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Victim Rights Law Center v. U.S. Department of Education

1:25-cv-11042 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

This case challenged the reduction-in-force (RIF) of the Office of Civil Rights by the Department of Education. On March 11, 2025, the Department of Education announced a massive RIF that reduced its workforce by almost half, including more than half of the workforce in the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The Department also closed seven of OCR's twelve regional offices, terminating all employees who worked in those offices. On April 21, 2025, Victim Rights Law Center, a nonprofit organization se…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

LABOR RIGHTS
National Nurses United v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

1:25-cv-01538 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 14, 2025

This case challenged actions by the Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). On May 14, 2025, thirteen labor organizations--including organizations for nurses, teachers, mine workers, manufacturers, and federal employees--filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against HHS and its Secretary. NIOSH oversees a vast portfolio of research, medical, and investigatory programs an…

Case Is Ongoing

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

LABOR RIGHTS
National Association of Agriculture Employees v. Trump

1:25-cv-02657 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2025

This case challenged the second Trump Administration’s Executive Order 14251, “Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs” (Executive Order), which purports to revoke the collective bargaining rights of the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) organizational unit in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the basis that their primary function constitutes national security work. On August 13, 2025, the National Association of Agriculture Employees (NAAE),  a labor union th…

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Abramowitz v. Lake

1:25-cv-00887 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 26, 2025

This case challenged the Trump administration’s effective shutdown of Voice of America (VOA) and its grantee networks following Executive Order 14238, “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy.” On March 26, 2025, VOA Director Michael Abramowitz and three senior staff filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Senior Advisor Kari Lake, and Acting CEO Victor Morales. Represented by private counsel, plain…

Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought

1:25-cv-00381 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 2025

This case challenged the Trump Administration's endeavor to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On February 7, 2025, Elon Musk posted, “CFPB RIP” on social media. The next day, the Acting Director of the CFPB instructed CFPB staff to “immediately” stop all work and informed the Federal Reserve that the CFPB would not take any additional funding for its operations in the next quarter. This action happened in the larger context of the Trump Administration’s effort to disman…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Reversed

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
American Federation of Teachers v. Bessent

8:25-cv-00430 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2025

This case alleged that the U.S. government unlawfully disclosed millions of Americans' sensitive personal information to an unvetted group led by Elon Musk. On February 10, 2025, three non-profit and labor organizations and 6 current or retired federal workers filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management ("OPM"), and the U.S. Department of Education. The Plaintiffs alleged…

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appellate Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

LABOR RIGHTS
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations v. Trump

1:25-cv-02445 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 29, 2025

Executive Order 14251, issued by President Trump on March 27, 2025, revoked collective bargaining rights for the majority of federal workers under the pretext of “national security.” The same day, the Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management issued a memorandum to the heads of departments and agencies providing guidance on implementing the Executive Order, including specific determinations of which agencies and subdivisions were to be excluded from the Federal Service Labor-Managem…

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Gordon v. Executive Office of the President

1:25-cv-02409 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 24, 2025

On July 24, 2025, three former federal employees filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Executive Office of the President, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, the Department of Justice, and the United States. Plaintiffs alleged that they were unlawfully terminated without cause or due process, notwithstanding long-standing, exemplary service in various DOJ roles, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the Fifth Amendment. The plaintiffs cha…

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PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Ross

1:25-cv-02261 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 15, 2025

This case challenged the continued service of three members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors, despite President Trump's purported firing of each. CPB's board members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Statute sets the term of each board member at 6 years, but does not contain an explicit provision requiring removals to be for good cause only. No more than 5 members of the Board may belong to the same party; Congress also required membe…

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