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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

This case challenged mass terminations and office shutdowns at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). On May 5, 2025, nineteen states and the District of Columbia filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and numerous related federal agencies and their agency heads. The states challenged layoffs that took place due to a March 27, 2025, directive that ordered a reduction in force of…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This case challenged the alleged dismantling of AmeriCorps by the defendants through program closures, funding withdrawals, and staff layoffs. AmeriCorps is the federal agency administering national service and volunteer programs. AmeriCorps is run by a Board of Directors and a Chief Executive Officer. AmeriCorps’ Board members and its CEO are all appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. AmeriCorps comprises multiple statutorily required programs, five of which are …

Preliminary Injunction Granted

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This case challenged the allegedly unlawful takeover of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), an independent nonprofit created by Congress. On Feb. 19, 2025, an executive order issued by President Trump—Executive Order 14217, “Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” (Feb. 19, 2025)—designated USIP as a federal entity subject to dissolution. On March 14, 2025, the White House allegedly notified certain board members of their termination. On March 17, 2025, government agents, …

Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

EDUCATION
Somerville Public Schools v. Trump

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

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

This case is one of several challenging the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. On March 24, 2025, several school districts and labor organizations filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, suing President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Education, and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. The plaintiffs challenged the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle and eliminate the Department of Education, inclu…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

PRISON CONDITIONS
Bradley v. Haley

2:92-cv-00070 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 1992

Closed Date: Jan. 1, 2005

On January 15, 1992, a group of prisoners incarcerated in the Alabama Department of Corrections brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama under 42 U.S.C. §1983 challenging the adequacy of mental health treatment provided by state prison officials. The plaintiffs, mentally ill prisoners, were represented by private counsel and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The case was assigned to Judge W. Harold Albritton III. The plaintiffs were granted class certification o…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This case challenged multiple actions taken by the Department of Labor (DOL) to shut down the Job Corps. The Job Corps trains and educates disadvantaged young people with additional career and technical instruction in order to assist them in attaining and retaining employment. Through career technical programs, career counseling, and apprenticeship programs, the Job Corps currently serves around 25,000 students.  On June 3, 2025, the plaintiffs, including national trade organizations and unions…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

POLICING
People of the State of New York v. Wallkill

7:01-cv-00364 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 28, 2006

This case involved misconduct by the Wallkill Police Department (WPD). On January 18, 2001, the Attorney General filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Town of Wallkill (Town), seeking injunctive relief to reform and monitor the WPD. The case was assigned to District Judge Colleen McMahon. The lawsuit was the offshoot of the Attorney General's investigation of the WPD. The investigation revealed a pattern of pervasive misconduct, including…
POLICING
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Town of Windsor

CL21001186-00 | Virginia state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 30, 2021

This case stemmed from the December 6, 2020 traffic stop of a Black and Latino service member whom police pepper sprayed during a stop for a minor traffic violation. The Clearinghouse was unable to locate the original and amended complaints but completed this summary based on news articles. According to WLJA News, on December 30, 2021, Virginia Attorney General Herring’s Office of Civil Rights filed a complaint against the Town of Windsor (“Town”) for violations of the Virginia Public Integrity…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections

1:14-cv-00078 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2014

Closed Date: Sept. 14, 2022

On February 10, 2014, the United States filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-6 ("Title VII"). The United States (the Employment Litigation Section of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division) brought suit against the Rhode Island Department of Corrections seeking an injunction to prevent the defendant from engaging in future discrimination and back-pay damages to “make whole” those who had been harmed by the alleg…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This case challenged the Trump Administration's attempt to dismantle the United States African Development Foundation (USADF). On May 21, 2025, two former employees of the United States African Development Foundation and a consulting firm that frequently partnered with USADF filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the purported acting chair of USADF, several cabinet secretaries and agency heads, and President Donald Trump. They challenged the …

Preliminary Injunction Granted