Special Collection: Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

A Hmong noncitizen challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Xiong v. Trump

4:25-cv-00558 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 25, 2025

Closed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

W.J.C.C. v. Trump

3:25-cv-00153 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

C.G. v. Noem

1:25-cv-00079 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Class action challenge by Venezuelan nationals to their detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

M.A.P.S. v. Garite

3:25-cv-00171 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 10, 2025

Closed Date: June 9, 2025

Injunction Granted

A noncitizen challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Agelviz-Sanguino v. Noem

4:25-cv-02116 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Closed Date: May 27, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Dismissed

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

G.M.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00195 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Gutierrez-Contreras v. Warden

5:25-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

A Venezuelan national who is being detained and removed from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

W.M.M. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00059 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Supreme Court granted stay of removal

Quintanilla Portillo v. Trump

1:25-cv-01240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas petition by noncitizen to challenge detention and removal to El Salvador prison under Alien Enemies Act.

Case Is Ongoing

Sanchez Puentes v. Garite

3:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Closed Date: June 13, 2025

Challenge to detention and removal without notice under the Alien Enemies Act

Injunction Granted

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

A.S.R. v. Trump

3:25-cv-00113 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

Y.G.H. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00435 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Closed Date: May 27, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members

D.B.U. v. Trump

1:25-cv-01163 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: April 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Habeas petition by noncitizens to challenge detention and removal from the United States.

G.F.F. v. Trump

1:25-cv-02886 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Southern District of Texas challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members

J.A.V. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00072 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Venezuelan citizen filed petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention and removal from the United States pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act.

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

2:25-cv-00611 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to Proclamation declaring certain Venezuela nationals "Alien Enemies" subject to immediate deportation without judicial review.

J.G.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00766 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

J.O.P. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

8:19-cv-01944 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 1, 2019

Case Ongoing

Immigration class action challenging federal asylum policies for unaccompanied minors; application of settlement to Alien Enemies Act removals

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Appointments/Civil Service (74)

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Trump

1:25-cv-02445 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several large unions to the Trump Administration's order stripping federal workers of their collective bargaining rights.

Case Is Ongoing

Gordon v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-02409 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by former federal employees against the DOJ and USA for terminating them from their positions without cause.

Case Is Ongoing

Comans v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-01237 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by former FEMA CFO against the Trump Administration for her allegedly unconstitutional and unlawful termination.

Case Is Ongoing

Several NOAA employees brought this class action suit against the Trump Administration for the alleged purge of NOAA probationary employees.

Goodman v. Lutnick

8:25-cv-02097 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to the removal of a National Transportation Safety Board member.

Brown v. Trump

1:25-cv-01764 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to the use of inaccurate and incomplete personnel records to terminate HHS employees.

Jackson v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-01750 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to the removal and replacement by the second Trump administration of the Librarian of the Congress and the Register of Copyrights.

Perlmutter v. Blanche

1:25-cv-01659 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

Three Commissioners of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission challenged their termination, without cause or explanation, by the second Trump administration.

Boyle v. Trump

8:25-cv-01628 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Rural Development Innovations Limited v. Marocco

1:25-cv-01631 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of the United States African Development Foundation.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

National Nurses United v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

1:25-cv-01538 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which was tasked with protecting workers' health and safety.

Case Is Ongoing

State of New York v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-00196 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia challenged the Trump administration's dismantling of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Federal Education Association v. Trump

1:25-cv-01362 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to executive order voiding collecting bargaining rights of teachers in the military K-12 school system.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Elev8 Baltimore, Inc. v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01458 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by AmeriCorps award recipients and employees against AmeriCorps for the dismantling of the Agency.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald

1:25-cv-03657 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenged to the dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge by former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and EEO Director to her termination without payment of the reduction in force severance pay.

Jewell v. Jagadesan

1:25-cv-01322 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

State of Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01363 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of AmeriCorps.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to removal of Senate-confirmed members of the National Credit Union Administration Board.

Harper v. Bessent

1:25-cv-01294 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump

3:25-cv-03698 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to reductions in force in government without Congressional authorization.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program v. Kennedy

2:25-cv-00781 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of Head Start.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

National Academy of Education v. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01266 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Victim Rights Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-11042 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein

1:25-cv-03072 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to dismantling of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Former EEOC Commissioner challenged her removal by Trump administration.

Samuels v. Trump

1:25-cv-01069 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Career civil servants of U.S. Department of Agriculture challenged being placed on administrative leave based on DEIA executive order.

Doe v. Rollins

1:25-cv-01066 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

American Foreign Service Association v. Trump

1:25-cv-01030 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to executive order voiding collecting bargaining rights of federal employees.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

American Library Association v. Sonderling

1:25-cv-01050 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge by a coal miner to the termination of HHS employees overseeing programs dealing with coal mine dust lung disease.

Wiley v. Kennedy

2:25-cv-00227 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Association for Education Finance and Policy v. McMahon

1:25-cv-00999 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:25-cv-01020 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA challenge relating to CDC’s staff reduction.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

American Federation Of Government Employees v. Trump

3:25-cv-03070 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to executive order voiding collecting bargaining rights of federal employees.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

American Association of People with Disabilities v. Dudek

1:25-cv-00977 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Social Security Administration.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to executive order voiding collecting bargaining rights of federal employees.

1:25-cv-00935 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Challenge to firing of appointed and confirmed FTC Commissioners.

Slaughter v. Trump

1:25-cv-00909 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Class action challenge to the termination of federal employees based on the Trump administration's DEIA executive orders.

Stainnak v. Trump

No Court

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Somerville Public Schools v. Trump

1:25-cv-10677 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. United States of America

8:25-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Democracy Forward Foundation v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00858 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Democracy Forward Foundation challenge FOIA denial regarding information about federal agencies' reductions in force and reorganization plans.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to grant terminations and the placing of journalists on administrative leave from the United States Agency for Global Media.

Widakuswara v. Lake

1:25-cv-01015 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Cristobol Human Rights v. Marocco

1:25-cv-00857 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Case Is Ongoing

United States Institute of Peace v. Jackson

1:25-cv-00804 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

United States Institute of Peace challenged its dismantling and takeover by DOGE.

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Aviel v. Gor

1:25-00778 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Carter v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-00744 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Parents challenged the dismantling of the Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to termination of career civil servants of the Office of Equity Assurance of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Doe v. Collins

1:25-cv-00760 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO v. Noem

2:25-cv-00451 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

American Federation of Government Employees challenge to retaliatory termination of government contract.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Probationary federal employees brought class action lawsuit challenging their termination.

Gober v. Collins

1:25-cv-00714 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Pueblo of Isleta v. Secretary of the Department of the Interior

1:25-cv-00696 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Tribal Nations and individual students challenged the layoffs at the Bureau of Indian Education and its post-secondary education institutions.

Case Is Ongoing

Maryland v. United States Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-00748 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty states and the District of Columbia challenged the mass firing of federal civil servants.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Comans v. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00624 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Former CFO of FEMA challenged her termination under the Privacy Act.

Case Is Ongoing

U.S. Office of Special Counsel, ex rel. v. Department of Agriculture

CB-1208-25-0020-U-1 | No Court

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Office of Special Counsel challenge before the Merit Systems Protection Board of mass firings by Trump Administration.

Administrative Stay Granted

Former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs challenged her "probationary" employment status and firing.

Schechter v. Collins

1:25-cv-00551 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2025

Closed Date: May 22, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

LeBlanc v. United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

1:25-cv-00542 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to firing of duly appointed/confirmed members of United States Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. United States Office of Personnel Management

3:25-cv-01780 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the mass firing of probationary employees.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

1:25-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by career U.S. intelligence officers temporarily assigned to personnel functions involving DEIA matters to their termination

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Complaint on Behalf of Terminated Probationary Employees

None | No Court

Filed Date: Feb. 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge before the Office of Special Counsel to mass termination of federal probationary employees.

Administrative Stay Granted

Challenge to Elon Musk's role, without Senate confirmation.

Does 1-26 v. Musk

8:25-cv-00462 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Administrative Stay Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge by 14 states to Elon Musk's role without Senate confirmation.

New Mexico v. Musk

1:25-cv-00429 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Challenge by a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) to being fired by President Trump.

Grundmann v. Trump

1:25-cv-00425 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Eight fired Inspectors General alleged their firing as a violation of the Inspector General Act.

Storch v. Hegseth

1:25-cv-00415 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Five unions representing hundreds of thousands of federal employees challenge government mass firings.

1:25-cv-00420 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Challenge by a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board to being fired by President Trump.

Harris v. Bessent

1:25-cv-00412 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Challenge by the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to being fired by President Trump.

Dellinger v. Bessent

1:25-cv-00385 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Closed Date: March 27, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Dismissed

National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

1:25-cv-00381 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Federal employees' union challenged the Trump Administration's "ongoing effort to dismantle" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Reversed

Government Accountability Project v. United States Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-00347 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the plan to shift civil servants to Schedule P/C, stripping them of civil service protections.

Case Is Ongoing

American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump

1:25-cv-00352 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

Closed Date: July 25, 2025

Challenge to the Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge by National Labor Relations Board member to her removal by President Trump.

Wilcox v. Trump

1:25-cv-00334 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Does 1-9 v. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00325 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by FBI employees to prevent public disclosure of the identities of agents who worked on investigations involving Donald Trump.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Ezell

1:25-cv-10276 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Federal employees challenge the "Fork in the Road” "deferred resignation" program.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Federal Bur. of Investigation Agents Association v. Dep't of Justice

1:25-cv-00328 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

FBI employees challenge public disclosure of the identities of agents who worked on investigations involving Donald Trump.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump

1:25-cv-00264 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the effort to shift federal employees to Schedule P/C, stripping them of civil service protections.

Case Is Ongoing

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Trump

8:25-cv-00260 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the effort to shift federal employees to Schedule P/C, stripping them of civil service protections.

Case Is Ongoing

American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00167 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Public Citizen, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00164 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Lentini v. Department of Government Efficiency

1:25-cv-00166 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Challenge to the effort to shift federal employees to Schedule P/C, stripping them of civil service protections.

1:25-cv-00170 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Authority of Independent Agencies (14)

National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor

1:25-cv-04641 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Department of Labor's attempts to eliminated the Job Corps.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Rural Development Innovations Limited v. Marocco

1:25-cv-01631 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of the United States African Development Foundation.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Elev8 Baltimore, Inc. v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01458 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by AmeriCorps award recipients and employees against AmeriCorps for the dismantling of the Agency.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

State of Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01363 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of AmeriCorps.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to removal of Senate-confirmed members of the National Credit Union Administration Board.

