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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Illinois

3:25-cv-01691 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2025

This lawsuit by the Trump Administration (through the Department of Justice) challenges Illinois statutes that allow certain non-citizens not lawfully present in the United States to be treated as state residents for postsecondary purposes, granting them  in-state tuition rates and other postsecondary education benefits unavailable to out-of-state U.S. citizens. The federal goverrnment filed it on September 2, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois against the St…

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EDUCATION
United States v. California Interscholastic Federation

8:25-cv-01485 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: July 9, 2025

This case is about California policies allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports and access female locker rooms. On July 9, 2025, the United States filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and the California Department of Education (CDE). The United States brought claims under Title IX and its implementing regulations. Judge Fred W. Slaughter was initially assigned to the case but re…

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POLICING
United States. v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Robert Luna

2:25-cv-09323 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2025

On September 30, 2025, the United States filed a civil rights complaint against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Robert Luna in his official capacity, alleging systematic deprivation of Second Amendment rights through deliberate delays in processing concealed carry license applications. On March 27, 2025, pursuant to its authority under 34 U.S.C. § 12601, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division announced a pattern or practice investigation into the Los Angeles C…

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EDUCATION
United States v. Maine Department of Education

1:25-cv-00173 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: April 16, 2025

In this case, the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the second Trump Administration sued the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, alleging that MDOE was violating Title IX by allowing boys who identify as girls to participate in girls' sports. In a complaint filed on April 16, 2025, the DOJ alleged that MDOE's "policies and actions are harming girls by denying girls the opportunity to compete in student sports on a level playing field in whi…

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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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EDUCATION
United States v. State of Oklahoma

6:25-cv-00265 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2025

This case challenged a provision of Oklahoma state law, Oklahoma Statute Title 70 § 3242, along with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) policy § 3.18.6. Together, these provisions authorized noncitizens who are unlawfully present in the United States to receive in-state tuition rates at Oklahoma postsecondary institutions. The United States alleged that these provisions violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution because they confer in-state tuition benefits based…

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ELECTION/VOTING RIGHTS
Driver v. Houston County Board of Elections

5:25-cv-00025 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Filed Date: Jan. 16, 2025

This case challenged Houston County, Georgia's method of electing its Board of Commissioners. On January 16, 2025, the United States of America filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia against Houston County and several members of the Houston County Board of Commissioners. Plaintiff alleged that defendants violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by using a method to elect the Board of Commissioners that diluted the voting strength of Black citizens…

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PRISON CONDITIONS
United States v. State of Louisiana

3:24-cv-01041 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 2024

On December 20, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ/the Department) brought this case against the state of Louisiana and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections in the Middle District of Louisiana. The DOJ alleged the Louisiana incarcerated thousands of people each year past their sentences resulting in a system of over detention. The Department filed this case pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1997-1997j (CRIPA), and requested injunc…

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. Rhode Island Department of Education

1:25-cv-00466 | U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island

Filed Date: Sept. 16, 2025

This case challenges the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) and Providence Public School District’s (PPSD) “Educators of Color Loan Forgiveness Program.” The Program was started in 2021, and allows new teachers of color who agree to work in Providence to earn up to $25,000 in student loan forgiveness. It was part of an effort to recruit up to 127 teachers who identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian, or two or more races. On September 16, 2025, the U.S. Justice Department (D…

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. The City of Rochester

6:25-cv-06226 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: April 24, 2025

This case involves one of many federal government challenges to sanctuary city laws. Rochester’s sanctuary laws prohibit city employees from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. The United States alleged that Rochester's laws violated 8 U.S.C. § 1373, which is a cause of action that pertains to obstructing communication to and from the Immigration Naturalization Services. The U.S. also alleged that Rochester’s sanctuary laws violated the Supremacy Clause.  The U.S. filed the lawsuit on…

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