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The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities

No. 1:25-cv-03923 District · Decided Decided
Court
Federal Court
nysd
Judge
Colleen McMahon
Decided
May 8, 2026
Filed
May 12, 2025
Judge (CL)
Colleen McMahon
Filed (CL)
May 12, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

The Authors Guild sued the National Endowment for Humanities over the mass cancellation of NEH grants.

The Application

History

The NEH's mass cancellation of grants raises questions whether the executive action was supported by reasoned decisionmaking, whether statutory authority existed, and whether the cancellations violated recipients' First Amendment rights or contractual expectations in federally awarded grants.

The Conclusion

Judge Colleen McMahon decided the case on the merits, addressing the scope of executive authority to unwind federal grant commitments and the constitutional limits on defunding decisions.

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Docket

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Outcome History (6)

  1. Feb 5, 2026 District
    Other Neutral

    Opinion and order on motion to compel production of discovery.

  2. Feb 13, 2026 District
    Other Neutral

    Defendants' motion to maintain confidentiality designations and to keep certain materials under seal denied.

  3. Feb 27, 2026 District
    Other Neutral

    Defendants' motion for reconsideration denied.

  4. Mar 13, 2026 District
    Other Neutral

    Plaintiffs' emergency motion for reconsideration denied.

  5. Mar 27, 2026 District
    Summary judgment denied Relief denied

    Defendants' cross-motion for summary judgment denied.

  6. May 8, 2026 District
    Merits judgment Full relief Final

    Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment granted; judgment in favor of plaintiffs.

Federal Court TMR-b70d032e National Endowment for the Humanities Dismantling May 18, 2026
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