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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Humane Society of New York v. Mayorkas

1:21-cv-01349 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 17, 2021

Closed Date: Feb. 14, 2022

This is a case about DHS’s final rule which sought to change H-1B visa selection criteria to prioritize factors such as the salary of the position. On May 17, 2021, the Humane Society of New York, Dentists for America, Physicians for American Healthcare Access, Hodges Bonded Warehouse, and Information Technology Industry Council filed this lawsuit in United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs brought this suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Departme…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is one of several challenging President Trump's effort to narrow birthright citizenship--the Fourteenth Amendment right to U.S. citizenship to individuals born on U.S. soil and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." You can see all these cases here.  President Trump was sworn in to his second term as President on January 20, 2025, and immediately issued a number of Executive Orders--including Executive Order 14160, which proclaimed that birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amen…
ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Liotti v. The Nassau County Board

2:19-cv-04264 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: July 24, 2019

Closed Date: Dec. 14, 2021

This case is about the constitutionality of the cross endorsement of judicial candidates amongst all the political parties in Nassau County, New York. In July of 2019, an attorney filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiff sued the Nassau County Board of Elections, the New York State Board of Elections, the Nassau County Republican Committee, the Nassau County Democratic Committee, the Nassau County Conservative Party, and…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
J.G.G. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00766 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the Trump Administration’s authority to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to circumvent removal procedures and order the immediate removal of Venezuelan nationals from the United States. On March 15, 2025, five detained Venezuelan nationals filed this class action lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald J. Trump, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), and the…
EDUCATION
American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-00628 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged the legality of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights’ February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter that advised educational institutions receiving federal funding to, among other things, stop teaching about systemic racism and race-related topics and ban all programming that supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Otherwise, they risked being deemed, or reported as, non-compliant and losing federal funding. (To see the Clearinghouse's collection of le…
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
American Alliance for Equal Rights v. McDonald's Corporation

3:25-cv-00050 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2025

Closed Date: Feb. 3, 2025

On January 12, 2025 American Alliance for Equal Rights filed suit against McDonald’s Corporation in the Middle District of Tennessee, alleging that the company’s HACER program was racially discriminatory against non-Hispanic individuals. Plaintiff was represented by private counsel. McDonald’s HACER program awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to 30 Hispanic students nationwide. Plaintiffs alleged that the program violated §1981 of Title VI, which prohibits companies from discriminating…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
New Mexico v. Musk

1:25-cv-00429 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 13, 2025

Case Ongoing

This lawsuit challenged Elon Musk's role in the second Trump administration, given that Musk has performed significant governmental duties despite not being officially nominated by the President or confirmed by the Senate. On February 13, 2025, fourteen states--New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, California, Connecticut, Hawai'i, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington-- represented by their respective Attorneys General, filed this lawsuit in the U.S…
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Ireland v. Hegseth

1:25-cv-01918 | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Filed Date: March 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged Trump’s Executive Orders 14183 and 14168 preventing transgender individuals from serving in the military, as well as DoD and U.S. Air Force memoranda implementing the orders. On March 17, 2025, two active-duty Air Force service members filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Judge Christine P. O’Hearn was appointed to the case. The plaintiffs sued Secretary of Defense, the Acting Secretary of the Air Force, and the United States D…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
University at Buffalo Young Americans for Freedom v. University at Buffalo Student Association Inc.

1:23-cv-00480 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: June 1, 2023

Case Ongoing

This case is about a constitutional challenge to the University at Buffalo for derecognition of a student chapter of a national organization. On June 1, 2023, the University at Buffalo Young Americans for Freedom student organization and three named student plaintiffs (the student organization president and two members of the executive board) sued the University at Buffalo Student Association, the Vice President for Student Life, the Interim Dean of Students, and the Director of Student Engagem…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-00716 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

On March 11, 2025, Perkins Coie LLP, an international law firm based out of Seattle, filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff named the United States of America, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, the Office of Management and Budget, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Personnel Management, the General Services Administration, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, …