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Northern Alaska Environmental Center v. Trump

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

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2025

This case challenged President Trump’s alleged authority to unilaterally revoke environmental protections and open offshore areas to oil and gas leasing. On January 6, 2025, President Biden permanently withdrew certain areas of the United States’ outer continental shelf in the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico from future oil and gas leasing. On January 20, 2025, an executive order issued by President Trump purported to strip those protections. Plaintiffs alleged t…

Case Is Ongoing

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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

This case challenged the Trump Administration’s authority to remove information about climate change and environmental justice from government websites without notice. On April 14, 2025, the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Environmental Integrity Project, and California Communities Against Toxics, four environmental and science research nonprofits, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs sued the Environmental Protection Agency …

Preliminary Injunction Denied

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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

On March 3, 2025, the Environmental Defense Fund filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In Executive Order 14154 titled "Unleashing American Energy" (January 20, 2025), President Donald Trump directed the EPA to reevaluate the 2009 "Endangerment Finding"--EPA's determination that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere threatened the health and welfare of current and future generations, and that emis…

Case Is Ongoing

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Lighthiser v. Trump

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

Filed Date: May 29, 2025

This case challenges Executive Order 14154, “Unleashing American Energy,” Executive Order 14156, “Declaring a National Energy Emergency,” and Executive Order 14261, “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241,” issued by President Donald Trump. On May 29, 2025, twenty-two citizens from or residing in Montana filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Montana against President Donald Trump, the United States, and seve…

Case Is Ongoing

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
United States v. State of Michigan

1:25-cv-00496 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 30, 2025

This case challenged the state of Michigan's plans to bring a lawsuit against fossil fuel companies to hold them liable for their contribution to climate change and its effects. On April 30, 2025, the United States filed this lawsuit against Michigan, its Governor, and its Attorney General in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The DOJ argued that Michigan's lawsuit was pre-empted by the Clean Air Act and the federal government's control over foreign affairs, that it w…

Case Is Ongoing

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Oklahoma

5:24-cv-00511 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 21, 2024

This case challenged a state law in Oklahoma criminalizing noncitizen entry and presence in the state. On May 21, 2024, the United States filed suit against the State of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, and both the Governor and Attorney General of Oklahoma (in their official capacities). The case was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and assigned to District Judge Bernard M. Jones II.  The complaint explained the Oklahoma law at i…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Worcester Police Department

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On November 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had opened an investigation into the Worcester, Massachusetts Police Department (WPD) pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to assess whether WPD engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force or engages in discriminatory policing on the basis of race or sex. The investigation arose after the DOJ was given information indicating the Worcester Police Department may be acting in an u…
POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Sangamon County, IL

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On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into Sangamon County, Illinois, the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO), and the Sangamon County Central Dispatch System (SCCDS) to assess potential race and disability discrimination. The investigation arose after an SCSO deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help while in a mental health crisis. The DOJ announced it would assess Sangamon County, SCSO, and SCCDS’ practices un…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Paine v. IKEA Holding US, Inc.

2:19-cv-00723 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2019

Closed Date: Aug. 6, 2025

This case concerns allegations of age discrimination against employees of IKEA. On February 21, 2019, the Plaintiff, a 48 year old long term employee of IKEA, filed this lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of himself and “all those current and former employees of IKEA in the United States who, since January 24, 2018, were age 40 or over and denied promotion.” The Plaintiff sued IKEA under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA),  29 U.S.C §621. Specifically, Plaint…

Settled: Case Closed

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Denver Public Schools v. Noem

1:25-cv-00474 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Closed Date: June 9, 2025

This case challenges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's purported rescission of the long-standing "Protected Areas Policy," which for the last 30 years has restricted immigration enforcement actions in sensitive areas such as schools. Denver Public Schools ("DPS") filed this lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") on Feb. 12, 2025 in the United States District Court of the District of Colorado. The case was assigned to Judge Daniel D. Domenico. According to the compl…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)