Harper v. Bessent

1:25-cv-01294 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Trump

1:25-cv-01305 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the purported termination by President Donald Trump of three Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-01270 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to elimination of CRCL, CIS-Omb, and OIDO offices within the Department of Homeland Security.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Challenge by law firm applicants to EEOC's demand of applicant information from law firms under investigation.

Doe 1 v. EEOC

1:25-cv-01124 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Flowers Title Companies, LLC v. Bessent

6:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Biden-era FinCEN rule requiring collection and reporting of details pertaining to certain non-financed real estate transfers.

Case Is Ongoing

Pippenger v. U.S. DOGE Service

1:25-cv-01090 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the takeover of United States Institute of Peace.

Case Is Ongoing

State of Rhode Island v. Trump

1:25-cv-00128 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business and Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Cristobol Human Rights v. Marocco

1:25-cv-00857 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Aviel v. Gor

1:25-00778 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Democratic National Committee v. Donald J. Trump

1:25-cv-00587 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14215, purporting to preclude the FEC employees from taking independent legal positions.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Birthright Citizenship (11)

Several children challenged Executive Order No. 14,160 ("Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship").

Barbara v. Trump

1:25-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: June 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump

1:25-cv-01309 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates v. Rubio

1:25-cv-00287 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Case Is Ongoing

County of Santa Clara v. Trump

5:25-cv-00981 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Administrative Stay Granted

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Franco Aleman v. Trump

2:25-cv-00163 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2025

Closed Date: Jan. 27, 2025

Consolidated: Docket Closed

State of New Jersey v. Trump

1:25-cv-10139 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Affirmed

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

CASA Inc. v. Trump

8:25-cv-00201 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Dismissed

New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support v. Trump

1:25-cv-00038 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

O. Doe v. Trump

1:25-cv-10135 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Thien Le v. Donald J. Trump

8:25-cv-00104 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Administrative Stay Granted

Data Access and/or Takedowns (14)

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES

State of California v. United States Department of Agriculture

3:25-cv-06310 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration demand for personal information on millions of SNAP applicants and recipients.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

3:25-cv-05536 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against DHS and HHS for sharing protected health information among federal agencies.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

SNAP recipients filed this lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from handing over their sensitive data to DOGE.

Pallek v. Rollins

1:25-cv-01650 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Washington State Medical Association v. Kennedy

2:25-cv-00955 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to deletion of public health resources from federal government websites.

Case Is Ongoing

National Academy of Education v. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01266 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Protect Democracy Project v. U.S. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-01111 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Office of Budget and Management's refusal to maintain its publicly available website containing federal budget appropriation information and documents.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-01112 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration’s takedown of webpages related to environmental justice.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-01051 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to OMB's refusal to maintain its website containing federal budget appropriation information and documents.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

Association for Education Finance and Policy v. McMahon

1:25-cv-00999 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:25-cv-01020 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA challenge relating to CDC’s staff reduction.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

NATIONAL SECURITY

American Oversight v. Hegseth

1:25-cv-00883 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration officials' use of Signal to discuss planned and active military operations.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-10595 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Doctors challenged the removal of medical articles containing the terms "LGBTQ" and "transgender" from government website.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-01529 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Environmental organizations challenge USDA's unpublishing of its climate-changed-focused webpages.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-00322 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) order directing federal agencies to remove or modify webpages and datasets.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Accessibility (DEIA) and/or Antisemitism (45)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump

1:25-cv-12162 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against the DOJ for eliminating healthcare for transgender individuals under the age of nineteen.

Case Is Ongoing

FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1:25-cv-02482 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by FreeState Justice against EEOC policy excluding gender identity claims.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by non-profit organizations and small businesses against CFPB for noncompliance with Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Rise Economy v. Vought

1:25-cv-02374 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

American Association of Physics Teachers v. National Science Foundation

1:25-cv-01923 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to grant terminations for projects seeking to expand participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge against Department of Agriculture Funding Programs that allegedly gave preferential treatment to women and racial minorities.

Faust v. Rollins

1:25-cv-00854 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: June 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Sixteen states challenged the National Science Foundations decision to slash support for STEM programs and projects.

1:25-cv-04452 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to Executive Order 14203, which imposed penalties on any U.S. person who provided services to persons at the International Criminal Court.

Iverson v. Trump

1:25-cv-01353 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Closed Date: May 13, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01334 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Closed Date: July 11, 2025

Challenge to condition of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funding on compliance with Trump EOs targeting DEI.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Pending

Challenge by former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and EEO Director to her termination without payment of the reduction in force severance pay.

Jewell v. Jagadesan

1:25-cv-01322 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Immigration habeas arising from a Palestinian demonstration.

Kordia v. Noem

3:25-cv-01072 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program v. Kennedy

2:25-cv-00781 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of Head Start.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-11048 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Harvard University to Trump administration coerced changes of university management and curriculum.

Case Is Ongoing

NAACP v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01120 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

NAACP challenged the Feb. 14, 2025 anti DEI "Dear Colleague" letter issued by the Department of Education.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students, targeting pro-Palestinian students.

Sultan v. Trump

1:25-cv-01121 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to Executive Order 14203, which imposed penalties on any U.S. person who provided services to persons at the International Criminal Court.

Rona v. Trump

1:25-cv-03114 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity

1:25-cv-00637 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to whitewashing of libraries and curricula at Department of Defense Education Activity.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to detention of Pro-Palestinian international student.

Mahdawi v. Trump

2:25-cv-00389 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Challenge to Executive Order 14203, which imposed penalties on any U.S. person who provided services to persons at the International Criminal Court.

Smith v. Trump

1:25-cv-00158 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

American Association of University Professors - Harvard Faculty Chapter v. U.S. Department Of Justice

1:25-cv-10910 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Harvard Faculty to Trump administration coerced changes of university management and curriculum.

Case Is Ongoing

Southern Education Foundation v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01079 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of grant funding for the Equity Assistance Center for the Southern Region.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Career civil servants of U.S. Department of Agriculture challenged being placed on administrative leave based on DEIA executive order.

Doe v. Rollins

1:25-cv-01066 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Child Trends, Incorporated v. U.S. Department of Education

8:25-cv-01154 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to termination of Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers grants and contracts.

Case Is Ongoing

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-10814 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administrations termination and withholding of grants to state biomedical research institutions.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Class action challenge to the termination of federal employees based on the Trump administration's DEIA executive orders.

Stainnak v. Trump

No Court

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

American Association of University Professors v. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-02429 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration coercing Columbia University into regulating speech on campus by withholding funding.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

American Association of University Professors v. Rubio

1:25-cv-10685 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration policy and practice of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizens who participate in pro-Palestinian protests.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to detention of a Turkish national student at Tufts University.

Ozturk v. Hyde

2:25-cv-00374 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Coleman v. U.S. Department of Education

4:25-cv-10812 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Closed Date: June 25, 2025

Pro se challenge to Executive Orders and "Dear Colleague" letter targeting DEIA programs.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to attempted deportation of noncitizen student of Columbia University after her involvement in campus protest.

Chung v. Trump

1:25-cv-02412 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Indian citizen with student visa filed petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention and removal from the United States.

Suri v. Trump

1:25-cv-00480 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Affirmed

Erie County New York v. AmeriCorps

1:25-cv-00783 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Closed Date: April 14, 2025

Erie County, NY challenge to the conditioning of AmeriCorps funding on the removal of DEI programming.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Pro-Palestinian advocates challenged executive orders that chilled their speech under threat of criminal prosecution or deportation.

Taal v. Trump

3:25-cv-00335 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: March 15, 2025

Closed Date: April 2, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Challenge to termination of career civil servants of the Office of Equity Assurance of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Doe v. Collins

1:25-cv-00760 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Khalil v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

1:25-cv-02079 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Pro-Palestinian students of Columbia University challenged the suppression of their speech by the university, Congress, and the Trump administration.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

San Francisco Unified School District v. AmeriCorps

3:25-cv-02425 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the conditioning of AmeriCorps funding on eliminating activities related to DEI, "gender ideology," and climate change.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Palestinian advocate and legal permanent resident challenges his detention and the revocation of his green card.

Mahmoud Khalil v. Joyce

2:25-cv-01963 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

State of California v. U.S Department of Education

1:25-cv-10548 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by eight states to a funding freeze on grants meant to address nationwide teacher shortages and improve teacher quality.

Administrative Stay Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

National Education Association v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-00091 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: March 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

The National Education Association challenged the Feb. 14, 2025, anti DEI "Dear Colleague" letter issued by the Department of Education

Case Is Ongoing

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter

1:25-cv-00702 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's termination of over $600 million in funding to teacher preparation programs.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Appeal Pending

Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump

1:25-cv-02005 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Chicago Women in Trades challenges Trump executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00628 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Three teacher and educational organizations and one school district challenge the February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter published by the Department of Education.

Judgment for Plaintiff

San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump

3:25-cv-01824 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS nonprofits challenged the legality of three Executive Orders

Preliminary Injunction Granted

National Urban League v. Trump

1:25-cv-00471 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Executive Orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Doe 1 v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

1:25-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by career U.S. intelligence officers temporarily assigned to personnel functions involving DEIA matters to their termination

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump

1:25-cv-00333 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to defunding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

DOGE Status/Information Access (31)

SNAP recipients filed this lawsuit to block the U.S. Department of Agriculture from handing over their sensitive data to DOGE.

Pallek v. Rollins

1:25-cv-01650 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Government Efficiency

1:25-cv-01251 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to DOGE failure to adequately respond to FOIA request and use of Signal and Google Docs in conducting official government business.

Case Is Ongoing

ACLU v. U.S. Social Security Administration

1:25-cv-01217 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA challenge relating to DOGE’s access to sensitive government data systems in the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

MSW Media, Inc. v. United States DOGE Service

1:25-cv-01933 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA request for internal communications at DOGE, including communications about and involving Elon Musk.

Case Is Ongoing

United States Institute of Peace v. Jackson

1:25-cv-00804 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

United States Institute of Peace challenged its dismantling and takeover by DOGE.

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. Department of Housing and Urban Development

3:25-cv-30041 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Fair housing organizations challenge termination of grants at the direction of DOGE.

Administrative Stay Granted

Appeal Pending

Citizens Against Donald Trump, Inc. v. Trump

4:25-cv-00311 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Citizens Against Donald Trump challenged the creation and operation of DOGE.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to attempted shuttering and DOGE access of the United States African Development Foundation.

