New York v. Kennedy (RFK Jr. HHS, D.R.I., 2025)
Case Overview
A coalition of states sued the Health and Human Services Department and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. over the termination of HHS employees and shuttering of agencies within the department, which they allege has amounted to a dismantling of HHS.
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The Application
Plaintiffs challenge whether the Secretary of HHS and RFK Jr. possessed statutory authority to unilaterally terminate career employees and eliminate agencies without following APA notice-and-comment procedures or statutory safeguards for federal workforce reductions.
The Conclusion
The case is active and pending in federal district court; the court must determine whether the agency dismantling complied with administrative law and whether plaintiffs have standing and likelihood of success on the merits.
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