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California v. McMahon

No. 1:25-cv-00329 District · Decided Decided
Court
Federal Court
rid
Judge
Melissa R. Dubose
Decided
Sep 12, 2025
Filed
Jul 14, 2025
Judge (CL)
Melissa R. Dubose
Filed (CL)
Jul 14, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

A coalition of states sued the Department of Education over the freezing of over $6 billion in education funding for K-12 schools and adult education.

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The Application

History

States alleged the DOE freeze lacked proper APA notice-and-comment procedures and exceeded the agency's statutory authority to restrict education funding affecting millions of students and school districts nationwide.

The Conclusion

The court issued a decision on the merits regarding the lawfulness of the executive action freezing education grants and the DOE's authority to implement the freeze.

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Docket

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Outcome History (2)

  1. Aug 5, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction denied Relief denied

    Court granted motion to withdraw the motion for preliminary injunction.

  2. Sep 12, 2025 District
    Voluntarily dismissed Settled Final

    Court granted joint motion to dismiss the complaint without prejudice per parties' stipulation.

Federal Court TMR-30501fef Federal Grant Terminations May 18, 2026
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