Case: State of New York v. Administration for Children and Families

1:26-cv-02726 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2026

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Case Summary

This is a case challenging a federal agency's unauthorized disclosure of sensitive welfare recipient data to third parties. On August 3, 2026, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) along with several other federal agencies and officials, each named in their official capacities, asserting violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)…

This is a case challenging a federal agency's unauthorized disclosure of sensitive welfare recipient data to third parties.

On August 3, 2026, twenty-three states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The plaintiffs sued the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) along with several other federal agencies and officials, each named in their official capacities, asserting violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and Spending Clause. The plaintiffs alleged that the ACF’s June 23, 2026 System of Records Notice (SORN) unlawfully authorized the disclosure of sensitive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient data to third parties, exceeding the agency’s statutory authority and violating federal privacy laws. They further claimed that the SORN was issued without proper notice-and-comment procedures under the APA and imposed undue burdens on states, including compliance costs and potential erosion of recipient trust. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief barring the defendants from implementing the TANF SORN, and attorney’s fees. The case was assigned to District Judge James E. Boasberg.

On August 5, 2026, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and a stay under 5 U.S.C. § 705. They argued that they were likely to succeed on the merits, that they would suffer irreparable harm absent relief, and that the balance of equities and public interest favored relief.

On August 17, 2026, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Secretary in his official capacity as defendants and expanding the scope of their legal challenges to include a September 2025 data transfer and data disclosure policy.

That same day, the court ordered the plaintiffs to file a new motion for a preliminary injunction and § 705 stay by August 25.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Alexis Gil (8/23/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Boasberg, James Emanuel (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bellamy, William (District of Columbia)

Boyer, Jacob (District of Columbia)

Chand, Kashif Taraq (District of Columbia)

Davis, Luci Danielle (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Boasberg, James Emanuel (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Bellamy, William (District of Columbia)

Boyer, Jacob (District of Columbia)

Chand, Kashif Taraq (District of Columbia)

Davis, Luci Danielle (District of Columbia)

Fernandes, Kalikoonalani Diara (District of Columbia)

Framroze, Camille (District of Columbia)

Gaber, Sherief (District of Columbia)

Giovanatti, Neil (District of Columbia)

Hartmann, Leanne E. (District of Columbia)

Ireland, Kiel (District of Columbia)

Jamieson, Keith (District of Columbia)

Kane, Ryan P. (District of Columbia)

Kassab, Vanessa L. (District of Columbia)

Keenan, Megan Christine (District of Columbia)

Khera, Harpreet Kaur (District of Columbia)

Kirn, Harald H. (District of Columbia)

Kreckel, Brendan (District of Columbia)

Kundl, Jak (District of Columbia)

Kushner, Andrew (District of Columbia)

Ladov, Mark H. (District of Columbia)

Liston, Ian (District of Columbia)

Mayo, Steven Travis (District of Columbia)

Middlecamp, Lindsey E. (District of Columbia)

Morgan, Reed (District of Columbia)

Moskowitz, David (District of Columbia)

Muqaddam, Rabia (District of Columbia)

Pascucci, Michelle Rita (District of Columbia)

Pizana, Marissa D. (District of Columbia)

Ranucci, Jessica (District of Columbia)

Reddy, Karthik Pottipati (District of Columbia)

Reich, Mitchell (District of Columbia)

Shahin, Mina (District of Columbia)

Thompson, Stephen (District of Columbia)

Tipton, Laura Crittenden (District of Columbia)

Yan, Jaylia (District of Columbia)

Zdrojeski, Katherine (District of Columbia)

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Documents in this case

1 1:26-cv-02726	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al.	Aug. 3, 2026	Aug. 3, 2026 Complaint
14-1 1:26-cv-02726	Plaintiff States’ Memorandum In Support Of Motion For A Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction, And Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705 State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al.	Aug. 4, 2026	Aug. 4, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief
31 1:26-cv-02726	Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705 State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al.	Aug. 5, 2026	Aug. 5, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief
31-1 1:26-cv-02726	Plaintiff States’ Memorandum In Support Of Motion For A Preliminary Injunction And Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705 State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al.	Aug. 5, 2026	Aug. 5, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief
42 1:26-cv-02726	First Amended Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al.	Aug. 17, 2026	Aug. 17, 2026 Complaint

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Docket

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Last updated Sept. 6, 2026, 3:06 a.m.

