🧵of current federal cases challenging Trump Administration actions with links to free docket at Courtlistener.
1/— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
3/ State of NY v. Trump, Rhode Island District Court, Lawsuit filed by ~20 blue states challenging OMB Directive to freeze federal funding. https://t.co/JyEWqo0lKM
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/bsWbPkP2iM
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/woPx5xc2Ea
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/sHU1MDPF8O
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
11/ State of Washington v. Trump, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: Appeal by Trump Administration challenging stay of birth right EO. https://t.co/b7AExUKXOf
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/pywsIPcvY9
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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%. https://t.co/PWfF7vIQyf
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/EkW5pYpWpR
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 11, 2025
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. https://t.co/G9AF2wWvqc
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 13, 2025
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. https://t.co/obTpisJhOK
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 13, 2025
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. https://t.co/1V6z1RqHXO pic.twitter.com/3UqWyJJ7fb
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 13, 2025
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. https://t.co/KWDjK2n7Cq
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 14, 2025
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.”https://t.co/hoTHtFXu7k
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) February 14, 2025