Filed Date: Jan. 23, 2026
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
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On January 23, 2026, plaintiffs filed suit against U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, and the Administration for Children and Families in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiffs here are labor organizations and a small business membership organization that collectively represent tens of thousands of child care providers whose essential services for low-income families and state and local government employees who perform the essential public service of administering those subsidy programs; and parents and caregivers who receive these critical child care subsidies for their own families as well. Plaintiffs bring this complaint against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and their officers, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin these Defendants from continuing to use the unlawful freeze of federal funds supporting child care and supportive services for low-income families in a manner not authorized by law to threaten and punish their perceived political opponents.
This case is ongoing.
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72184130/parties/american-federation-of-state-county-municipal-employees-afl-cio-v-us/
Bradley, Lorrie Elizabeth (California)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72184130/american-federation-of-state-county-municipal-employees-afl-cio-v-us/
Last updated Jan. 24, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
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Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 23, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
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Northern District of California 3:26-cv-00759
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