Brehm v. Marocco

1:25-cv-00660 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk

1:25-cv-00643 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Four non-profits challenge the establishment of DOGE and the subsequent actions of Elon Musk and DOGE in collaboration with Federal agencies.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Interior

1:25-cv-00612 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge alleging that DOGE Teams are Advisory Committees governed by FACA.

Case Is Ongoing

Project on Government Oversight, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00527 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration's retention of DOGE records as presidential records not subject to the Freedom of Information Act

Case Is Ongoing

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration

1:25-cv-00596 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to access to Social Security Administration data by DOGE.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. DOGE Service

1:25-cv-00511 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA request to Trump Administration regarding DOGE and its activities

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Center for Taxpayer Rights v. Internal Revenue Service

1:25-cv-00457 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to access to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data by Trump's Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE).

Case Is Ongoing

Class action challenging Treasury Department's release of sensitive and protected data to "Department of Government Efficiency."

Gribbon v. Musk

1:25-cv-00422 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Closed Date: May 12, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Nemeth-Greenleaf v. United States Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-00407 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Federal employees' challenge to sensitive information access by DOGE-affiliated individuals.

Case Is Ongoing

American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Government Efficiency

1:25-cv-00409 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA case against DOGE and OMB seeking communications involving Elon Musk and his staff.

Case Is Ongoing

Pro se challenge to sensitive information access by DOGE-affiliated individuals.

Morris v. Trump

1:25-cv-00435 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Closed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-01237 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Current and former federal employees challenged DOGE access to their sensitive data.

Case Is Ongoing

Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-00255 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to access to Treasury department systems by Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE)

Preliminary Injunction Denied

American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent

8:25-cv-00430 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Current and retired federal workers' challenge to DOGE access to their personal information

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

1:25-cv-00380 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Current and former employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) challenge sensitive information access by DOGE-affiliated individuals.

Case Is Ongoing

University of California Student Association v. Carter

1:25-cv-00354 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

Closed Date: April 16, 2025

Challenge by a student association of the Department of Education's release of sensitive and personal information to the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE).

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

State of New York v. Trump

1:25-cv-01144 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to access to Treasury financial systems by President Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency."

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Am. Fed. of Labor and Cong. of Indus. Org. (AFL-CIO) v. Dept. of Labor

1:25-cv-00339 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to access to Department of Labor systems by Trump's "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE)

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent

1:25-cv-00313 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Federal employees and retirees challenge sensitive information access by DOGE-affiliated individuals.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Does v. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-00234 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by federal workers to OPM's new centralized email system.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00167 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Public Citizen, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00164 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Lentini v. Department of Government Efficiency

1:25-cv-00166 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the legitimacy of the "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00165 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA request to Trump Administration regarding presidential transition materials, including those relating to DOGE.

Case Is Ongoing

Environmental Protections (29)

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Wright

1:25-cv-12249 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by non-profit groups against the DOE and EPA for the formation of a committee in violation of FACA.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. United States Department of the Interior

2:25-cv-00657 | U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Filed Date: Aug. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance against the DOI and BLM for the Sevier Playa Potash (SPP) Project.

Case Is Ongoing

Building Materials Re-Use Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-02493 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by BMRA against EPA for terminating the Reducing Embodied GHG Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Program

Case Is Ongoing

Lopez v. United States of America

1:25-cv-02408 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Apache women against the USDA for the Government's plan to destroy a Native American sacred site.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Friends of the Everglades, Inc. v. Noem

1:25-cv-22896 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Environmental organizations challenged the construction of a mass federal detention facility.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-01982 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by cities and environmental groups against EPA for the mass termination of environmental grants.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of California v. United States

4:25-cv-04966 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration resolutions purporting to negate California state law regulating car emissions.

Case Is Ongoing

Air Alliance Houston v. Trump

1:25-cv-01852 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s exemption of 68 coal-fired power plants from Clean Air Act standards.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Protect Our Coast NJ v. US

3:25-cv-06890 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the resumption of construction of the Empire Wind offshore wind turbine without first determining ecological, environmental, and economic effects.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Individual citizens challenged Trump executive orders aimed at increasing the U.S.'s consumption of fossil fuels.

Lighthiser v. Trump

2:25-cv-00054 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Sixteen states challenged the National Science Foundations decision to slash support for STEM programs and projects.

1:25-cv-04452 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to the Proclamation opening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.

Kapa'a v. Trump

1:25-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: May 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00869 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to executive order directing federal agencies to grant permits for projects with large environmental consequences without regard for federal law or regulations.

Case Is Ongoing

State of Washington v. United States Department of Transportation

2:25-cv-00848 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's freeze of electric vehicle charging infrastructure grants

Preliminary Injunction Granted

State of New York v. Trump

1:25-cv-11221 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Seventeen states and District of Columbia challenged Trump administration's halting federal approvals of wind-energy development.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Opportunity Finance Network v. Citibank

1:25-cv-01208 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Opportunity Finance Network challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Sierra Club v. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-01112 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration’s takedown of webpages related to environmental justice.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Department of Transportation

1:25-cv-00996 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA challenge relating to Department of Transportation documents pertaining to effort to eliminate Clean Air Act preemption waivers for California.

Case Is Ongoing

Justice Climate Fund v. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-00938 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Justice Climate Fund challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Inclusiv, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-00948 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Inclusiv, Inc. challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Environmental Defense Fund v. United States Department of the Interior

1:25-cv-00871 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA case regarding Trump Administration reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding.

Case Is Ongoing

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00820 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to EPA’s freezing of funds appropriated to state Green Banks.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Power Forward Communities, Inc. v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00762 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Power Forward Communities challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Climate United Fund v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00698 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Climate United Fund challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

BlueRibbon Coalition, Inc v. Bureau of Land Management

4:25-cv-00022 | U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Filed Date: March 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Final Environmental Assessment of the San Rafael Swell in Utah

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Environmental Defense Fund v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-00617 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA case pertaining to correspondence and records of the EPA transition team and political appointees relating to the Endangerment Finding.

Case Is Ongoing

Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-01529 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Environmental organizations challenge USDA's unpublishing of its climate-changed-focused webpages.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump

3:25-cv-00038 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration’s rescission of Biden-era environmental protections for certain areas of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.

Case Is Ongoing

United States v. Denka Performance Elastomer, LLC

2:23-00735 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2023

Closed Date: March 7, 2025

Challenge by United States against Denka and DuPont for chloroprene emissions allegedly posing imminent public health danger.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

FOIA (4)

Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-02597 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Democracy Forward Foundation suit against the DOJ and FBI to compel FOIA compliance regarding the “Epstein Files.”

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-02390 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to DHS’s failure to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests related to Trump Administration revival of the Alien Registration Act.

Case Is Ongoing

Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Marshals Service

1:25-cv-00749 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA challenge relating to U.S. Marshals Services documents pertaining to January 6 cases and enforcement of judicial orders.

Case Is Ongoing

America First Legal Foundation v. U.S. Government Accountability Office

1:25-cv-00662 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

America First Legal Foundation challenged FOIA denial by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Case Is Ongoing

Grant/Contract rescissions, Defunding or Other Threats against Private Entities (66)

City of Fresno v. Scott Turner

3:25-cv-07070 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several cities and counties against the Trump Administration for imposing new conditions on grants.

Case Is Ongoing

State of New Jersey v. United States Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00404 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Aug. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against the Trump Administration for new VOCA grant conditions.

Case Is Ongoing

State of Washington v. United States Department of Commerce

2:25-cv-01507 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the State of Washington against the DOC and NOAA for the termination of their climate resilience funding.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by the City of Seattle against the Trump Administration for executive orders that impose grant funding requirements on them.

City of Seattle v. Trump

2:25-cv-01435 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Building Materials Re-Use Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-02493 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by BMRA against EPA for terminating the Reducing Embodied GHG Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Program

Case Is Ongoing

State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS)

1:25-cv-12118 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against HHS and CMS for a provision eliminating funding to Planned Parenthood health centers.

Case Is Ongoing

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-02453 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Planned Parenthood against HHS over new grant conditions restricting DEI, LGBTQ+, and sexual education.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

State of Washington v. United States Department of Homeland Security

2:25-cv-01401 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the State of Washington against DHS and FEMA for the termination of the Shelter and Services Program.

Case Is Ongoing

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Kennedy, Jr.

1:25-cv-00342 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by nonprofit organizations against the Government for implementing new conditions and requirements for federal funding.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of New York v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00345 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against HHS, DOJ and ED for the revocation of exemptions allowing noncitizens to access community programs.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Anchorage School District v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00347 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several school districts and teachers against OMB and ED for withholding $7 billion in funding under the ESEA.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

California High-Speed Rail Authority v. United States Department of Transportation

2:25-at-00931 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: July 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by California High-Speed Rail Authority against DOT and FRA for terminating more than $4 billion in its funding.

Case Is Ongoing

State of Washington v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

1:25-cv-12006 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against FEMA and DHS for the termination of the BRIC program.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

The Family Planning Association of Maine v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by MPF against HHS and CMS for termination of its eligibility to receive Medicaid reimbursements.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-11913 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Planned Parenthood against HHS and CMS over "Defund Provision", alleging it targets clinics associated with Planned Parenthood.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge by several community organizations against the DOJ and related agencies for the termination of anti-hate crime grants.

Right To Be v. Bondi

1:25-cv-03676 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Launch Alaska v. Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research

3:25-cv-00141 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Launch Alaska against the Office of Naval Research for the termination of its Grant Award.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge by the City of Tucson against HUD for imposing new conditions on previously awarded grants.

City of Tucson v. Turner

4:25-cv-00353 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

State of New Jersey v. U.S. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-11816 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty-one states and DC challenged the Trump administration's sweeping cancellation of federal grants.

Case Is Ongoing

National Fair Housing Alliance v. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1:25-cv-01965 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to HUD's failure to administer grants through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Media Matters for America v. Federal Trade Commission

1:25-cv-01959 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Media Matters challenged the investigation against it as government retaliation against its journalism relating to X (Twitter).

Case Is Ongoing

Board of Education for the Silver Consolidated Schools v. McMahon

2:25-cv-00586 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: June 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by school district to the cancellation of a mental health grant that went toward preventing school shootings.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

American Association of Physics Teachers v. National Science Foundation

1:25-cv-01923 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to grant terminations for projects seeking to expand participation of women and underrepresented groups in STEM.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of Maine v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1:25-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: June 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Maine challenged the termination of a $9 million federal grant awarded for a project to restore and protect coastal infrastructure in an underserved region.

Case Is Ongoing

American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-01888 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

ABA challenged the practice of the Trump administration to coerce lawyers and law firms into abandoning certain clients and legal arguments via executive orders and settlements.