Docket for: STATE OF NEW YORK v. ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 3, 2026	COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Fee Status:Filing Fee Waived) filed by STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEVADA, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WISCONSIN, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MARYLAND, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF OREGON, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF COLORADO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons Administration for Children and Families, # 4 Summons Alex J. Adams, # 5 Summons David Swegle, # 6 Summons Office of Family Assistance, # 7 Summons Office of the U.S. Attorney, # 8 Summons Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., # 9 Summons U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)(Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 08/03/2026) 1 Exhibit View on PACER 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 3 Summons Administration for Children and Families View on PACER 4 Summons Alex J. Adams View on PACER 5 Summons David Swegle View on PACER 6 Summons Office of Family Assistance View on PACER 7 Summons Office of the U.S. Attorney View on PACER 8 Summons Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. View on PACER 9 Summons U.S. Department of Health & Human Services View on PACER	Clearinghouse
2	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Kushner on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Kushner, Andrew) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
3	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Jessica Ranucci on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Ranucci, Jessica) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
4	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Karthik Pottipati Reddy on behalf of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Reddy, Karthik) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
5	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Keith Jamieson on behalf of STATE OF MARYLAND (Jamieson, Keith) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
6	Aug. 3, 2026	SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to All Defendants and U.S. Attorney (Attachments: # 1 Notice and Consent)(zmtm) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
7	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Rabia Muqaddam on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Muqaddam, Rabia) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
8	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen Thompson on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Thompson, Stephen) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
9	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Mark H. Ladov on behalf of STATE OF NEW YORK (Ladov, Mark) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
10	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Harald H. Kirn on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Kirn, Harald) (Main Document 10 replaced on 8/4/2026) (znmw). (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
11	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Jaylia Yan on behalf of STATE OF ARIZONA (Yan, Jaylia) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
12	Aug. 3, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Luci Danielle Davis on behalf of STATE OF ARIZONA (Davis, Luci) (Entered: 08/03/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 3, 2026	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Aug. 3, 2026	Case Assigned to Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. (zmtm)
13	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Marissa D. Pizana on behalf of STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Pizana, Marissa) (Main Document 13 replaced on 8/4/2026) (znmw). (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
14	Aug. 4, 2026	STRICKEN PURSUANT TO THE MINUTE ORDER FILED ON 8/4/2026.....MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, MOTION to Stay by COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 1, # 4 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 2, # 5 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 3, # 6 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 4, # 7 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 5, # 8 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 6, # 9 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 7, # 10 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 8, # 11 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 9, # 12 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 10, # 13 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 11, # 14 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 12, # 15 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 13, # 16 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 14, # 17 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 15, # 18 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 16, # 19 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 17, # 20 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 18, # 21 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 19, # 22 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 20, # 23 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 21, # 24 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 22, # 25 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 23, # 26 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 24, # 27 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 25, # 28 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 26, # 29 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 27, # 30 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order - TRO, # 31 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order - PI, # 32 Certificate of Service LCvR 65-1 Certificate)(Reich, Mitchell) Modified on 8/5/2026 (znbn). (Entered: 08/04/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Declaration Declaration View on PACER 3 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 1 View on PACER 4 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 2 View on PACER 5 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 3 View on PACER 6 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 4 View on PACER 7 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 5 View on PACER 8 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 6 View on PACER 9 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 7 View on PACER 10 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 8 View on PACER 11 