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SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Christian Employers Alliance v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1:25-cv-00007 | U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2025

This case is about two actions by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regarding gender identity and accommodations for abortion in the workplace. First, the EEOC published requirements and guidance on gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Specifically, the EEOC stated that discrimination based on gender identity constituted sex discrimination in violation of Title VII, and indicated that actions by an employer like misgendering, deadnaming, and unequal ba…

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EDUCATION
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

In early 2025, the Trump Administration published a series of Executive Orders aimed at reshaping federal policy, particularly concerning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These included Executive Order 14151, "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing," Executive Order 14168, "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government," Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring M…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
National Digital Inclusion Alliance v. Trump

1:25-cv-03606 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2025

[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] On October 7, 2025, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) sued the Trump administration in U.S. District Court in the District of District of Columbia. NDIA brought this lawsuit to challenge the unilateral repeal by the Executive Branch of the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program, which Congress required under the Digital Equity Act of 2021. NDIA alleges that Defendants’ defiance of Congress’s clear will by eliminating an entire s…

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This lawsuit challenged three executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in January 2025, which significantly altered federal policies on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs and transgender rights. On February 19, 2025, the National Urban League (NUL), the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. They named as defendants: President Trump,…

Preliminary Injunction Denied

EDUCATION
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

This case challenges U.S. Department of Education (DOE) efforts to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in federally funded educational institutions. In early 2025, the DOE issued a series of directives (the “Title VI Documents") addressing DEI practices in federally funded schools. On February 14, a “Dear Colleague” letter warned that racially discriminatory practices in DEI programs, including in admissions, hiring, training, or instruction, could violate federal law an…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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

This case challenged the Trump administration’s 2025 suspension and termination of federal funding to Harvard University in response to alleged antisemitism on campus. (To see the Clearinghouse's collection of legal challenges to actions by the second Trump Administration, click here.)  On April 11, 2025, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), its Harvard Faculty Chapter (AAUP–Harvard), and the United Auto Workers (UAW) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Di…

Judgment for Plaintiff

EDUCATION
United States investigation of Columbia University

NA (Out of court) | No Court

This matter involved United States investigations of Columbia University for alleged violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On March 3, 2025, the Trump Administration Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education, and US General Services Administration, as part of the Federal Government's Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, announced they would conduct a comprehensive review of Columbia University's federal contracts and grants in conjunction with the T…

Administrative Matter Ongoing

POLICING
DOJ Investigation of Trenton Police Department

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On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (collectively, DOJ) opened a pattern or practice investigation of the City of Trenton and the Trenton Police Department (TPD) under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 34 U.S.C. § 12601. The investigation assessed whether the City and the Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment, as well as unlawful stops, …
EDUCATION
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

This is a case about the Trump Administration Department of Education’s decision to shut down access to all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, leaving millions of student loan borrowers without affordable repayment options. On March 18, 2025, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Education. Represented by private counsel and the non-profit "Student Borrower Protection Center", AFT sou…

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Committee of Five, Inc. v. Sullivan

1:25-cv-01668 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: May 27, 2025

This is a case challenging whether a recently passed provision of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) violates a private company's First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. On May 27, 2025, XX-XY Athletics filed suit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado against the Director of the Colorado Civil Rights, members of the the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and the Colorado Attorney General, all in their official capacities. Represented by an attorney from the Alliance Defe…

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