover Sheet, # 15 Supplement, # 16 Supplement, # 17 Supplement, # 18 Supplement, # 19 Supplement, # 20 Supplement, # 21 Supplement, # 22 Supplement)(Rice, Sarah) (Entered: 01/13/2026) 1 Exhibit View on RECAP 2 Exhibit View on PACER 3 Exhibit View on PACER 4 Exhibit View on PACER 5 Exhibit View on PACER 6 Exhibit View on PACER 7 Exhibit View on PACER 8 Exhibit View on PACER 9 Exhibit View on PACER 10 Exhibit View on PACER 11 Exhibit View on PACER 12 Exhibit View on PACER 13 Exhibit View on PACER 14 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP 15 Supplement View on PACER 16 Supplement View on PACER 17 Supplement View on PACER 18 Supplement View on PACER 19 Supplement View on PACER 20 Supplement View on PACER 21 Supplement View on PACER 22 Supplement View on PACER	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026 Clearinghouse
2	CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED (Hill, Cherelle) (Entered: 01/13/2026)	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026
3	Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Christopher Carroll Summons, # 2 Health Resources and Services Administration Summons, # 3 Mehmet Oz Summons, # 4 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Summons, # 5 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Summons, # 6 Thomas J. Engels Summons, # 7 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Summons)(Hill, Cherelle) (Entered: 01/13/2026)	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Julia Harvey on behalf of State of Rhode Island (Harvey, Julia) (Entered: 01/13/2026)	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026
	Case Conditionally Assigned	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026
	CASE CONDITIONALLY ASSIGNED to District Judge Melissa R. DuBose and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. Related Case Number 25-cv-342 based upon the indication on the cover sheet that a related case previously was assigned to the presiding judge. The assignment is subject to the presiding judge's determination that the cases, in fact, are related. (Hill, Cherelle)	Jan. 13, 2026	Jan. 13, 2026
5	SUMMONS Returned Executed by State of Rhode Island. All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Summons Carroll, # 2 Summons HRSA, # 3 Summons Oz, # 4 Summons Kennedy, # 5 Summons SAMHSA, # 6 Summons Engels, # 7 Summons HHS)(Harvey, Julia) (Entered: 01/14/2026)	Jan. 14, 2026	Jan. 14, 2026
	Order	Jan. 15, 2026	Jan. 15, 2026
	Case Permanently Assigned	Jan. 15, 2026	Jan. 15, 2026
	CASE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED: The Court has determined that this case is related to 25cv342, and is permanently assigned to District Judge Melissa R. DuBose for all further proceedings. (Simoncelli, Michael)	Jan. 15, 2026	Jan. 15, 2026
	TEXT ORDER: Pursuant to LR Gen 101(c), the Court suspends LR Gen 201(a) and any attorney employed by a State or the District of Columbia and who is a member in good standing of the bar of another federal district court and each jurisdiction in which that attorney has been admitted may appear and practice in this matter without being admitted pro hac vice. Attorneys appearing on behalf of the States and the District of Columbia are directed to obtain filing privileges via PACER and to enter their appearances. So Ordered by District Judge Melissa R. DuBose on 1/15/2026. (Simoncelli, Michael)	Jan. 15, 2026	Jan. 15, 2026
6	NOTICE of Appearance by Kiel Ireland on behalf of State of Nevada (Ireland, Kiel) (Entered: 01/16/2026)	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 16, 2026
7	NOTICE of Appearance by Leanne E. Hartmann on behalf of State of Oregon (Hartmann, Leanne) (Entered: 01/16/2026)	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 16, 2026
8	NOTICE of Appearance by Carter Brace on behalf of State of Oregon (Brace, Carter) (Entered: 01/16/2026)	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 16, 2026
9	NOTICE of Appearance by Neil Giovanatti on behalf of State of Michigan (Giovanatti, Neil) (Entered: 01/16/2026)	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 16, 2026
10	Notice of Appearance	Jan. 16, 2026	Jan. 16, 2026

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Rhode Island

Case Type(s):

Public Benefits/Government Services

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 13, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

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District of Rhode Island 1:26-cv-00022

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