Case Is Ongoing

Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence v. Bondi

1:25-cv-00279 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: June 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the conditioning of funds for the prevention of gender-based violence on compliance with Trump administration policies regarding transgender rights, DEI, and immigration.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Hunger Free America, Inc. v. Rollins

1:25-cv-01815 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to USDA’s failure to maintain clearinghouse of food assistance resources.

Case Is Ongoing

Urban Sustainability Directors Network v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-01775 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the USDA's termination of grants purportedly related to DEI or climate change.

Case Is Ongoing

J. Doe 1-5 v. United States

1:25-cv-00947 | U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Filed Date: June 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

USAID fellows brought class action breach of contract claim for the termination of their fellowships after the dismantling of USAID.

Case Is Ongoing

Shapiro v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-00998 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Pennsylvania challenged the termination of its federally-funded, locally sourced food assistance program.

Case Is Ongoing

Class action lawsuit challenging the termination of California research grants pursuant to any Trump executive orders.

Thakur v. Trump

3:25-cv-04737 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor

1:25-cv-04641 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Department of Labor's attempts to eliminated the Job Corps.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Public Broadcasting Service v. Trump

1:25-cv-01722 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge against Executive Order targeting National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service.

Case Is Ongoing

Sixteen states challenged the National Science Foundations decision to slash support for STEM programs and projects.

1:25-cv-04452 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

National Public Radio, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-01674 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge against Executive Order targeting National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service.

Case Is Ongoing

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. United States Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-11472 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Harvard University's challenge to DHS's elimination of its ability to enroll F-1 students and employ J-1 nonimmigrants.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Vera Institute of Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-01643 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Closed Date: July 7, 2025

Challenge to the Trump administration's cancellation of cooperative agreements and grants to public safety organizations and groups.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

City of Chicago v. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-05463 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Chicago, Denver, and Pima County against DHS and FEMA for freezing funding under the Shelter and Services program.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Oregon Council for the Humanities v. United States DOGE Service

3:25-cv-00829 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: May 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to state and jurisdictional humanities councils.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities

1:25-cv-03923 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of humanities scholars' NEH grants.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01407 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of Equity Assistant Center grants meant to promote equity in education.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of Washington v. United States Department of Transportation

2:25-cv-00848 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's freeze of electric vehicle charging infrastructure grants

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Zaid v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-01365 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the retaliatory revocation of security clearances of attorney specializing in national security law by second Trump administration.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

American Gateways v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-01370 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to cancellation of grant for legal representation of mentally incompetent noncitizens.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Association of American Universities v. National Science Foundation

1:25-cv-11231 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by universities and university associations to cuts to NSF indirect cost rates in research grants.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Elev8 Baltimore, Inc. v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01458 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by AmeriCorps award recipients and employees against AmeriCorps for the dismantling of the Agency.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

National Academy of Education v. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01266 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-01263 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Closed Date: July 17, 2025

Challenge to the cancellation of grant to the American Bar Association.

Administrative Matter Closed

President and Fellows of Harvard College v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-11048 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Harvard University to Trump administration coerced changes of university management and curriculum.

Case Is Ongoing

Opportunity Finance Network v. Citibank

1:25-cv-01208 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Opportunity Finance Network challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Challenge to the targeting of legal professionals by the second Trump administration.

Larrabee v. Trump

1:25-cv-10947 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by law firm applicants to EEOC's demand of applicant information from law firms under investigation.

Doe 1 v. EEOC

1:25-cv-01124 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Association of American Universities v. Department of Energy

1:25-cv-10912 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Department of Energy slashing of indirect cost rates for government-funded research.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Susman Godfrey LLP v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-01107 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the law firm Susman Godfrey to Executive Order targeting the firm.

Injunction Granted

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING

North America's Building Trades Unions v. Department of Defense

1:25-cv-01070 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 9, 2025

Closed Date: July 7, 2025

Challenge to DOD and GSA's refusal to use project labor agreements for large-scale construction projects.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-01096 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

Closed Date: June 17, 2025

Challenge to EPA’s termination of Thriving Communities grant awards.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

Jenner & Block LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00916 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the law firm Jenner & Block to Executive Order targeting the firm.

Injunction Granted

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-00917 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the law firm WilmerHale to Executive Order targeting the law firm.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Coleman v. U.S. Department of Education

4:25-cv-10812 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Closed Date: June 25, 2025

Pro se challenge to Executive Orders and "Dear Colleague" letter targeting DEIA programs.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00802 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

American Federation of Teachers challenged the termination of income-driven repayment plans of federal student loans.

Case Is Ongoing

Carter v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-00744 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Parents challenged the dismantling of the Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

American Federation of Government Employees AFL-CIO v. Noem

2:25-cv-00451 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

American Federation of Government Employees challenge to retaliatory termination of government contract.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the law firm Perkins Coie to Executive Order targeting the firm.

Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING

DAI Global, LLC v. United States

1:25-cv-00369 | U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Closed Date: March 12, 2025

Tucker Act lawsuit over nonpayment of a USAID invoice.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Associated Press v. Budowich

1:25-cv-00532 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

The Associated Press sues White House officials for banning the AP from the press pool for refusing to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump

3:25-cv-01824 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS nonprofits challenged the legality of three Executive Orders

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Health Care Access (3)

State of California v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

1:25-cv-12019 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against HHS and CMS for imposing barriers to healthcare coverage under the ACA.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-11916 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Medical organizations challenge Trump Administration's removal of COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for children and pregnant women from CDC immunization schedule.

Case Is Ongoing

City of Columbus v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-02114 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several cities and healthcare organizations against HHS and CMS for causing millions of Americans to be at risk of losing their healthcare insurance.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Immigration Enforcement (205)

Challenge by detained immigrants against DHS and ICE for the allegedly unlawful conditions of their confinement.

Barco Mercado v. Noem

1:25-cv-06568 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio

5:25-cv-06618 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Stanford and noncitizens against DHS for deportation allegedly in retaliation for constitutionally protected political speech.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Doe v. U.S Department of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-03585 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by a noncitizen against the government for the imposition of an Interim Final Rule requiring registration of noncitizens.

Case Is Ongoing

African Communities Together v. Lyons

1:25-cv-06366 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by ACT and The Door against the government for arresting noncitizens exiting immigration court proceedings.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by Honduras citizens and their U.S. citizen children against ICE and DHS for their deportation to Honduras.

V. v. Acuna

3:25-cv-00669 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: July 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Neguse v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

1:25-cv-02463 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by House of Representatives members to ICE and DHS for a policy requiring notice before visiting DHS detention faciliities.

Case Is Ongoing

New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America v. Department of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-40102 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by religious organizations against the Trump Administration's rescission of a policy that limited immigration enforcement at houses of worship.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of New York v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00345 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against HHS, DOJ and ED for the revocation of exemptions allowing noncitizens to access community programs.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge by three noncitizens and others similarly situated against DHS and ICE for subjecting them to mandatory detention.

Hernandez v. Noem

1:25-cv-02344 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge by a Paraguayan asylum seeker for his detention by ICE following a scheduled immigration court appearance.

Lopez Benitez v. Francis

1:25-cv-05937 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Challenge by several immigrants detained at Alligator Alcatraz against the Government for obstructing their access to legal counsel.

C.M. v. Noem

1:25-cv-23182 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-02279 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by immigration organizations and noncitizens against ICE, DHS, EOIR, and DOJ for courthouse arrests at immigration hearings.

Case Is Ongoing

Petitioner filed this Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus against the Trump Administration.

Rubanov v. Trump

1:25-cv-23034 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Gutierrez-Ramos v. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-11915 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Petitioner filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus against DHS.

Case Is Ongoing

National TPS Alliance v. Noem

3:25-cv-05687 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by NTPSA and TPS holders against DHS for the termination of TPS status for Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Portillo Martinez v. Hyde

1:25-cv-11909 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by El Salvador national against ICE for his detention.

Case Is Ongoing

Phan v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-11910 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: July 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration's deportation of 8 men to South Sudan, paused in Djibouti.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge by Peruvian asylum seeker against ICE and DHS for her detention by DHS agents following an immigration hearing.

Garro Pinchi v. Noem

1:25-cv-05632 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge by Iranian Christian convert against ICE, DHS, and the DOJ for detaining him for the presumed purpose of deportation.

Batooie v. Ceja

1:25-cv-02059 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: July 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Ledesma Gonzalez v. Bostock

2:25-cv-01404 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Mexican asylum seeker against ICE and DHS for his arrest during a scheduled ICE check-in.

Case Is Ongoing

Petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Petitioner against the Trump Administration.

Banyee v. Trump

0:25-cv-02748 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: July 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Several children challenged Executive Order No. 14,160 ("Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship").

Barbara v. Trump

1:25-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: June 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

American Oversight v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

1:25-cv-01987 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

FOIA case against Trump administration seeing info regarding expanded use of state and local entities for immigration enforcement

Case Is Ongoing

Van Schaick v. Desantis

4:25-cv-00271 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: June 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Afghan national challenged his detention by ICE at a legally required immigration hearing.

E-M v. Lyons

3:25-cv-01083 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus against ICE.

Z. v. Rodriguez

5:25-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Closed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Kristi Noem

2:25-cv-05605 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to ICE enforcement in Los Angeles, allegedly based on race, ethnicity and other impermissible factors.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Pending in Supreme Court

Los Angeles Press Club v. Kristi Noem

2:25-cv-05563 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by reporters, legal observers, and protestors against the Trump administration's use of excessive force during immigration raid protests.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Mexican national challenged her detention by CBP, arguing she was targeted because of her advocacy work for migrants.

Perez Alfaro v. Messier

2:25-cv-00584 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: June 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

El Salvador national sought to enjoin his re-detention during his required appearance with ISAP.

Rodriguez Diaz v. Kaiser

3:25-cv-05071 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Mexican national sought to enjoin his re-detention at an in-person check-in appointment with ICE.

Aguilar Garcia v. Kaiser

3:25-cv-05070 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Al Otro Lado, Inc. v. Trump

3:25-cv-01501 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: June 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

N-E-M-B v. Bostock

3:25-cv-00989 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

J-C-R-M v. Bostock

3:25-cv-00990 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

California sued the federal government for deploying its National Guard against protestors without state authorization.

Newsom v. Trump

3:25-cv-04870 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Castaneda v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

2:25-cv-05209 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: June 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the rise of ICE immigration raids in California since November 2024, conducting in cooperation with state and local law enforcement.

Case Is Ongoing

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. Department of State

1:25-cv-01774 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the US agreement with El Salvador in which El Salvador committed to accept individuals rendered from the United States and to hold them.

