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

4:17-cv-05273 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 12, 2017

On September 12, 2017, the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.In its complaint, the plaintiff described itself as "the nation's oldest grassroots environmental organization, [which] . . . has long advocated to protect and preserve the cultures of the borderland communities, as …
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Defenders of Wildlife v. Duke

3:17-cv-01873 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 14, 2017

Closed Date: April 5, 2019

This suit, filed on Sept. 14, 2017, challenged President Trump's authorization of the construction of a border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Plaintiffs, environmental advocacy organizations (Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund), sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to comply with existing laws and for taking actions beyond the scope of its authority. Plaintiffs filed their complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Di…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3:17-cv-01215 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Filed Date: June 15, 2017

Closed Date: April 18, 2019

On June 15, 2017, the Center for Biological Diversity brought this lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Plaintiff filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and the case was assigned to Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel (whom Trump had previously disparaged in an unrelated case). The case combined several different challenges to the Trump Administration's planned border wall, and sought declaratory…

Second Amended Complaint For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Center for Biological Diversity v. DHS

Sept. 6, 2017

Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support of Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint

Center for Biological Diversity v. DHS

Oct. 6, 2017

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife, Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Sierra Club's Motion for Summary Judgment

In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation

Nov. 22, 2017

Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs People of the State of California and the California Coastal Commission

In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation

Nov. 22, 2017

Plaintiff Center for Biological Diversity's Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

In re: Border Infrastructure Environmental Litigation

Nov. 22, 2017

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Protect Democracy Project v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:17-cv-02202 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2017

On Oct. 24, 2017, the Protect Democracy Project filed this lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. According to the complaint, plaintiff is a nonprofit organization with a "mission is to protect our democracy from descending into a more autocratic form of government by preventing those in power from depriving Americans of a free, fair, and fully-informed opportunity to exercise ultimate sovereignty." As part of its activities,…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Protect Democracy Project v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:17-cv-02118 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 2017

On October 13, 2017, the Protect Democracy Project filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. According to the complaint, plaintiff is a nonprofit organization with a "mission is to protect our democracy from descending into a more autocratic form of government by preventing those in power from depriving Americans of a free, fair, and fully-informed opportunity to exercise ultimate sovereignty." As part of its mission, plaintiff aims to inform the public about e…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

4:18-cv-00044 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 2018

Closed Date: 2019

On Jan. 3, 2018, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Represented by its own counsel, plaintiff sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The plaintiff was a national nonprofit investigative news organization. It sought information on the United States' land acquisition and expenses at the southern border for construction of a wall. According to pl…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
O.A. v. Trump

1:18-cv-02718 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2018

Closed Date: Dec. 3, 2023

On November 20, 2018, a group of asylum seekers challenged the federal government’s latest asylum policy, which prohibited people who enter the United States along the southern border somewhere other than a designated port of entry from obtaining asylum. Specifically, the plaintiffs challenged an interim final rule promulgated on November 9, 2018, declaring all those subject to a presidential proclamation concerning the southern border ineligible for asylum. The plaintiffs also challenged the "…
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
S.M.S.R. v. Trump

1:18-cv-02838 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 2018

Closed Date: Dec. 3, 2023

On December 3, 2018, the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition (CAIR Coalition), the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and two individual asylum seeking filed this class action lawsuit against the federal government in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit challenged the federal government's latest asylum policy prohibiting people who enter the U.S. along the southern border somewhere other than a designated port of entry from obt…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
State of California v. Trump

4:19-cv-00872 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2019

Closed Date: Aug. 2, 2023

In 2018, President Donald Trump asked Congress to appropriate $5.7 billion for construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. On February 14, 2019, Congress denied that request and instead appropriated only $1.375 billion. Although President Trump signed this appropriations bill, he simultaneously declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act, and directed the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and the Treasury to reallocate military and other funds in order to bui…
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Sierra Club v. Trump

4:19-cv-00892 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 19, 2019

In 2018, President Trump repeatedly requested Congress appropriate 5.7 billion dollars for the construction of a southern border wall. On February 14th, 2019, Congress denied this request and appropriated only 1.375 billion dollars for the construction of a strip of border fencing. While President Trump signed this appropriations bill the following day, he simultaneously declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) and directed the Departments of Defense and Homeland S…