🧵of current federal cases challenging Trump Administration actions with links to free docket at Courtlistener.
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2/ State of NY v. Trump, First Circuit Court of Appeals: Appeal from RI District Court case in which ~20 blue states challenged OMB Directive to freeze federal funding. courtlistener.com/docket/6962770…
3/ State of NY v. Trump, Rhode Island District Court, Lawsuit filed by ~20 blue states challenging OMB Directive to freeze federal funding. courtlistener.com/docket/6958599…
4/ State of NY v. Trump, Southern District of New York, Lawsuit filed by 19 blue states challenging Trump Administration having access and giving access to DOGE of Treasury Dep't databases. courtlistener.com/docket/6962355…
5/ American Fed. of Gov't Employees v. Trump, District Court of District of Columbia, Judge Nichols (Trump appointee): Lawsuit filed by federal unions challenging Trump Administration's USAID leave/funding decisions. courtlistener.com/docket/6961954…
6/ Dellinger v. Bessent, District Court of District of Columbia, Judge Amy Berman Jackson (Obama appointee): Lawsuit by individual Mr. Dellinger challenging his firing as Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
7/ Global Health Council v. Trump, District Court of D.C., Judge Loren L. Alikhan (Biden Appointee): Lawsuit by slew of non-profits & ABA challenging USAID funding decisions. courtlistener.com/docket/6962825…
8/ Pacito v. Trump, W. D.C. of Washington, Judge Jamal N Whitehead (Biden appointee): Lawsuit brought by several ind. plaintiffs seeking refugee protection for family & non-profits whose funding was cut, challenging freeze to refugee admission/funding courtlistener.com/docket/6962610…
9/ Jones v. Trump, D.C. of D.C., Male prisoner challenging Trump EO that men are housed in male prisons even if they think they are women. Case frozen until filing errors corrected. courtlistener.com/docket/6962801…
10/ State of Washington v. Trump, W. D.C. of Washington, Judge Lauren King (Biden Appointee): Lawsuit by several far left states & three "doctors" challenging Trump EO banning sterilization/mutilation & cutting funding. courtlistener.com/docket/6962065…
10/ State of Washington v. Trump, W.D. Washington, John C. Coughenour (Reagan appointee): Lawsuit by several states challenging Trump's birth right EO. courtlistener.com/docket/6956193…
11/ State of Washington v. Trump, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: Appeal by Trump Administration challenging stay of birth right EO. courtlistener.com/docket/6962132…
12/ American Federation of Gov. Employees v. Ezell (Office of Personnel Management), D.Ct. Mass, Judge George A. OToole, Jr (Clinton appointee): Lawsuit by gov't unions challenging "buyout" i.e. "deferred resignation. courtlistener.com/docket/6961032…
6.5/ Dellinger v. Bessent, District Court of District of Columbia, Judge Amy Berman Jackson (Obama appointee): Lawsuit by individual Mr. Dellinger challenging his firing as Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel. (Court link to docket) courtlistener.com/docket/6962483…
13/ Bellinger v. Bessent: Appeal to D.C. Court of Appeals from District Court injunction forcing Trump to reinstate Special Counsel to Special Counsel's office. D.Ct. docket is #6/6.5 above. courtlistener.com/docket/6962828…
14/ Orr v. Trump: Mass. D.C., Judge Julia E. Kobick (Biden Appointee): Litigation by several individuals suffering from gender dysphoria challenging Trump Administration's use of sex as passport identifying. courtlistener.com/docket/6962334…
15/ Commonwealth of MASS. v. NIH, D.Ct. of Mass. Judge Angel Kelley (Biden appointee): 20-plus blue states challenging Trump Administration capping indirect costs for NIH grants at 15%. courtlistener.com/docket/6962505…
16/ American Federation of Labor v. Dep't of Labor, D.Ct. of D.C., Judge John D. Bates (George W. Bush appointee): Lawsuit by unions and think tank challenging DOGE access to Department of Labor data. courtlistener.com/docket/6961335…
17/ Alliance for Retired Americans v. Bessent, D.Ct. D.C. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly (Clinton appointee): Lawsuit by labor unions challenging DOGE access to Treasury Dep't databases. courtlistener.com/docket/6960707…
18/ Doctors for Amer. v. Office of Personnel Management, D.Ct. D.C., Judge John Bates (George W. Bush appointee): Lawsuit by organization representing doctors claiming Trump Administration's removal of gender identity "treatment" from webpage was illegal. courtlistener.com/docket/6960861…
19/ Storch v. Hegseth, D.C. D.Ct., Judge Judge Ana C. Reyes, (Biden Appointee), 25-00415: Lawsuit by 8 fired Inspector Generals against Trump Administration, claiming firings were invalid & seeking injunction putting back in charge. courtlistener.com/docket/6963241…
20/ United States v. New York, N.D. N.Y, Judge Anne M. Nardacci, (Biden Appointee), 25-205: Trump Administration lawsuit against New York challenging "Green Light laws" that req. NY to tip off illegals to ICE asking for info. courtlistener.com/docket/6963667…