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 9 View on PACER 12 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 10 View on PACER 13 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 11 View on PACER 14 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 12 View on PACER 15 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 13 View on PACER 16 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 14 View on PACER 17 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 15 View on PACER 18 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 16 View on RECAP 19 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 17 View on PACER 20 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 18 View on PACER 21 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 19 View on RECAP 22 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 20 View on PACER 23 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 21 View on RECAP 24 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 22 View on PACER 25 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 23 View on PACER 26 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 24 View on RECAP 27 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 25 View on PACER 28 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 26 View on PACER 29 Exhibit Decl. Ex. 27 View on PACER 30 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order - TRO View on PACER 31 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order - PI View on PACER 32 Certificate of Service LCvR 65-1 Certificate View on PACER	RECAP
15	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacob Boyer on behalf of JOSH SHAPIRO (Boyer, Jacob) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
16	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Sherief Gaber on behalf of STATE OF ILLINOIS (Gaber, Sherief) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
17	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Neil Giovanatti on behalf of STATE OF MICHIGAN (Giovanatti, Neil) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
18	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Jak Kundl on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (Kundl, Jak) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
19	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Mina Shahin on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (Shahin, Mina) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
20	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Brendan Kreckel on behalf of STATE OF MAINE (Kreckel, Brendan) (Main Document 20 replaced on 8/4/2026) (znmw). (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
21	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Steven Travis Mayo on behalf of OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (Mayo, Steven) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
22	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine Zdrojeski on behalf of STATE OF CONNECTICUT (Zdrojeski, Katherine) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
23	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Michelle Rita Pascucci on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (Pascucci, Michelle) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
24	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Leanne E. Hartmann on behalf of STATE OF OREGON (Hartmann, Leanne) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
25	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Crittenden Tipton on behalf of OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (Tipton, Laura) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
26	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by David Moskowitz on behalf of STATE OF COLORADO (Moskowitz, David) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
27	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Harpreet Kaur Khera on behalf of STATE OF ILLINOIS (Khera, Harpreet) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
28	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Reed Morgan on behalf of STATE OF COLORADO (Morgan, Reed) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
29	Aug. 4, 2026	Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule and Notice by COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN. (Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
30	Aug. 4, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes on behalf of STATE OF HAWAI'I (Fernandes, Kalikoonalani) (Entered: 08/04/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 4, 2026	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings
	Aug. 4, 2026	.Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines
	Aug. 4, 2026	MINUTE ORDER: The Court ADOPTS the parties' 29 Joint Proposed Briefing Schedule and ORDERS that: (1) Defendants shall file their opposition to Plaintiffs' motion by August 17, 2026; (2) Plaintiffs shall file their reply by August 21, 2026; and (3) the parties shall appear via Zoom for a hearing on the motion on August 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on August 4, 2026. (lcjeb2)
	Aug. 4, 2026	MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiffs' 14 TRO/PI Motion is STRICKEN as violating the Court's Local Rule on excessive footnotes and attempting to circumvent page limits. Plaintiffs shall file a compliant brief by August 5, 2026, with no more than eight footnotes containing no more than 32 aggregate lines of text. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on August 4, 2026. (lcjeb2)
31	Aug. 5, 2026	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, MOTION to Stay by COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of Jessica Ranucci, # 3 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (1), # 4 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (2), # 5 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (3), # 6 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (4), # 7 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (5), # 8 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (6), # 9 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (7), # 10 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (8), # 11 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (9), # 12 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (10), # 13 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (11), # 14 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (12), # 15 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (13), # 16 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (14), # 17 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (15), # 18 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (16), # 19 