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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
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

JAIL CONDITIONS
United States v. Cumberland County

1:23-cv-02655 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: May 17, 2023

This was a lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), who alleged that the Cumberland County jail failed to provide constitutionally adequate mental healthcare to prisoners who were at risk of suicide or self-harm. The DOJ Civil Rights Division filed a complaint and proposed consent decree under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) on May 17, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Cumberland County and the Cumberland Cou…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Luevano v. Ezell

1:79-cv-00271 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 29, 1979

Closed Date: Aug. 1, 2025

This is a long-standing case about equal employment in the federal civil service. The case was originally brought in 1979 by nonprofit counsel against the then Director of the Officer of Personnel Management (OPM) as a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The applicants had filed suit, claiming that the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Plaintiffs alleged that PACE, …

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Thakur v. Trump

3:25-cv-04737 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 4, 2025

This case is about the alleged unlawful termination, suspension, or reduction of federal research grants to University of California researchers under a series of executive orders issued by President Trump and directives from the Department of Governmental Ethics (DOGE). On June 4, 2025, a group of University of California researchers, faculty, staff, academic appointees, and employees filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Pre…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Denied

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Lake [Radio Free Europe]

1:25-cv-00799 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 18, 2025

This lawsuit challenged the Trump administration’s withholding of congressionally appropriated funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), a private nonprofit journalism organization established by Congress to promote press freedom abroad. On March 18, 2025, RFE/RL filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake (Senior Advisor to USAGM’s acting CEO), and Victor Morales (Acting CEO of USAGM), alleg…

Temporary Restraining Order Granted

Appeal Dismissed

ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
American Civil Rights Union v. Rodriguez

7:16-cv-00103 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: March 4, 2016

This is a case about an Election Administrator’s alleged failure to maintain voter lists and produce records and data related to said efforts, as required under federal law. On March 4, 2016, the American Civil Rights Unions filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiff sued the Starr County Election Administrator under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“NVRA”). Represented by counsel, the plaintiff sought declaratory and…

Case Dismissed (Voluntary)

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Illinois

1:25-cv-04811 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 1, 2025

Closed Date: Aug. 19, 2025

This case, brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of the second Trump Administration, challenged recent amendments to Illinois' Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act ("Privacy Act"). Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), enacted by Congress in 1986, employers are required to verify the identity and employment authorization of their employees. IRCA created an E-Verify program to help employers access such information. On May 5, 2025, the DOJ brought this lawsuit in the United …

Case Dismissed (Involuntary)

DISABILITY RIGHTS
Doe A v. Spahn

1:23-cv-02859 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2023

[This summary is temporary while we update the case.] This lawsuit—brought on behalf of eight applicants to the Peace Corps’ Volunteer program—seeks to remedy the Peace Corps’ discrimination against applicants for volunteer service with mental health disabilities, in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities receiving federal funds or conducted by an Executive Agency, and the Administra…

Case Is Ongoing

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Clayton v. Dejoy

2:24-cv-00759 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 27, 2024

This case, brought on behalf of a putative class of approximately 1,200 non-white postal police officers (PPOs), concerns alleged racial discrimination in the provision of benefits to employees of the United States Postal Service. It was filed on January 27, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by, a PPO who had sustained severe injuries while on duty and was subsequently diagnosed with PTSD. The plaintiff sued Louis DeJoy, the USPS Postmaster General, and alle…

Case Is Ongoing