Cases for Joel McElvain

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Name Role Court Case Address (State Only)

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Arizona

United States v. Maricopa County

2012 - 2019

Arizona

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Delaware

United States v. Delaware

2011 - 2016

Delaware

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Massachusetts

Cities of Chelsea and Lawrence v. Trump

2017 - Ongoing

Massachusetts

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Oregon

United States v. City of Portland

2012 - Ongoing

Oregon

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Rhode Island

United States v. Rhode Island

2014 - Ongoing

Rhode Island

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

District of Utah

Brown v. Herbert

2011 - 2017

Utah

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of California

Mitchell v. Felker

2008 - 2016

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of Louisiana

Scott v. Tom Schedler

2011 - 2013

Louisiana

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of Louisiana

United States v. City of New Orleans

2012 - Ongoing

Louisiana

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of Michigan

Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County and United States v. Acme Investments, Inc.

2009 - 2014

Michigan

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of Michigan

United States v. University of Michigan

2015 - 2018

Michigan

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of North Carolina

United States v. North Carolina

2012 - Ongoing

North Carolina

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Eastern District of Washington

Montes v. City of Yakima

2012 - 2015

Washington

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of California

Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

2007 - 2010

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of California

State of California v. Department of Homeland Security

2017 - Ongoing

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of Illinois

United States v. Cook County

2010 - 2018

Illinois

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of Oklahoma

Bishop v. United States

2004 - 2015

Oklahoma

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of Texas

United States v. Dallas County

2007 - 2011

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Northern District of Texas

United States v. JPI Construction

2009 - 2015

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Southern District of New York

U.S. ex rel. Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York, Inc. v. Westchester Co.

2006 - 2021

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of Kentucky

United States v. Cogan

2010 - 2014

Kentucky

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of New York

United States v. Erie County

2009 - Ongoing

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of Texas

United States v. City of Austin

2014 - 2018

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of Washington

Ruiz-Diaz v. United States

2007 - 2012

Washington

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of Washington

United States v. Summerhill Place

2010 - 2014

Washington

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Plaintiff

Western District of Washington

Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon

2011 - 2018

Washington

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Colorado

Armstrong v. Sebelius

2013 - 2014

Colorado

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Colorado

Dobson v. Sebelius

2013 - Ongoing

Colorado

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Connecticut

Bagnall v. Sebelius

2011 - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Connecticut

Service Women’s Action Network v. U.S. Department of Defense

2015 - 2016

Connecticut

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of District of Columbia

Pigford v. Glickman

1997 - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Massachusetts

Gill v. Office of Personnel Management

2009 - 2013

Massachusetts

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Massachusetts

Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

2009 - 2013

Massachusetts

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Massachusetts

National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix

2011 - 2016

Massachusetts

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Montana

DOJ Investigation of Missoula County Attorney's Office

None - 2016

Montana

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of North Dakota

North Dakota v. Burwell

2016 - Ongoing

North Dakota

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

District of Oregon

Parents for Privacy v. Sessions

2017 - 2020

Oregon

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Eastern District of Michigan

ACLU of Michigan v. FBI

2011 - 2012

Michigan

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Eastern District of Michigan

Domino's Farms Corp. v. Sebelius

2012 - Ongoing

Michigan

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Eastern District of New York

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York v. Sebelius

2012 - 2017

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Eastern District of North Carolina

Heyer v. United States Bureau of Prisons

2011 - 2022

North Carolina

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Trump

2017 - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Middle District of Tennessee

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius

2013 - 2018

Tennessee

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Abadia-Peixoto v. DHS

2011 - 2017

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation v. Bush

2007 - 2012

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

2007 - 2008

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

2008 - 2010

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Electronic Frontier Foundation v. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

2008 - Ongoing

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Freedom of the Press Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

2015 - 2017

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Jewel v. National Security Agency

2008 - Ongoing

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of California

Twitter v. Barr [Holder]

2014 - 2024

California

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of Georgia

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta v. Sebelius

2012 - 2017

Georgia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of Illinois

Wheaton College v. Sebelius

2013 - 2019

Illinois

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of Indiana

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend v. Burwell

2012 - 2017

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of Texas

State of Texas v. Becerra

2021 - 2022

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Northern District of Texas

Texas v. United States of America

2018 - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of Alabama

Eternal World Television Network v. Sebelius

2013 - 2019

Alabama

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of Illinois

Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services

2012 - 2015

Illinois

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

ACLU v. Office of Dir. of National Intelligence

2010 - 2012

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

ACLU v. U.S. Department of Justice

2013 - Ongoing

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

Amnesty v. Clapper

2008 - 2013

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

Milanes v. Chertoff

2008 - 2011

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

New York Times Company v. United States Department of Justice

2014 - 2016

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of New York

The New York Times Company v. National Security Agency

2015 - 2016

New York

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of Ohio

S.H. v. Stickrath

2004 - 2015

Ohio

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of Texas

East Texas Baptist University v. Sebelius

2012 - Ongoing

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Southern District of West Virginia

Holland v. Sebelius

2013 - 2015

West Virginia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Western District of Missouri

American Pulverizer Co. v. HHS

2012 - 2015

Missouri

Joel Mcelvain

Attorney for Defendant

Western District of Texas

Ulloa Lujan v. U.S. Department of Education

2022 - Ongoing

Texas

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Western District of Virginia

Liberty University, Inc. v. Geithner

2010 - 2013

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Western District of Washington

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) v. Sessions

2017 - Ongoing

Washington

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Defendant

Western District of Wisconsin

Freedom from Religion Foundation v. Geithner

2011 - 2015

Wisconsin

Joel McElvain

Attorney for Amicus

District of Maryland

City of Columbus v. Trump

2018 - Ongoing

District of Columbia

Joel McElvain

Other

Central District of California

Tarek Hamdi v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Service

2010 - 2013

California

Joel McElvain

Other

District of Colorado

Briscoe v. Sebelius

2013 - 2016

Colorado

Joel McElvain

Other

District of Colorado

Newland v. Sebelius

2012 - 2015

Colorado

Joel McElvain

Other

District of Minnesota

Hall v. Sebelius

2013 - 2016

Minnesota

Joel McElvain

Other

Northern District of California

Partridge v. Napolitano

2012 - 2013

California

Joel McElvain

Other

Southern District of New York

N.Y. Times Co. v. U.S. Department of Treasury

2015 - 2016

New York

Joel McElvain

Other

Western District of Oklahoma

Catholic Benefits Association v. Sebelius

2014 - 2018

Oklahoma

Joel McElvain

Other

Western District of Oklahoma

Southern Nazarene University v. Sebelius

2013 - 2018

Oklahoma

Joel McElvain

Other

Western District of Washington

Doe v. Trump

2017 - 2017

Washington

Joel McElvain

Other

Western District of Washington

Sanchez v. U.S. Border Patrol

2012 - 2013

Washington