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (17), # 20 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (18), # 21 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (19), # 22 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (20), # 23 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (21), # 24 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (22), # 25 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (23), # 26 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (24), # 27 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (25), # 28 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (26), # 29 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (27), # 30 Text of Proposed Order)(Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 08/05/2026) 1 Memorandum in Support View on Clearinghouse 2 Declaration of Jessica Ranucci View on RECAP 3 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (1) View on RECAP 4 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (2) View on RECAP 5 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (3) View on RECAP 6 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (4) View on RECAP 7 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (5) View on RECAP 8 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (6) View on RECAP 9 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (7) View on RECAP 10 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (8) View on RECAP 11 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (9) View on RECAP 12 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (10) View on RECAP 13 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (11) View on RECAP 14 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (12) View on RECAP 15 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (13) View on RECAP 16 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (14) View on RECAP 17 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (15) View on RECAP 18 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (16) View on RECAP 19 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (17) View on RECAP 20 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (18) View on RECAP 21 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (19) View on RECAP 22 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (20) View on RECAP 23 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (21) View on RECAP 24 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (22) View on RECAP 25 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (23) View on RECAP 26 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (24) View on RECAP 27 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (25) View on RECAP 28 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (26) View on RECAP 29 Exhibit to Ranucci Decl. (27) View on RECAP 30 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
32	Aug. 6, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Camille Framroze on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Framroze, Camille) (Entered: 08/06/2026)	RECAP
33	Aug. 7, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan P. Kane on behalf of STATE OF VERMONT (Kane, Ryan) (Entered: 08/07/2026)	RECAP
34	Aug. 7, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Kashif Taraq Chand on behalf of STATE OF NEW JERSEY (Chand, Kashif) (Entered: 08/07/2026)	RECAP
35	Aug. 7, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Kiel Ireland on behalf of STATE OF NEVADA (Ireland, Kiel) (Entered: 08/07/2026)	RECAP
36	Aug. 7, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Megan Christine Keenan on behalf of COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA (Keenan, Megan) (Entered: 08/07/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 10, 2026	MINUTE ORDER : The Court ORDERS that the hearing set for August, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. shall take place via Zoom. Members of the public may attend in person or by telephone. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816. Any use of the public-access telephone line requires adherence to the general prohibition against photographing, recording, livestreaming, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings (including those held by telephone or videoconference), as set out in Standing Order No. 24-31 (JEB). Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court-issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on August 10, 2026. (znbn)
	Aug. 10, 2026	.Order
37	Aug. 11, 2026	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. All Defendants, RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 8/7/2026. ( Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 10/6/2026.) (Attachments: (1) Exhibit A, (2) Exhibit B, (3) Exhibit C, (4) Exhibit D)(Reddy, Karthik) 1 Exhibit A View on RECAP 2 Exhibit B View on RECAP 3 Exhibit C View on RECAP 4 Exhibit D View on RECAP	RECAP
38	Aug. 12, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Ian Liston on behalf of STATE OF DELAWARE (Liston, Ian) (Entered: 08/12/2026)	RECAP
39	Aug. 12, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Lindsey E. Middlecamp on behalf of STATE OF MINNESOTA (Middlecamp, Lindsey) (Entered: 08/12/2026)	RECAP
40	Aug. 12, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Vanessa L. Kassab on behalf of STATE OF DELAWARE (Kassab, Vanessa) (Entered: 08/12/2026)	RECAP
41	Aug. 16, 2026	Joint MOTION for Briefing Schedule and Notice by COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN. (Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 08/16/2026)	RECAP
42	Aug. 17, 2026	AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEVADA, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, STATE OF WISCONSIN, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MARYLAND, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF OREGON, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF COLORADO. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons)(Reich, Mitchell) (Entered: 08/17/2026) 1 Exhibit View on RECAP 2 Summons View on RECAP 3 Summons View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
43	Aug. 17, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by William Bellamy on behalf of STATE OF CALIFORNIA (Bellamy, William) (Entered: 08/17/2026)	RECAP
	Aug. 17, 2026	MINUTE ORDER: The Court GRANTS the parties' 41 Joint Motion for Briefing Schedule and ORDERS that: (1) Plaintiffs shall file their Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Section 705 Stay by August 25, 2026; (2) Defendants shall file their opposition to Plaintiffs' motion by September 11, 2026; (3) Plaintiffs shall file their reply by September 18, 2026; (4) the Preliminary Injunction hearing set for August 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. is VACATED and RESET for September 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 22; and (4) Plaintiffs' 31 Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is denied as moot. So ORDERED by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on August 17, 2026. (lcjeb1)
