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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Doe v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

2:25-cv-00240 | U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Filed Date: Feb. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is about a detained international academic whose visa was revoked after she allegedly failed to properly declare items at customs. When the plaintiff attempted to enter the United States on February 16, 2025, the federal government detained her at Boston Logan Airport and revoked her J-1 visa for the alleged "smuggling" of frog embryos. Following the cancellation, she was deemed inadmissible and detained in Louisiana. On February 23, 2025, the plaintiff filed this petition for writ of…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Catholic Charities Diocese of Forth Worth, Inc. v. DHHS

1:25-cv-00605 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 3, 2025

Closed Date: April 29, 2025

On March 1, 2025, Catholic Charities (Diocese of Forth Worth) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy. The plaintiff challenged the Trump Administration's ongoing freeze of money that had been previously obligated and committed to the plaintiff for care of lawful refugees, alleging that the freeze violated the Administrative Procedure Act (the “APA”). The plaintiff s…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Democratic National Committee v. Donald J. Trump

1:25-cv-00587 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case concerned the balance of power in federal election law enforcement and the independence of the Federal Election Commission ("FEC"). Filed on February 28, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit challenged the Trump Administration's Executive Order 14215, which purported to preclude the Commissioners and other FEC employees from advancing any legal positions other than those of the President and Attorney General in the course of their enforcement of th…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Oruganti v. Noem

2:25-cv-00409 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here. (This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On April 16, 2025, an international student—attending school on an F-1 visa--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the Secretary of…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Agelviz-Sanguino v. Noem

4:25-cv-02116 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 9, 2025

Case Ongoing

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. (This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) On May 9, 2025, a noncitizen detained on behalf of the United States in an El Salvador prison, filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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

Case Ongoing

This is a case about the U.S. 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 United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of Education. Represented by public interest legal counsel, AFT sought an injunction compelling the Department to re…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Visual Arts Collective, LLC v. Powell

1:16-cv-00414 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Sept. 15, 2016

Closed Date: March 12, 2018

This is a case about the application of the First Amendment to burlesque performances. When this lawsuit was filed (in 2016), Idaho had a state regulation (I.C. § 23-614) prohibiting liquor licensees from allowing female nudity or simulated sexual activity regardless of artistic context. In March 2016, undercover officers from the Idaho State Police attended a burlesque performance at Visual Arts Collective (“VAC”), a contemporary fine art gallery and performance venue. The state then initiated…
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Bemke, Brian v. Pechacek, Amy

3:21-cv-00560 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

This case challenges a Wisconsin law that categorically denied unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to people who also received Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). On September 7, 2021, a group of eight disabled Wisconsin residents filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, arguing that a state law prohibiting them from receiving SSDI benefits unlawfully discriminated against them. The case was assigned to District Judge William M. Conley.…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Harris v. Bessent

1:25-cv-00412 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Trump Administration's termination of a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. On February 11, 2025, Cathy Harris, a duly appointed/confirmed Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She sued President Trump, the Secretary of Treasury, the Acting Chairman of the Merit System Protection Board, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Director and Deputy …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
W.B. v. Noem

4:25-cv-03407 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of numerous lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s abrupt termination of immigration visas—mostly student or work visas—with no notice to the visa-holders and with dubious or no legal basis. You can see all of the cases here. On April 17, 2025, an international student—performing technical postgraduate work after obtaining a PhD  on an F-1 visa--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Secretary of Homel…