Case Is Ongoing

challenge by a Mexican asylum seeker against ICE, DHS, and the AG for his arrest immediately following an immigration court hearing.

Y-Z-L-H v. Bostock

3:25-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: June 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Class action challenge to federal government's detention of civil immigration detainees at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay.

Luna Gutierrez v. Noem

1:25-cv-01766 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Habeas corpus petition on behalf of a detained noncitizen.

Dvortsin v. Noem

5:25-cv-00664 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Petition for writ of habeas corpus by Brazilian national detained by ICE.

Da Silva v. Hyde

1:25-cv-11585 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 1, 2025

Closed Date: June 12, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Valuta Corporation, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

3:25-cv-00191 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration FinCEN rule targeting money services businesses located near the southern border.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students.

Doe 14 v. Trump

2:25-cv-01844 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

Closed Date: June 23, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

A Hmong noncitizen challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Xiong v. Trump

4:25-cv-00558 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 25, 2025

Closed Date: June 4, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Portela Hernandez v. Trump

1:25-cv-01633 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

W.J.C.C. v. Trump

3:25-cv-00153 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to the inhumane conditions of ICE holding cells in Baltimore.

D.N.N. v. Baker

1:25-cv-01613 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Guerrero-Sandoval v. Bondi

2:25-cv-00559 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: May 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Noncitizen mother challenged her removal from the US as a violation of the rights of her citizen son and unborn child.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Challenge against the removal of an asylum-seeker without the mandatory credible fear interview.

El Bitar v. Bondi

3:25-cv-05431 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 18, 2025

Closed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Class action petition for writ of habeas corpus by detained noncitizens challenging Alien Enemies Act procedures and removability.

Arevalo Millan v. Trump

5:25-cv-01207 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: May 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

C.G. v. Noem

1:25-cv-00079 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

1:25-cv-00206 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty states challenged the conditioning of federal emergency funding on states using their resources for immigration enforcement.

Case Is Ongoing

State of California v. United States Department of Transportation

1:25-cv-00208 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty-one states sued to challenge the conditioning of transportation grants on states using their resources for immigration enforcement.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Honduran with withholding of removal filed this lawsuit to enjoin the government from detaining and deporting him when he reported for an ICE interview.

Enamorado v. Kaiser

5:25-cv-04072 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Class action challenge by Venezuelan nationals to their detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

M.A.P.S. v. Garite

3:25-cv-00171 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 10, 2025

Closed Date: June 9, 2025

Injunction Granted

A noncitizen challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Agelviz-Sanguino v. Noem

4:25-cv-02116 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Closed Date: May 27, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Dismissed

Angelica S. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01405 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration limits on release of unaccompanied noncitizen children to undocumented relatives seeking to sponsor them.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past DUI.

4:25-cv-00664 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Almadhrhi v. USCIS Texas Service Center

3:25-cv-01154 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by noncitizens against USCIS for allegedly unreasonable delays in processing immigration applications.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status designations for Afghanistan and Cameroon.

CASA, Inc. v. Noem

8:25-cv-01484 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Nooshi v. Rubio

1:25-cv-01379 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Takarli v. Rubio

1:25-cv-01376 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Faramarzinia v. Rubio

1:25-cv-01382 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

A Venezuelan national challenged his detention and removal from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

G.M.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00195 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed misdemeanor arrest.

1:25-cv-01352 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Ahmed v. Noem

1:25-cv-01351 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Petition for writ of habeas corpus by detained noncitizen with revoked F1 visa.

Harsono v. Trump

0:25-cv-01976 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: May 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Alien Enemies Act habeas case

Y.A.P.A v. Trump

4:25-cv-00144 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Immigration habeas arising from a Palestinian demonstration.

Kordia v. Noem

3:25-cv-01072 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste v. Noem

6:25-cv-00699 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to ending of protections for sensitive locations from immigration enforcement actions.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Du v. United States Department of Homeland Security

3:25-cv-00644 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on minor driving citations or no reason at all.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed driving-related offense.

Park v. Noem

1:25-cv-03407 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. Bondi

1:25-cv-11109 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Facial challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or statutorily acceptable justification.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-02264 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on expunged driving misdemeanor.

5:25-cv-02070 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-01270 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to elimination of CRCL, CIS-Omb, and OIDO offices within the Department of Homeland Security.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Challenge to the deportation of a 2-year-old United States citizen.

V.M.L. v. Harper

1:25-cv-00550 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Closed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Sohail v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00040 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past interaction with law enforcement when he was the victim of identity theft.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Doe v. Bondi

1:25-cv-11077 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed speeding ticket and past dismissed misdemeanor charges.

Kashikov v. Noem

3:25-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Class action challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Roe v. Noem

2:25-cv-00743 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on very minor legal infractions or for no reason at all.

J.C. v. Noem

5:25-cv-03502 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on minor parking and traffic violations.

2:25-cv-02998 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Khademi v. Noem

1:25-cv-01206 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on their past unprosecuted arrest in connection with being a victim of repeated abuse.

1:25-cv-04393 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Pattila v. Noem

4:25-cv-00416 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

1:25-cv-11037 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on misdemeanor driving infractions or no reason at all.

Rameez Shaik v. Noem

0:25-cv-01584 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on past instances of DUIs and disorderly conduct.

3:25-cv-00042 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed citation.

Campell v. Noem

1:25-cv-11038 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Student Does 4 v. Kristi Noem

2:25-cv-03528 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on dismissed misdemeanor charges.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

R.I. v. Bondi

2:25-cv-02010 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past arrest that resulted in no charges.

JM v. Noem

2:25-cv-02896 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Jagasia v. Noem

2:25-cv-03502 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Arizona Student Doe 3 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00183 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor misdemeanors that were dismissed.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Alduaij v. Noem

2:25-cv-00538 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Closed Date: May 2, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Yang v. Noem

1:25-cv-01230 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Hu v. Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-00028 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Gutierrez-Contreras v. Warden

5:25-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

A Venezuelan national who is being detained and removed from the U.S. under the Alien Enemies Act.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Ozturk v. Noem

1:25-cv-01203 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 19, 2025

Closed Date: June 20, 2025

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Petitioner filed petition for writ of habeas corpus.

H.I.D.R. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00060 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Pasula v. US Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00156 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Class challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor and dismissed encounters with law enforcement like speeding.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Muslim international student challenged his detention and visa revocation based on his support of Palestinians on social media.

Hoque v. Trump

0:25-cv-01576 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-04258 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student.

Ariwoola v. Noem

3:25-cv-03313 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed charge of possessing a gambling device.

Balusu v. Trump

2:25-cv-00419 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Closed Date: April 29, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Vyas v. Noem

3:25-cv-00261 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past dismissed disorderly persons prosecution.

2:25-cv-02825 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor and dismissed encounters with law enforcement like traffic citations or public intoxication.

Student Doe 1 v. Trump

1:25-cv-04188 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

W.B. v. Noem

4:25-cv-03407 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a minor traffic violation.

Saxena v. Noem

5:25-cv-05035 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Daou v. Noem

8:25-cv-00976 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

T.S. v. Noem

6:25-cv-06211 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

W.M.M. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00059 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Supreme Court granted stay of removal

Quintanilla Portillo v. Trump

1:25-cv-01240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas petition by noncitizen to challenge detention and removal to El Salvador prison under Alien Enemies Act.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

Ortega Gonzalez v. Noem

6:25-cv-00622 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Kim v. Noem

4:25-cv-03383 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Closed Date: May 9, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Sanchez Puentes v. Garite

3:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Closed Date: June 13, 2025

Challenge to detention and removal without notice under the Alien Enemies Act

Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past misdemeanor defective equipment charge.

Oruganti v. Noem

2:25-cv-00409 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students, targeting pro-Palestinian students.

Sultan v. Trump

1:25-cv-01121 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor infractions like traffic citations or underage drinking.

Liu v. Noem

1:25-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Novedades Y Servicios, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

3:25-cv-00886 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration FinCEN rule targeting money services businesses located near the southern border.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed driving offense.

Manjunatha v. Noem

1:25-cv-00330 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

A.S.R. v. Trump

3:25-cv-00113 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-00101 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Deng v. Noem

1:25-cv-10976 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice.

Dogan v. Noem

1:25-cv-01130 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Closed Date: April 25, 2025

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Villar Castellanos v. Noem

1:25-cv-00080 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to detention of Pro-Palestinian international student.

Mahdawi v. Trump

2:25-cv-00389 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Arizona Student Doe 1 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00174 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members.

Y.G.H. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00435 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Closed Date: May 27, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Arizona Student DOE 2 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00175 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on very minor legal infractions or for no reason at all.

B.K. v. Noem

1:25-cv-00419 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Kshatri v. Lyons

2:25-cv-00553 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Yuan v. Lyons

1:25-cv-10906 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Class action challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members

D.B.U. v. Trump

1:25-cv-01163 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: April 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a misdemeanor traffic violation.

S.Y. v. Noem

5:25-cv-03244 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Nali v. Noem

1:25-cv-03969 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past dismissed DUI charge.

Mashatti v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01100 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of over 100 international students.

Jane Doe 1 v. Bondi

1:25-cv-01998 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

Hinge v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01097 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past driving infraction.

Patel v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01096 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Bushireddy v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01102 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Baddam v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01098 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Zheng v. Lyons

1:25-cv-10893 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Closed Date: May 12, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Deore v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of

2:25-cv-11038 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor infractions like parking tickets or no infractions at all.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Habeas petition by noncitizens to challenge detention and removal from the United States.

G.F.F. v. Trump

1:25-cv-02886 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Southern District of Texas challenge to Alien Enemies Act deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members

J.A.V. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00072 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Harris County, Texas v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01058 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Challenge to the termination of federal funding of refugee resettlement programs.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Student Doe #1 v. Kristi Noem (Also Doe #2 and Doe #3)

8:25-cv-00706 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on pending DUI arrest.

2:25-cv-00633 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past minor misdemeanor.

Doe v. Trump

4:25-cv-03140 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Chengkai Zou v. Todd M. Lyons

2:25-cv-02994 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students with no notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a withdrawn charge of disorderly conduct.

Shandilya v. Noem

2:25-cv-00477 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past minor driving misdemeanor.

5:25-cv-00847 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Venezuelan citizen filed petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention and removal from the United States pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act.

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

2:25-cv-00611 | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

J.P.P. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-01048 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

Closed Date: April 9, 2025

Challenge to deportation to country not designated as the country of removal, without notice/opportunity to contest.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Texas Association of Money Services Businesses v. Bondi

5:25-cv-00344 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: April 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration FinCEN rule targeting money services businesses located near the southern border.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00943 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to interim final rule requiring noncitizen registration with the government.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Challenge to detention of legal permanent resident and Afghanistan national.