	Aug. 17, 2026	Order on Motion for Briefing Schedule AND Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Stay
	Aug. 17, 2026	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Motions due by 8/25/2026. Responses due by 9/11/2026. Replies due by 9/18/2026. Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 9/24/2026 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 22A- In Person before Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. (znbn)
	Aug. 18, 2026	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings
44	Aug. 21, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by William David McGinty on behalf of STATE OF WASHINGTON (McGinty, William)	RECAP
45	Aug. 25, 2026	MOTION to Stay , MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, JOSH SHAPIRO, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN. (Attachments: (1) Memorandum in Support, (2) Declaration of Jessica Ranucci, (3) Exhibit 1 to Ranucci Decl., (4) Exhibit 2 to Ranucci Decl., (5) Exhibit 3 to Ranucci Decl., (6) Exhibit 4 to Ranucci Decl., (7) Exhibit 5 to Ranucci Decl., (8) Exhibit 6 to Ranucci Decl., (9) Exhibit 7 to Ranucci Decl., (10) Exhibit 8 to Ranucci Decl., (11) Exhibit 9 to Ranucci Decl., (12) Exhibit 10 to Ranucci Decl., (13) Exhibit 11 to Ranucci Decl., (14) Exhibit 12 to Ranucci Decl., (15) Exhibit 13 to Ranucci Decl., (16) Exhibit 14 to Ranucci Decl., (17) Exhibit 15 to Ranucci Decl., (18) Exhibit 16 to Ranucci Decl., (19) Exhibit 17 to Ranucci Decl., (20) Exhibit 18 to Ranucci Decl., (21) Exhibit 19 to Ranucci Decl., (22) Exhibit 20 to Ranucci Decl., (23) Exhibit 21 to Ranucci Decl., (24) Exhibit 22 to Ranucci Decl., (25) Exhibit 23 to Ranucci Decl., (26) Exhibit 24 to Ranucci Decl., (27) Exhibit 25 to Ranucci Decl., (28) Exhibit 26 to Ranucci Decl., (29) Exhibit 27 to Ranucci Decl., (30) Exhibit 28 to Ranucci Decl., (31) Exhibit 29 to Ranucci Decl., (32) Exhibit 30 to Ranucci Decl., (33) Exhibit 31 to Ranucci Decl., (34) Exhibit 32 to Ranucci Decl., (35) Exhibit 33 to Ranucci Decl., (36) Exhibit 34 to Ranucci Decl., (37) Exhibit 35 to Ranucci Decl., (38) Exhibit 36 to Ranucci Decl., (39) Exhibit 37 to Ranucci Decl., (40) Exhibit 38 to Ranucci Decl., (41) Exhibit 39 to Ranucci Decl., (42) Exhibit 40 to Ranucci Decl., (43) Text of Proposed Order)(Reddy, Karthik) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Declaration of Jessica Ranucci View on RECAP 3 Exhibit 1 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 4 Exhibit 2 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 5 Exhibit 3 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 6 Exhibit 4 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 7 Exhibit 5 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 8 Exhibit 6 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 9 Exhibit 7 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 10 Exhibit 8 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 11 Exhibit 9 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 12 Exhibit 10 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 13 Exhibit 11 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 14 Exhibit 12 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 15 Exhibit 13 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 16 Exhibit 14 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 17 Exhibit 15 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 18 Exhibit 16 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 19 Exhibit 17 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 20 Exhibit 18 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 21 Exhibit 19 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 22 Exhibit 20 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 23 Exhibit 21 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 24 Exhibit 22 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 25 Exhibit 23 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 26 Exhibit 24 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 27 Exhibit 25 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 28 Exhibit 26 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 29 Exhibit 27 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 30 Exhibit 28 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 31 Exhibit 29 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 32 Exhibit 30 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 33 Exhibit 31 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 34 Exhibit 32 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 35 Exhibit 33 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 36 Exhibit 34 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 37 Exhibit 35 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 38 Exhibit 36 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 39 Exhibit 37 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 40 Exhibit 38 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 41 Exhibit 39 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 42 Exhibit 40 to Ranucci Decl. View on RECAP 43 Text of Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

District of Columbia

Case Type(s):

Privacy

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Data Access and/or Takedowns

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 3, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

The plaintiffs are twenty-three states and the District of Columbia.

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

Administration for Children and Families

Assistant Secretary for Family Support

Director of the Office of Family Assistance

Office of Family Assistance

Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Department of Health and Human Services

Defendant Type(s):

Hospital/Health Department

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Constitutional Clause(s):

Spending/Appropriations Clauses

Other Dockets:

District of District of Columbia 1:26-cv-02726

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

None yet

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

General/Misc.:

Confidentiality

Government services

Records Disclosure

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of New York v. Administration for Children and Families, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48384/ (last updated 8/23/2026).