Trump Administration 2.0 Lawsuit Tracker
The Trump administration is breaking the law. We are suing to stop it.
| Topic | Lawsuit | Case Number | Date Filed | Description | Status | See More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeking Records on Kash Patel's Milan, Italy Trip | Public Citizen v. FBI | D.D.C. 26-1952 | 6/3/26 | Public Citizen submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the FBI, seeking records concerning Patel’s use of government resources for the trip. The FBI responded to the request by saying that it would get back to us in 2,010 days – more than 5 years after FOIA’s statutory deadline. Public Citizen therefore sued the FBI to compel disclosure of the records concerning Patel’s trip. | Complaint Filed | Press Release |
| Challenging Trump's slush fund | Gill v. Department of Justice | S.D. Cal. 26-3283 | 5/28/26 | On behalf of Allison Gill, Public Citizen Litigation Group today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to challenge the establishment of the so-called “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” | Complaint Filed | Press Release |
| Stopping the dismantling of fair and affordable credit protections | National Fair House Alliance v. CFPB"> | D.D.C. 26-1820 | 5/27/26 | We are suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to stop a rule that reverses 50 years of fair lending protections and opens the door to discrimination. | Complaint filed. | Press Release |
| Ending automatic extensions of work permits for noncitizens | Jane Doe v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | D.D.C. 26-1336 | 4/20/26 | We are suing DHS over a new rule ending a longstanding policy of automatically extending work authorizations for noncitizens who had not received timely renewals because of backlogs at USCIS | Complaint filed. | Press release |
| FOIA request for records relating to ethics oversight with respect to DOGE | Campaign Legal Center v. U.S. Office of Government Ethics | D.D.C. 26-1312 | 4/16/2026 | On behalf of Campaign Legal Center, we are suing the Office of Government Ethics for failing to respond to a FOIA request information relating to that Office’s exercise of responsibility with respect to DOGE | Complaint filed. | |
| FOIA request for text of agreements for health funding with foreign nations | Public Citizen v. Department of State | D.D.C. 26-1137 | 4/2/26 | We are suing the State Department over a FOIA request seeking the text of agreements the U.S. reportedly entered into for health funding with foreign nations | Complaint filed. | Press release |
| Trump arch in Memorial Circle | Lemmon v. Trump | D.D.C. 26-544 | 2/19/26 | We are suing on behalf of 3 veterans and a historian to stop the construction of a giant arch in Memorial Circle that would obstruct the symbolic view between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. | Judge entered order requiring 14-days' notice before construction. Case pending. | Press release |
| EPA's rescission of 2009 endangerment finding | American Public Health Ass’n v. EPA | D.C. Cir. 26-1037 | 2/18/26 | We are suing the EPA over its rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding, which found that climate pollution is a threat to public health and welfare, and its elimination of rules to cut tailpipe pollution. | Complaint filed. | Press release |
| Barring DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and refugees from holding commercial drivers licenses | Rivera Lujan v. FMCSA (II) | D.C. Cir. 26-1032 | 2/13/26 | We are suing to challenge a new Department of Transportation rule that bars asylum seekers, refugees, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients with work authorization from holding commercial driver’s licenses. | Briefing underway. | |
| Trump's 'Gold Card' visa program | American Ass’n of University Professors v. DHS | D.D.C. 26-300 | 2/3/26 | We are suing the Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Commerce over the Trump admin's unlawful 'Gold Card' visa program. | Complaint filed. | Press release |
| FOIA request concerning negotiated agreements with pharmaceutical companies | Public Citizen v. Department of Health and Human Services | D.D.C. 26-222 | 1/27/26 | We are suing HHS and the Department of Commerce over a FOIA request seeking copies of negotiated agreements with several pharmaceutical companies. | Complaint filed. | Press release |
| FOIA request to the Department of Commerce concerning the Secretary's calendar | American Economic Liberties Project v. Department of Commerce | D.D.C. 26-14 | 1/5/26 | We are suing the Department of Commerce over a FOIA request seeking documents containing the schedule of Howard Lutnick | After we sued, the agency then released the calendar with redactions. Case pending. | |
| FOIA request concerning the plans for a White House ballroom | Public Citizen v. National Park Service | D.D.C. 25-4468 | 12/22/25 | We sued the Department of Interior for failure to produce records requested in a FOIA request relating to the construction of a ballroom on White House property. | Win! The agency released the contract to us. | Press release |
| FOIA request concerning EEOC letters to law firms | Public Citizen v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | D.D.C. 25-4457 | 12/22/25 | We are suing the EEOC for failing to respond to a FOIA request seeking records related to letters sent to 20 law firms by EEOC on March 17, 2025 | After we sued, the agency released more than 1,000 pages of records. We are challenging the withholding of other records. | |
| New IRS rules for tax credits that discriminate against wind and solar projects | Oregon Environmental Council v. Internal Revenue Service | D.D.C. 25-4400 | 12/18/25 | We sued the IRS and Treasury Department alongside other groups over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind and solar projects. | Pending. | Press release |
| Russell Vought's starving the CFPB of the funds needed to carry out its consumer-protection mission | Rise Economy v. Vought | N.D. Cal 25-10481 | 12/5/25 | We are suing Russell Vought to challenge his refusal to request funding for the CFPB from the Federal Reserve, as required by statute. | Win! The judge granted judgment in our favor. | Press release |