Wahidi v. Trump

1:25-cv-00548 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: March 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to detention and revocation of student visa of Turkish student for 2023 drunk driving incident.

Gunaydin v. Trump

0:25-cv-01151 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: March 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

3:25-cv-02847 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Funding cut to unaccompanied children's lawyers.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

American Association of University Professors v. Rubio

1:25-cv-10685 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration policy and practice of arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizens who participate in pro-Palestinian protests.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge against the deportation of a Salvadoran national.

Abrego Garcia v. Noem

8:25-cv-00951 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Challenge to attempted deportation of noncitizen student of Columbia University after her involvement in campus protest.

Chung v. Trump

1:25-cv-02412 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem

1:25-cv-00872 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration policies expanding expedited removal of immigrants in the US legally through humanitarian parole processes.

Judgment for Plaintiff

D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-10676 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to deportations to countries not designated as the country of removal, without notice/opportunity to contest.

Preliminary Injunction Granted, but Stayed

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Indian citizen with student visa filed petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge his detention and removal from the United States.

Suri v. Trump

1:25-cv-00480 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Affirmed

Solutions In Hometown Connections v. Noem

8:25-cv-00885 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Immigration nonprofits challenged the freezing of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program grants

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

E.Q. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00791 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to rule issued under Biden administration categorically barring certain non-citizens from applying for asylum.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to Proclamation declaring certain Venezuela nationals "Alien Enemies" subject to immediate deportation without judicial review.

J.G.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00766 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association v. Trump

1:25-cv-01464 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Haitians challenged the Trump Administration's termination of Haitian Temporary Protected Status.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Lebanese citizen with H1B visa filed petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge her detention and removal from the United States.

Alawieh v. Tweedie

1:25-cv-10614 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Palestinian advocate and legal permanent resident challenges his detention and the revocation of his green card.

Mahmoud Khalil v. Joyce

2:25-cv-01963 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent

1:25-cv-00677 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Immigration nonprofits asked Court to declare it unlawful for the IRS or Treasury to release tax records for the purpose of enforcing immigration laws.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

Haitian Americans United Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-10498 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration's decision to rescind prior declarations related to Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti and Venezuela.

Case Is Ongoing

Espinoza Escanola v. Noem

1:25-cv-00604 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 1, 2025

Closed Date: May 22, 2025

Challenge to the Trump Administration's transfer of immigrant detainees to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Challenge to Trump Administration's narrowing of immigration parole for Ukrainians, Afgans, Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, and Nicauragans.

1:25-cv-10495 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

United Farm Workers v. Noem

1:25-cv-00246 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to immigration enforcement operation in Kent County, California

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge by two Massachusetts cities to Trump Administration's targeting cities and states with immigration "sanctuary" policies.

City of Chelsea v. Trump

1:25-cv-10442 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Doe v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:25-cv-00240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Harvard University researcher with J-1 visa challenged her detention and the revocation of her visa for her alleged "smuggling" of frog embryos.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to DHS's attempts to strip immigrant Venezuelans in the United States of their Temporary Protected Status.

CASA, Inc. v. Noem

8:25-cv-00525 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

National TPS Alliance v. Noem

3:25-cv-01766 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to DHS's attempts to strip immigrant Venezuelans in the United States of their Temporary Protected Status

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. United States Department of State

1:25-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's suspension of refugee resettlement funding

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Dismissed

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem

1:25-cv-00418 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Immigrant advocates and immigrants challenge Guantanamo Bay detention.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Denver Public Schools v. Noem

1:25-cv-00474 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Denver public schools challenged potential immigration enforcement in sensitive locations including schools.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Mennonite Church USA v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00403 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by religious organizations to potential immigration enforcement in religious spaces.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

Challenge to Trump Administration's halt to refugee program.

Pacito v. Trump

2:25-cv-00255 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Quintero Chacón v. Dickerson

4:25-cv-00050 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Venezuelan man challenged his detention by the U.S. government in CECOT, the El Salvador prison

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

City and County of San Francisco v. Donald J. Trump

3:25-cv-01350 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by 16 cities & counties to Trump Administration policies targeting cities and states with sanctuary policies

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Noem

1:25-cv-00306 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration's closing off of asylum application processes.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights v. United States Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00298 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to freeze on programs providing legal resources for noncitizens facing deportation.

Judgment for Defendant

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

8:25-cv-00243 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by religious organizations to potential immigration enforcement in religious spaces.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Organized Communities Against Deportations v. Donald Trump

1:25-cv-00868 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 25, 2025

Closed Date: Feb. 27, 2025

Challenge to plans to conduct immigration raids in Chicago.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to President Trump's effort to restrict birthright citizenship.

Franco Aleman v. Trump

2:25-cv-00163 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2025

Closed Date: Jan. 27, 2025

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Make the Road New York v. Huffman

1:25-cv-00190 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration's expansion of Expedited Removal.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's transfer of detained immigrants to Guantanamo Bay.

Perez Parra v. Castro

1:24-cv-00912 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 2024

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Security

1:24-cv-01702 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 12, 2024

Case Ongoing

Immigrant rights group already in court over Biden asylum policies challenged Trump Administration's asylum halt.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by noncitizen removed to El Salvador despite court order preventing his removal.

Melgar-Salmeron v. Bondi

23-07792 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2023

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

State of Texas v. Mayorkas

2:22-cv-00094 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 28, 2022

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Texas against DHS rule transferring asylum claim adjudication from immigration judges to asylum officers.

Case Is Ongoing

National Association of Immigration Judges v. Neal

1:20-cv-00731 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: July 1, 2020

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Executive Office for Immigration Review's policy placing restrictions on immigration judges who wish to speak publicly about certain topics in their personal capacity.

Case Is Ongoing

Reversed

J.O.P. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

8:19-cv-01944 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 1, 2019

Case Ongoing

Immigration class action challenging federal asylum policies for unaccompanied minors; application of settlement to Alien Enemies Act removals

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Castanon Nava v. Department of Homeland Security

1:18-cv-03757 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 29, 2018

Case Ongoing

Case challenging the warrant-less arrests of undocumented immigrants by second Trump Administration, in violation of previous court order.

Settled: Implementation Ongoing

Ms. L. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

3:18-cv-00428 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 2018

Case Ongoing

Family separation class action at southern border resulted in settlement and ongoing reunification efforts.

Settled: Implementation Ongoing

Spending Freezes/Cuts (84)

The Family Planning Association of Maine v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: July 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by MPF against HHS and CMS for termination of its eligibility to receive Medicaid reimbursements.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of California v. McMahon

1:25-cv-00329 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: July 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against the OMB and ED for freezing $6 billion in education funding.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of Washington v. United States Department of Education

2:25-cv-01228 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: June 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Several states brought suit against the Department of Education for terminating mental health funding to elementary and secondary schools.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by the City of Tucson against HUD for imposing new conditions on previously awarded grants.

City of Tucson v. Turner

4:25-cv-00353 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Appalachian Voices v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-01982 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by cities and environmental groups against EPA for the mass termination of environmental grants.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of New Jersey v. U.S. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-11816 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty-one states and DC challenged the Trump administration's sweeping cancellation of federal grants.

Case Is Ongoing

National Fair Housing Alliance v. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1:25-cv-01965 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to HUD's failure to administer grants through the Fair Housing Initiatives Program.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Cabrera v. Department of Labor

1:25-cv-01909 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the pause of operations and planned elimination of Job Corps.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Association of American Universities v. Department of Defense

1:25-cv-11740 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: June 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to DOD policy slashing indirect cost funding for DOD-funded research projects.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor

1:25-cv-04641 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Department of Labor's attempts to eliminated the Job Corps.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Sixteen states challenged the National Science Foundations decision to slash support for STEM programs and projects.

1:25-cv-04452 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, Inc. v. National Institutes of Health

8:25-cv-01620 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to cancellation of grants dedicated to researching the health of LGBTQ+ Americans.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

City Of Chicago v. United States Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-05462 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Chicago challenged the freezing of federal funds supporting counter-terrorism efforts by high-risk urban areas.

Case Is Ongoing

National Nurses United v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

1:25-cv-01538 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which was tasked with protecting workers' health and safety.

Case Is Ongoing

State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

1:25-cv-00206 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: May 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty states challenged the conditioning of federal emergency funding on states using their resources for immigration enforcement.

Case Is Ongoing

Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01407 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of Equity Assistant Center grants meant to promote equity in education.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Elev8 Baltimore, Inc. v. Corporation for National and Community Service

1:25-cv-01458 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by AmeriCorps award recipients and employees against AmeriCorps for the dismantling of the Agency.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge by County and City Plaintiffs to conditioning of housing and transit funding on compliance with Trump executive orders.

King County v. Turner

2:25-cv-00814 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01334 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Closed Date: July 11, 2025

Challenge to condition of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funding on compliance with Trump EOs targeting DEI.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Pending

American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald

1:25-cv-03657 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenged to the dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program v. Kennedy

2:25-cv-00781 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the dismantling of Head Start.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

National Academy of Education v. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01266 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Harris County, TX v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

1:25-cv-01275 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to HHS and CDC's mass termination of COVID-related grants to local governments.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-01270 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to elimination of CRCL, CIS-Omb, and OIDO offices within the Department of Homeland Security.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Opportunity Finance Network v. Citibank

1:25-cv-01208 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Opportunity Finance Network challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

American Center for International Labor Solidarity v. Chavez-Deremer

1:25-cv-01128 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to termination of funding and agreements with programs against unfair labor practices and supporting workers' rights internationally

Case Is Ongoing

American Educational Research Association v. U.S. Department of Education

8:25-cv-01230 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Education Sciences.

Case Is Ongoing

Association of American Universities v. Department of Energy

1:25-cv-10912 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Department of Energy slashing of indirect cost rates for government-funded research.

Judgment for Plaintiff

New York v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-02990 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

challenge by several states against the Department of Education's revocation of access to COVID-19 recovery funds.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

Southern Education Foundation v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-01079 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the termination of grant funding for the Equity Assistance Center for the Southern Region.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Harris County, Texas v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01058 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Challenge to the termination of federal funding of refugee resettlement programs.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

State of Maine v. U.S. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-00131 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Closed Date: May 2, 2025

Maine challenge to freezing of federal funds allocated to feed Maine schoolchildren.

Settled: Case Closed

Child Trends, Incorporated v. U.S. Department of Education

8:25-cv-01154 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to termination of Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers grants and contracts.

