Filed Date: May 4, 2026
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding in progress
(This summary is temporary while we research the case.)
On May 4, 2026, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity, and marine naturalist R. Zack Klyver filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald J. Trump and several administrators, challenging actions that reopened the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument to commercial fishing. Plaintiffs alleged this action exceeded the President's constitutional and statutory authority because the Antiquities Act empowers the President to create national monuments but reserves to Congress the power to revoke their protections. Plaintiffs further alleged the National Marine Fisheries Service's Rescission Rule violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and NEPA. Plaintiffs sought declaratory relief, vacatur of the Rescission Rule, injunctive relief against implementation of the 2026 Dismantling Proclamation, and attorneys' fees and costs.
This case is ongoing.
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73292266/parties/conservation-law-foundation-v-trump/
Fross, Chloe (District of Columbia)
Fuller, Erica A. (District of Columbia)
Iwata, Jacqueline M (District of Columbia)
Monsell, Kristen (District of Columbia)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73292266/conservation-law-foundation-v-trump/
Last updated May 7, 2026, 4:41 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 4, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Case Details
Other Dockets:
District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-01528
Available Documents:
Case Summary of Conservation Law Foundation v. Trump, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48136/.