21/ Gribbon v. Musk, D.C. D.Ct., Judge Christopher Cooper (Obama appointee), 25-422: Several individual plaintiffs bringing class action against Musk & OMB & Treasury claiming violations of fed. law for access to PII. courtlistener.com/docket/6963565…
22/ PFLAG v. Trump, MD DCt., Judge Brendan Hurson (Biden Appointee), 25-337: Trans-activist org. & individual trans patients/parents sue Trump Admin. challenging EOs threatening w/d funds for sterilization/mutilation. courtlistener.com/docket/6960950…
23/ Grundmann v. Trump, D.C. D.Ct. (not yet assigned), 25-cv-00425: Plaintiff Susan Tsui Grundmann challenges Trump's removal of her from the Board of Plaintiff Susan Tsui Grundmann is a Member of the FLRA. Humphrey's Executor case. courtlistener.com/docket/6963779…
24/ New Mexico v. Musk, D.C. D.Ct., (not yet assigned), 25-cv-00429: 14 blue states suing Trump, @elonmusk & @DOGE claiming violation of Appointments Clause & Ultra Vires action (in excess of statutory authority). courtlistener.com/docket/6963865…
25/ National Treasury Employees Union v. Trump, D.C. D.Ct., Paul L. Friedman (Clinton appointee), 25-cv-00420: Lawsuit by unions against Trump claiming directive to agency to do RIF & providing deferred resignation violate separation of powers & RIF regs. courtlistener.com/docket/6963452…
26/ Nat. Treasury Empl. Union v. Vought, D.C. D.Ct. Judge Jackson (Obama) 25-00381: Lawsuit by union alleging OMB notice CFPB won't draw $ & freeze of work violates separation of powers. thwhttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624423/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought/
27/ Nat. Treasury Empl. Union v. Vought, D.C. D.Ct., Judge Richard J. Leon (George W.), 25-380: Union lawsuit CFPB for allowing Musk & DOGE access to computer systems w/ employee information, allegedly in violation of Privacy Act. Efficiency.”courtlistener.com/docket/6962441…
28/ AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. DOS, (25-400), Judge Amir H. Ali (Biden), (Joined w/ Case 7 above, Global Health): 2 Plaintiffs NGOs suing over Trump freezing/canceling of grants.courtlistener.com/docket/6962765…
29/ Nat. Treasury Empl. Union v. Vought, D.C. D.Ct. Judge Jackson (Obama) 25-00381: Lawsuit by union alleging OMB notice CFPB won't draw $ & freeze of work violates separation of powers. (Redo of #26) with link fixed. courtlistener.com/docket/6962442…
30/ Dellinger v. Bessent, D.C. Cir., 25-5028: Second appeal by Trump challenging TRO entered (first challenged Admin. Stay) order reinstatement of Dellinger as Special Counsel. courtlistener.com/docket/6963626…
31/ Does 1-26 v. Musk, Maryland D.C., 25-462, Judge Chuang (Obama): Lawsuit by 26 unnamed plaintiffs who are employees or contracts for USAID against Musk & DOGE alleging Appointment Clause & Separation of Powers claims. courtlistener.com/docket/6963672…
32/ Univ. Cal. Stud. Assoc. v. Carter, D.C. D.Ct., 25-354, Judge Moss (Obama): Student Assoc. suing Dept of Ed. for purported APA claims stemming from DOGE access to data. courtlistener.com/docket/6962002…
32/ Harris v. Bessent, 25-412, D.C. D.Ct., Judge Contreras (Obama): Cathy Harris sued Trump Administration after Trump fired her from Merit Systems Protection Board before her term expired. courtlistener.com/docket/6963184…
32/ Bessent v. Dellinger: SCOTUS, 24-790: This is docket for SCOTUS application by Trump to vacate lower court (see other dockets above for those cases) reinstatement order of Special Counsel Dellinger whom Trump fired. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?fi…
32/ Doe v. McHentry, D.C. D.Ct., 25-286, Judge. Lamberth, (Reagan): Lawsuit by John Does who are federal prisoners pretending to be women, challenging EO that men must be housed in male prisons. courtlistener.com/docket/6959382…
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Federal judge enters preliminary injunction barring Trump Administration from canceling DEI grants, requiring DEI certifications, or enforcing a federal statute, False Claims Act. 1/
🚨🚨🚨Court grants motion to enforce TRO in favor of Plaintiff NGOs who are complaining grants were improperly withheld but reuses to hold Trump Administration in contempt. The order is incomprehensible. 1/
3/ Trump Administration "won": Unions cannot challenge firing decisions in this lawsuit because Congress established a separate agency and mechanism to resolve those disputes & unions must go there first. Notes 75K employees took the "RESIGN" option.
🚨BREAKING: Government files response in opposition to NGOs motion to enforce TRO & hold Trump Administration in contempt. THREAD below explains more about the case & last night's emergency motion for contempt. Read that first (along with sub-thread). 1/
3/ Plaintiffs entire basis of complaint & TRO is the Administrative Procedures Act, but APA requires final agency action & under current precedent, we just don't have one here. Most other courts have totally floated over that issue by quoting various language suggesting there is.
🚨AFL-CIO filed Motion for Expedited Discovery seeking details of inner-workings. However, whether AFL-CIO has a claim rests on legal question & not factual question so watch Trump oppose & file Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (no standing). 1/