Case Is Ongoing

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy

1:25-cv-10814 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administrations termination and withholding of grants to state biomedical research institutions.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health

1:25-cv-10787 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to mass termination of NIH grants.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

American Association of People with Disabilities v. Dudek

1:25-cv-00977 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 2, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Social Security Administration.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

State of Colorado v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-00121 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: April 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty-three states and DC challenging the termination of public health funding.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. v. United States of America

1:25-cv-00966 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to withholding of funds from Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

Case Is Ongoing

Justice Climate Fund v. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-00938 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Justice Climate Fund challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Inclusiv, Inc. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

1:25-cv-00948 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Inclusiv, Inc. challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Radio Free Asia v. United States of America

1:25-cv-00907 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 27, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to withholding of funds from Radio Free Asia.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to the dismantling of Voice of America.

Abramowitz v. Lake

1:25-cv-00887 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

3:25-cv-02847 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

Case Ongoing

Funding cut to unaccompanied children's lawyers.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

American Association of University Professors v. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-02429 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration coercing Columbia University into regulating speech on campus by withholding funding.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. United States of America

8:25-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to grant terminations and the placing of journalists on administrative leave from the United States Agency for Global Media.

Widakuswara v. Lake

1:25-cv-01015 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Cristobol Human Rights v. Marocco

1:25-cv-00857 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Case Is Ongoing

Open Technology Fund v. Lake

1:25-cv-00840 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Open Technology Fund challenge to freezing of appropriated funds.

Case Is Ongoing

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00820 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to EPA’s freezing of funds appropriated to state Green Banks.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

RFE/RL, Inc. v. Lake [Radio Free Europe]

1:25-cv-00799 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to withholding of funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appeal Dismissed

Challenge to the overhaul and defunding of the Inter-American Foundation by the Trump administration.

Aviel v. Gor

1:25-00778 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Erie County New York v. AmeriCorps

1:25-cv-00783 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Closed Date: April 14, 2025

Erie County, NY challenge to the conditioning of AmeriCorps funding on the removal of DEI programming.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Solutions In Hometown Connections v. Noem

8:25-cv-00885 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Immigration nonprofits challenged the freezing of Citizenship and Integration Grant Program grants

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

Carter v. United States Department of Education

1:25-cv-00744 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Parents challenged the dismantling of the Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

LaFayette Square SBLC, LLC v. U.S. Small Business Administration

1:25-cv-00755 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to rescission of Small Business Lending Company license.

Case Is Ongoing

Power Forward Communities, Inc. v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00762 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Power Forward Communities challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

State of New York v. McMahon

1:25-cv-10601 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Twenty states and District of Columbia challenge to the 50% reduction in the workforce of the Department of Education.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Massachusetts Fair Housing Center v. Department of Housing and Urban Development

3:25-cv-30041 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Fair housing organizations challenge termination of grants at the direction of DOGE.

Administrative Stay Granted

Appeal Pending

Butterbee Farm v. United States Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-00737 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Farms and nonprofits challenged the freezing of funds granted to them under the Inflation Reduction Act.

Case Is Ongoing

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council v. Department of Agriculture

1:25-cv-00097 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Nonprofits challenge Trump's freezing of Inflation Reduction Act and Jobs Act funds.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Federal Emergency Management Agency

1:25-cv-00740 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to FEMA’s hold on grants relating to the Next Generation Warning System.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Coalition for Green Capital v. Citibank, N.A.

1:25-cv-00735 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Coalition for Green Capital challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

San Francisco Unified School District v. AmeriCorps

3:25-cv-02425 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the conditioning of AmeriCorps funding on eliminating activities related to DEI, "gender ideology," and climate change.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Climate United Fund v. Citibank

1:25-cv-00698 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Climate United Fund challenge to withholding of EPA grant funds.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Challenge to attempted shuttering and DOGE access of the United States African Development Foundation.

Brehm v. Marocco

1:25-cv-00660 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

State of California v. U.S Department of Education

1:25-cv-10548 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by eight states to a funding freeze on grants meant to address nationwide teacher shortages and improve teacher quality.

Administrative Stay Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

National Endowment for Democracy v. United States of America

1:25-cv-00648 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

National Endowment for Democracy sued federal agencies to access its congressionally appropriated funds.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Catholic Charities Diocese of Forth Worth, Inc. v. DHHS

1:25-cv-00605 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Closed Date: April 29, 2025

Challenge to the Trump Administration's ongoing freeze of money previously committed to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Forth Worth, for care of lawful refugees.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education v. Carter

1:25-cv-00702 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's termination of over $600 million in funding to teacher preparation programs.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Appeal Pending

The City of New York v. Trump

1:25-cv-01510 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

New York City challenges the Trump Administration's taking $80,481,861.42 of federally-appropriated funds from the City's central bank account.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops v. United States Department of State

1:25-cv-00465 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration's suspension of refugee resettlement funding

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Dismissed

Personal Services Contractor Association v. Trump

1:25-cv-00469 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration’s suspension of foreign aid and dismantling of USAID.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Shapiro v. U.S. Department of the Interior

2:25-cv-00763 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

The Governor of Pennsylvania challenged Trump funding freezes.

Case Is Ongoing

Five unions representing hundreds of thousands of federal employees challenge government mass firings.

1:25-cv-00420 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. Vought

1:25-cv-00458 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Closed Date: May 29, 2025

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore challenged the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Global Health Council v. Trump

1:25-cv-00402 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration halt to all foreign-assistance funding.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Reversed

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health

1:25-cv-10338 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the announced reduction of indirect NIH funding to 15%.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

Association of American Universities v. Department of Health & Human Services

1:25-cv-10346 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the announced reduction of indirect NIH funding to 15%.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. United States Department of State

1:25-cv-00400 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to freeze on all foreign-assistance funding.

Administrative Stay Granted

Reversed

Association of American Medical Colleges v. National Institutes of Health

1:25-cv-10340 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the announced reduction in indirect NIH funding to 15%.

Judgment for Plaintiff

Appeal Pending

National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

1:25-cv-00381 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Federal employees' union challenged the Trump Administration's "ongoing effort to dismantle" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Reversed

American Federation of Government Employees v. Trump

1:25-cv-00352 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

Closed Date: July 25, 2025

Challenge to the Trump administration’s dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

State of New York v. Trump

1:25-cv-00039 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to blanket spending freeze.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00239 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to blanket spending freeze.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Tariffs (14)

Challenge by Firedisc, GAMA, and Ryan Wholesale against the Government for the imposition of tariffs on imports.

Firedisc, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-01134 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Johanna Foods, Inc. v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-00155 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: July 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Johanna Foods and Johanna Beverage Company against the Government for the imposition of tariffs on orange juice imports.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Chapter1 LLC v. United States

1:25-cv-00097 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

Closed Date: June 27, 2025

Class action challenge to Trump tariffs.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Maple Trade Corporation v. United States

1:25-cv-00093 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to tariffs against China implemented during the first Trump administration.

Case Is Ongoing

Axle of Dearborn, Inc. v. Department of Commerce

1:25-00091 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: May 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to tariffs imposed by the second Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Case Is Ongoing

GK Industries America Inc. v. United States

1:25-cv-00087 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: May 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to 2018 and 2019 Chinese tariffs.

Case Is Ongoing

Princess Awesome, LLC v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1:25-cv-00078 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by eleven businesses to Trump-imposed tariffs.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by 12 states to Trump-imposed tariffs.

State of Oregon v. Trump

1:25-cv-00077 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-01248 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by American companies to Trump-imposed tariffs.

Preliminary Injunction Granted, but Stayed

Appeal Pending

State of California v. Trump

3:25-cv-03372 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump-imposed tariffs.

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00066 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump-imposed tariffs.

Case Is Ongoing

Webber v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-00026 | U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump-imposed tariffs on Canadian imports.

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Appeal Pending

Emily Ley Paper Inc v. Trump

1:25-cv-00096 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump-imposed tariffs on Chinese imports.

Case Is Ongoing

Pro se challenge to Trump tariffs.

Barnes v. United States

1:25-cv-00043 | U.S. Court of International Trade

Filed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Transgender Rights (28)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump

1:25-cv-12162 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by several states against the DOJ for eliminating healthcare for transgender individuals under the age of nineteen.

Case Is Ongoing

FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1:25-cv-02482 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by FreeState Justice against EEOC policy excluding gender identity claims.

Case Is Ongoing

Aguilar Contreras v. Trump

6:25-cv-01096 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: June 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Pro se challenge to Executive Order 14168 by transgender woman in custody of Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of California v. U.S. Department of Justice

3:25-cv-04863 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

California challenged Trump administration's attempt to usurp state policies supporting transgender students.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge by disabled veteran with gender dysphoria against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for denying Petitioner her hormone therapy.

C.M. v. Collins

25-04924 | U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Filed Date: June 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, Inc. v. National Institutes of Health

8:25-cv-01620 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to cancellation of grants dedicated to researching the health of LGBTQ+ Americans.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to limits on transgender employee use of bathrooms and exercise facilities.

In re Withrow

No Court

Filed Date: May 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

1:25-cv-01334 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Closed Date: July 11, 2025

Challenge to condition of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program funding on compliance with Trump EOs targeting DEI.

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Pending

Pro se challenge to EO 14168's denial of gender-affirming care to transgender federal prisoners.

Baker v. Trump

3:25-cv-00334 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Schlacter v. U.S. Department of State

1:25-cv-01344 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: April 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the denial of accurate passports that reflect trans and nonbinary persons' gender identity.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of Minnesota v. Trump

0:25-cv-01608 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Minnesota challenged Trump executive orders targeting the rights of transgender people.

Case Is Ongoing

E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity

1:25-cv-00637 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to whitewashing of libraries and curricula at Department of Defense Education Activity.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to mandate that transgender women in federal prison be housed in men's facilities and denied access to gender-affirming care.

Brown v. Trump

1:25-cv-00583 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Pro se challenge to EO 14168's denial of gender-affirming care to transgender federal prisoners.

Eyerly v. Trump

1:25-cv-00582 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Trans Air Force members challenged military trans ban.

Ireland v. Hegseth

1:25-cv-01918 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Closed Date: May 16, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Schiff v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

1:25-cv-10595 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: March 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Doctors challenged the removal of medical articles containing the terms "LGBTQ" and "transgender" from government website.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Transgender individuals in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons challenged EO 14168, which banned gender-affirming care for federal inmates.

Kingdom v. Trump

1:25-cv-00691 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts

1:25-cv-00079 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Four art nonprofits challenged the National Endowment for the Art's prohibition on the funding of art programs that promoted "gender ideology."

