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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…

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This case challenged the Trump administration’s reversal of previously approved federal emergency shelter funding to the City of New York and the termination of the underlying grant program. On February 21, 2025, the City of New York filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against President Donald Trump, FEMA, DHS, the Treasury Department, and associated officials. The case was assigned to Judge Jennifer H. Rearden. The lawsuit arose out of FEMA’s She…

Temporary Restraining Order Denied

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
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

This is a case about government transparency and the public’s right to access information about possible executive branch interference in the federal judiciary.  On March 14, 2025, the Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on government accountability, filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service ("USMS") in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff had previously filed several requests under the Freedom of Information Act ("FO…

Case Is Ongoing

EDUCATION
Fairfax County School Board v. McMahon

1:25-cv-01432 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2025

This lawsuit challenges the Department of Education's designation of the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools as "high-risk" status. "High-risk" status means that all Department funds going towards the school system, including formula funding, discretionary grants, and impact aid grants, will be done only through reimbursement. The Trump Administration justified this placement by claiming that the schools were in violation of Title IX by maintaining a policy that permitted students to acces…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Pending

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Bally v. Whitmer

1:20-cv-01088 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Filed Date: Nov. 11, 2020

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2020

This case challenged the certification of Michigan’s presidential electors for the 2020 election, citing various reports of irregularities and fraud in Ingham, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties, all of which voted overwhelming for Joe Biden. On November 11, 2020, three Michigan voters filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. They sued the Governor of Michigan, the Michigan Board of Canvassers, the Ingham County Board of Canvassers, the Washtenaw County Boa…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
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 23, 2025

This case is one of several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport noncitizens without due process. You can see all of the cases here. On May 9, 2025, a Venezuelan national, Widmer Josneyder Agelviz‑Sanguino filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division). The petitioner sued Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Todd…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

Appeal Dismissed

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Birke v. The 538 Individual Members of the Electoral College

2:16-cv-08432 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 14, 2016

Closed Date: Jan. 26, 2017

On November 14, 2016, Plaintiff, an individual voter, filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the Central District of California. Plaintiff alleged that due to the wide margin between popular votes received by Hillary Clinton and by President-Elect Donald Trump during the 2016 Presidential election, the value of each Clinton vote counted as approximately 0.99 of each Trump vote. Plaintiff stated that under the Fifth Amendment, citizens have a fundamental right to have their v…

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

Appeal Dismissed

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Bedford County, Virginia v. Holder

1:11-cv-00499 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 8, 2011

Closed Date: Aug. 30, 2021

The County of Bedford, Virginia is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia subject to the special provisions of the Voting Rights Act, including the "preclearance" provisions of Section 5, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c.  This was based on a coverage determination made under Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act.  Under Section 5, the County, and all of its political subdivisions, including the Bedford County School Board, are required to obtain preclearance from either the United States Dis…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. American Samoa Government, Department of Human and Social Services

1:23-cv-00209 | U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Filed Date: May 11, 2023

This case concerns discrimination against a transgender employee of the government of American Samoa. A transgender woman who worked for the Department of Human and Social Services of the American Samoa Government filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on January 17, 2017, alleging a hostile work environment on the basis of her gender identity, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the EEOC investigated and attempted to resolve the cl…

Case Is Ongoing

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Smith v. The State of Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles

1:15-cv-00625 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 11, 2015

Closed Date: April 26, 2018

On December 11, 2015, a pro se individual filed suit against the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, alleging that it discriminated against him due to his race and denied restoration of his voting rights. The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of Alabama and assigned to Judge William H. Steele. The pro se plaintiff originally sued the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 14th Amendment and the 15th Amendment. The plaintiff sought to have his vo…