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Chiles v. Salazar

Coney Island Auto Parts v. Burton

A Tennessee company sued a Brooklyn auto shop for $47,000, the Brooklyn shop ignored it on the theory that Tennessee had no personal jurisdiction over them, a default judgment was entered anyway, and then years later som…

Carter v. United States

Carter v. United States (24-860) is a Supreme Court case addressing whether a criminal defendant who enters a conditional guilty plea preserving a suppression issue may raise on appeal a Fourth Amendment argument based o…

Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC

The Supreme Court held that the Alien Tort Statute does not permit federal courts to impose liability on foreign corporations for human rights violations committed abroad, resolving a decades-long question about the reac…

NJ Transit v. Colt

Pitts v. Mississippi

Pitts v. Mississippi is a case in which Jeffrey Clyde Pitts petitions against the State of Mississippi, likely in a post-conviction or direct appeal context raising federal constitutional claims. Mississippi capital case…

Doe v. Dynamic PT

Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy is a case in which a John Doe petitioner brings claims against a physical therapy provider and associated defendants. The 25-180 docket number suggests a circuit court appeal or SCOTUS cer…

County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

Trump v. Internal Revenue Service

President Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion in damages after a Booz Allen Hamilton contractor illegally released his tax returns in 2023 without authorization. Judge Kathleen Williams issued a 56-page order on July 13, …

League of Women Voters v. Department of Homeland Security

The League of Women Voters and Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the Trump administration over a proposal to consolidate American's sensitive personal information into one centralized database in the Department …

J.G.G. v. Trump (deportation DDC, 2025)

5 Venezuelan men threatened with immediate deportation due to the president's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act sued the Trump administration over the proclamation invoking the act to deport them.

American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President

The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration over the president's attacks on law firms.

State of Oregon v. Trump

When Defense Secretary Hegseth issued directives in October 2025 to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard, Oregon went to federal court arguing the administration lacked authority to pull state Guard units into…

Trump v. New York Times

Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation suit against the New York Times in September 2025 in the Middle District of Florida, claiming the paper falsely described his tax practices, called him a scandal figure, and re…

Abrego Garcia v. Noem (Habeas corpus 2025)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus following his detention by ICE and intention by the government to deport him to Uganda.

National Institute of Health v. American Public Health Association

The case is about canceled public health research grants by the Trump administration. The district court ordered the NIH to keep payments flowing, and the Court of Appeals denied a stay, citing irreparable harm to life-s…

Friends of the Everglades, Inc. v. Noem

The Trump administration built an ICE detention facility in Florida's Everglades, on 96% wetlands adjacent to Big Cypress National Preserve and habitat for the endangered Florida panther, without conducting any environme…

National TPS Alliance v. Noem (TPS ND Cal 2025)

Temporary Protected Status exists because Congress recognized that deporting people to countries in active crisis undermines stability rather than resolving it -- the protection is supposed to stay until conditions impro…

Taylor v. Trump

President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 people to life without the possibility of parole, and on day one, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to ensure they were imprisoned in…

State of New York v. Trump (NY DOGE Access S.DNY)

A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over DOGE's access to the Department of Treasury. Plaintiffs are requesting the court grant a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent…

Barbara v. Trump (Birthright Citizenship N)

Following the Supreme Court's decision in CASA v. Trump, the ACLU and NAACP filed a class action suit against the Trump administration, requesting that the judge declare President Trump's executive order limiting birthri…

Cristosal Human Rights v. Marocco

Organizations that received IAF grants and funding sued the Trump administration over its attempts to dissolve the Inter-American Foundation.

Public Citizen, inv. v. President Trump (D.D.C. No. 164)

Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the American Federation of Government Employees sued President Trump and the OMB to ensure the Department of Government Efficiency complies with the Federal Advisory Co…

National Treasury Employees Union v. President Trump. (NTEU DDC 1:25-cv-00170)

The National Treasury Employees Union challenged the Schedule F Executive Order on several grounds. It claims that the order exceeds statutory authority, unlawfully purports to apply to career officials, violates federal…

Casa Inc., Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project, and five pregnant women v. President Trump.

A group of advocacy organizations, with assistance from the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law sued President Trump over the constitutionality of the order. The plaintiffs include 5 pr…

New Jersey v. President Trump (EO freeze, D. Mass., 2025)

A coalition of state and city attorneys general sued President Trump over the constitutionality of the order. The suit alleges the EO violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

Make the Road New York v. Acting DHS Secretary Benjamine Huffman

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of Make the Road, an immigrant advocacy organization. The suit seeks to enjoin DHS's new rule on expedited removal and cites violations of the Fifth Ame…

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. President Trump

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management, alleging that the renewed Schedule F executive order reinstates a spoils system in the civil service, one "un…

State of New York v. President Trump (NY Funding Freeze D.RI)

23 states attorneys general sued President Trump and the Office of Management and Budget over the new directive to freeze the vast majority of federal funding.

Nicolas Talbott v. President Trump

6 current transgender service members and 2 prospective members sued President Trump, seeking injunctive relief against the implementation of this order. The suit alleges the order violates the Equal Protection section o…

County of Santa Clara v. President Trump

The county of Santa Clara sued President Trump over his birthright citizenship executive order, alleging that it violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

AFL-CIO v. Department of Labor

Multiple federal government employee unions, represented by Democracy Forward, sued the Department of Labor, U.S. Digital Service (U.S. DOGE Service), and U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization over DOGE's expected att…

State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al

The U.S. government appealed the Washington district court's nationwide injunction of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.

National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought (CFPB Censor 2025)

The National Treasury Employees Union, represented by Public Citizen, sued acting CFPB Director Russ Vought over his stop work order for CFPB employees and actions to dismantle CFPB. The plaintiffs allege that the action…

Global Health Council v. President Trump (2025 Foreign Aid, DDC)

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Journalism Development Network, Inc., represented by Public Citizen, sued the Trump administration for the actions taken to dismantle USAID and foreign aid freeze. This case was co…

Pacito v. President Trump

Multiple refugees, HIAS Inc., Church World Service, and the Lutheran Community Services Northwest sued the Trump administration over the indefinite suspension of refugee admissions and processing and federal funding free…

Nemeth-Greenleaf v. United States Office of Personnel Management

5 federal government employees sued OPM, acting OPM Director Ezell, the Treasury Department, and Treasury Secretary Bessent over the access granted to DOGE-affiliated employees of their personal information. Plaintiffs a…

Mennonite Church USA v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

12 national denominational bodies and representatives, 4 regional denominational bodies, and 11 denominational and interdenominational associations sued the Trump administration over the change in policy that allows ICE …

American Federation of Government Employees v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Current and former federal employees and federal employees union sued the Office of Personnel Management, acting OPM Director Ezell, U.S. DOGE Service, Acting U.S. DOGE administrator, and Elon Musk over OPM's disclosure …

New York Immigration Coalition v. President Trump

A Venezuelan national residing in New York with Temporary Protected Status and the New York Immigration Coalition sued the Trump administration over the birthright citizenship executive order.