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to mandate that transgender women in federal prison be housed in men’s facilities and denied access to gender-affirming care.

Moe v. Trump

1:25-cv-00653 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump

3:25-cv-01824 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

LGBTQ+ and HIV/AIDS nonprofits challenged the legality of three Executive Orders

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to mandate that transgender women in federal prison be housed in men's facilities and denied access to gender-affirming care.

Jones v. Trump

1:25-cv-00401 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

State of Washington v. Department of Justice

2:25-cv-00244 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to funding cutoff and criminal prosecution threats for provision of gender-affirming care to transgender patients.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to the Trump Administration's new passport policy barring accommodation of nonbinary or trans gender identity.

Orr v. Trump

1:25-cv-10313 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Trans service members challenge military trans ban.

Shilling v. Trump

2:25-cv-00241 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

PFLAG, Inc. v. Donald J. Trump

8:25-cv-00337 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Orders aiming to restrict access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender individuals under age nineteen.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to mandate that transgender women in federal prison be housed in men's facilities and denied access to gender-affirming care.

Doe v. McHenry

1:25-cv-00286 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 30, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Current and prospective trans service members challenge trans military ban.

Talbott v. Trump

1:25-cv-00240 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

2024 case by transgender highschoolers adds claim against Trump Administration for trans sports ban.

Tirrell v. Edelblut

1:24-cv-00251 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: Aug. 16, 2024

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Visa revocation (76)

Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation v. Rubio

5:25-cv-06618 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by Stanford and noncitizens against DHS for deportation allegedly in retaliation for constitutionally protected political speech.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students.

Doe 14 v. Trump

2:25-cv-01844 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

Closed Date: June 23, 2025

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past DUI.

4:25-cv-00664 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed misdemeanor arrest.

1:25-cv-01352 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Ahmed v. Noem

1:25-cv-01351 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Du v. United States Department of Homeland Security

3:25-cv-00644 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on minor driving citations or no reason at all.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed driving-related offense.

Park v. Noem

1:25-cv-03407 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. Bondi

1:25-cv-11109 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Facial challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or statutorily acceptable justification.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-02264 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on expunged driving misdemeanor.

5:25-cv-02070 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Sohail v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00040 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past interaction with law enforcement when he was the victim of identity theft.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Doe v. Bondi

1:25-cv-11077 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed speeding ticket and past dismissed misdemeanor charges.

Kashikov v. Noem

3:25-cv-00081 | U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Class action challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Roe v. Noem

2:25-cv-00743 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on very minor legal infractions or for no reason at all.

J.C. v. Noem

5:25-cv-03502 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on minor parking and traffic violations.

2:25-cv-02998 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Khademi v. Noem

1:25-cv-01206 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on their past unprosecuted arrest in connection with being a victim of repeated abuse.

1:25-cv-04393 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Pattila v. Noem

4:25-cv-00416 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 22, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on misdemeanor driving infractions or no reason at all.

Rameez Shaik v. Noem

0:25-cv-01584 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on past instances of DUIs and disorderly conduct.

3:25-cv-00042 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed citation.

Campell v. Noem

1:25-cv-11038 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Student Does 4 v. Kristi Noem

2:25-cv-03528 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on dismissed misdemeanor charges.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

R.I. v. Bondi

2:25-cv-02010 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past arrest that resulted in no charges.

JM v. Noem

2:25-cv-02896 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Arizona Student Doe 3 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00183 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor misdemeanors that were dismissed.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Yang v. Noem

1:25-cv-01230 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Hu v. Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-00028 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Bai v. Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security

4:25-cv-03481 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Ozturk v. Noem

1:25-cv-01203 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 19, 2025

Closed Date: June 20, 2025

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

Pasula v. US Department of Homeland Security

1:25-cv-00156 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Class challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor and dismissed encounters with law enforcement like speeding.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Muslim international student challenged his detention and visa revocation based on his support of Palestinians on social media.

Hoque v. Trump

0:25-cv-01576 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Habeas Relief Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-04258 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student.

Ariwoola v. Noem

3:25-cv-03313 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a dismissed charge of possessing a gambling device.

Balusu v. Trump

2:25-cv-00419 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Closed Date: April 29, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Vyas v. Noem

3:25-cv-00261 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Filed Date: April 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past dismissed disorderly persons prosecution.

2:25-cv-02825 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Student Doe 1 v. Trump

1:25-cv-04188 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

W.B. v. Noem

4:25-cv-03407 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a minor traffic violation.

Saxena v. Noem

5:25-cv-05035 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Daou v. Noem

8:25-cv-00976 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

T.S. v. Noem

6:25-cv-06211 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

Ortega Gonzalez v. Noem

6:25-cv-00622 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Kim v. Noem

4:25-cv-03383 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Closed Date: May 9, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past misdemeanor defective equipment charge.

Oruganti v. Noem

2:25-cv-00409 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students, targeting pro-Palestinian students.

Sultan v. Trump

1:25-cv-01121 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor infractions like traffic citations or underage drinking.

Liu v. Noem

1:25-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed driving offense.

Manjunatha v. Noem

1:25-cv-00330 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

1:25-cv-00101 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Deng v. Noem

1:25-cv-10976 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice.

Dogan v. Noem

1:25-cv-01130 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Closed Date: April 25, 2025

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Villar Castellanos v. Noem

1:25-cv-00080 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: April 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students without notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Arizona Student Doe 1 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00174 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Arizona Student DOE 2 v. Trump

4:25-cv-00175 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on very minor legal infractions or for no reason at all.

B.K. v. Noem

1:25-cv-00419 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Kshatri v. Lyons

2:25-cv-00553 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Yuan v. Lyons

1:25-cv-10906 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a misdemeanor traffic violation.

S.Y. v. Noem

5:25-cv-03244 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past dismissed misdemeanor charge.

Nali v. Noem

1:25-cv-03969 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on past dismissed DUI charge.

Mashatti v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01100 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of over 100 international students.

Jane Doe 1 v. Bondi

1:25-cv-01998 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student with no notice or explanation.

Hinge v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01097 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Challenge by international students against DHS and ICE for the termination of their SEVIS records.

Chen v. Noem

4:25-cv-03292 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past driving infraction.

Patel v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01096 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Bushireddy v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01102 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Baddam v. Lyons

1:25-cv-01098 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student without notice or explanation.

Zheng v. Lyons

1:25-cv-10893 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 11, 2025

Closed Date: May 12, 2025

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Deore v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of

2:25-cv-11038 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 10, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visas and termination of SEVIS records of international students based on minor infractions like parking tickets or no infractions at all.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Student Doe #1 v. Kristi Noem (Also Doe #2 and Doe #3)

8:25-cv-00706 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on pending DUI arrest.

2:25-cv-00633 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 8, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past minor misdemeanor.

Doe v. Trump

4:25-cv-03140 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Chengkai Zou v. Todd M. Lyons

2:25-cv-02994 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international students with no notice or explanation.

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a withdrawn charge of disorderly conduct.

Shandilya v. Noem

2:25-cv-00477 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: April 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Challenge to revocation of student visa and termination of SEVIS records of international student based on a past minor driving misdemeanor.

5:25-cv-00847 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: April 5, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing

Doe v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:25-cv-00240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Harvard University researcher with J-1 visa challenged her detention and the revocation of her visa for her alleged "smuggling" of frog embryos.

Case Is Ongoing

Voting/Election Law (7)

Lacy v. Federal Election Commission

1:25-cv-01808 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to the FEC's dismissal of an administrative complaint which alleged prohibited and unreported contributions to the 2024 Biden and Harris campaigns by NPR.

Case Is Ongoing

Equality State Policy Center v. Wyoming Secretary of State

1:25-cv-00117 | U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Closed Date: July 22, 2025

Challenge by the Equality State Policy Center against Wyoming Secretary of State and County Clerks for allegedly making it harder to vote.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00602 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14248, which imposed numerous federal election rules on states without first passing through Congress

Case Is Ongoing

State of California v. Trump

1:25-cv-10810 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14248, which imposed numerous federal election rules on states without first passing through Congress.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump

1:25-cv-00955 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 1, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14248, which imposed numerous federal election rules on states without first passing through Congress.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-00946 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14248, which imposed numerous federal election rules on states without first passing through Congress

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Democratic National Committee v. Trump

1:25-cv-00952 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Executive Order 14248, which imposed numerous federal election rules on states without first passing through Congress.

Consolidated: Docket Closed

Other Cases (12)

District of Columbia v. Donald J. Trump

1:25-cv-02678 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by the District of Columbia against the Trump Administration for commandeering the D.C. Police Department.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

National Association of Agriculture Employees v. Trump

1:25-cv-02657 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

Labor Union challenge against the President, USDA, and OPM for the revocation of represented employees' collective bargaining rights.

Case Is Ongoing

Macmasters v. Department Of Defense

1:25-cv-02162 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 7, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by American veteran against the DoD for restricting his ability to publish an unclassified manuscript.

Case Is Ongoing

Silencer Shop Foundation v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

6:25-cv-00056 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: July 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge by organizations subject to NFA regulations against ATF and the DOJ for continued enforcement of the NFA.

Case Is Ongoing

State of New Jersey v. Bondi

1:25-cv-01807 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to federal government's refusal to enforce federal law as applied to forced reset triggers, federally classified as prohibited machine guns.

Case Is Ongoing

POLICING

Baraka v. Habba

2:25-cv-06846 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: June 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

The Mayor of Newark sued U.S. District Attorney for false arrest and malicious persecution after being charge with trespass for visiting an immigration detention center.

Case Is Ongoing

DISABILITY RIGHTS

National Association of the Deaf v. Trump

1:25-cv-01683 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

Deaf individuals challenged the Trump White House's failure to provide ASL interpreters during public briefings, press conferences, and related events.

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. v. Bessent

3:25-cv-00554 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: May 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Biden-era FinCEN rule requiring collection and reporting of details pertaining to certain non-financed real estate transfers.

Case Is Ongoing

Challenge to Trump Administration’s move to move federal death row prisoners granted clemency under Biden administration to a supermax prison.

Taylor v. Trump

1:25-cv-01161 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

Preliminary Injunction Denied

Equal Means Equal v. Trump

1:25-cv-10806 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 3, 2025

Case Ongoing

Equal protection challenge based on rejection of women from Selective Service, brought under Equal Rights Amendment as 28th amendment to U.S. Constitution.

Case Is Ongoing

Individual federal student loan holder challenged the termination of income-driven repayment plans of federal student loans.

Morgan v. McMahon

1:25-cv-00416 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: March 19, 2025

Case Ongoing

Case Is Ongoing