| New rule disqualifying certain employers from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program | RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights v. McMahon | D.D.C. 25-3860 | 11/4/25 | We are suing the Department of Education over a new rule disqualifying certain employers from the PSLF program, permitting arbitrary enforcement against organizations expressing views opposed by Trump administration. | Motion for summary judgment pending. | Press release |
| EEOC's decision not to investigate complaints of disparate-impact discrimination | Cross v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, et al. | D.D.C. 25-3702 | 10/20/25 | We sued Trump's EEOC for its decision not to investigate complaints of disparate-impact discrimination. | Judge dismissed the case, holding that the plaintiff lacked standing. | Press release |
| Barring DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and refugees from holding commercial drivers licenses | Rivera Lujan v. FMCSA | D.C. Cir. 25-1215 | 10/20/25 | We are suing to challenge a new Department of Transportation rule that bars asylum seekers, refugees, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients with work authorization from holding commercial driver’s licenses. | Petition filed. Court granted our motion to stay the rule while the case proceeds. Case now in abeyance pending decision on our lawsuit challenging a subsequent rule. | Press release |
| Changing employees' out-of-office emails to include language blaming “Democrat Senators” for the shutdown | AFGE v. Department of Education | D.D.C. 25-3553 | 10/3/25 | We sued the Department of Education for violating its employees’ First Amendment rights by engaging in partisan political speech in their names and against their will | Win! Motion for summary judgment granted. | Press release |
| Halting of grantmaking at AHRQ | Society of General Internal Medicine v. Kennedy | D.Md. 25-2751 | 8/21/25 | We are suing HHS for halting all grantmaking at the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). | Court extended date for agency to obligate funding. Case pending. | Press release |
| Closure of Job Corps centers and shutdown of Job Corps program | Cabrera v. Department of Labor | D.D.C. 25-1909 | 6/18/25 | We are suing the U.S. Department of Labor over the Trump administration’s decision to close Job Corps centers across the country and shut down the Job Corps program. | Preliminary injunction granted. Case pending. | Press release |
| Failure to maintain National Hunger Hotline | Hunger Free America v. Rollins | D.D.C. 25-1815 | 6/10/25 | We are suing Trump's Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its failure to maintain a hotline and information clearinghouse for food assistance resources. | Agency complied after we sued, ending the case. | Press release |
| Termination of three CPSC commissioners | Boyle v. Trump | D.Md. 25-1628 | 5/21/25 | We sued Trump for the unlawful firing of three Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) commissioners. | Won in district court. Supreme Court stayed the decision while the government's appeal is pending. | Press release |
| Shutdown of NIOSH's core functions | National Nurses United v. Kennedy | D.D.C. 25-1538 | 5/14/25 | We are suing the Department of Health and Human Services shutting down the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s core functions. | After HHS restored the offices, we voluntarily dismissed the case. | Press release |
| Closure of DHS civil rights offices | Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights v. DHS | D.D.C. 25-1270 | 4/24/25 | We are suing the Department of Homeland Security for shutting down the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Office and other offices tasked with protecting human rights. | Motion for summary judgment pending. | Press release |
| FOIA request concerning USAID purge | Public Citizen v. USAID | D.D.C. 25-1233 | 4/22/25 | We are suing USAID to compel disclosure under FOIA of records relating to USAID’s purge of programs and employees. | USAID has produced some records. Case pending. | |
| FOIA requests to OPM | Public Citizen v. Office of Personnel Management | D.D.C. 25-1178 | 4/17/25 | We are suing OPM to compel disclosure under FOIA of for information regarding OPM’s subscription to and monitoring of email listservs operated by nonprofit organizations and its actions monitoring the speech of government personnel | OPM has produced records. Case pending. | |
| FOIA request to HUD | Public Citizen v. Department of Housing and Urban Development | D.D.C. 25-1177 | 4/17/25 | We sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to compel under FOIA disclosure of records requested relating to HUD’s use of non-governmental entities to conduct government communications. | After lawsuit was filed, HUD produced the requested documents. | |
| Termination of global labor rights programs | American Center for Int’l Labor Solidarity v. Chavez-Deremer | D.D.C. 25-1128 | 4/15/25 | We are suing the Department of Labor for cancelling all Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) support for workers’ rights programs around the world. | Pending. | Press release |
| Removal of webpages related to environmental justice and climate change | Sierra Club v. EPA | D.D.C. 25-1112 | 4/14/25 | We are suing the EPA for removing numerous interactive webpages related to environmental justice and climate change from publicly accessible government websites. | Court held that the clients lacked standing and dismissed the case. | Press release |
| Removal of government spending database | CREW v. OMB | D.D.C. 25-1051 | 4/8/25 | We are suing OMB for unlawfully removing and ceasing to operate the Public Apportionments Database. | Won in district court. Government's appeal pending. | Press release |
| Dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences | Association of Education Finance and Policy v. McMahon | D.D.C. 25-999 | 4/4/25 | We are suing the administration for the unlawful dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences (IES). | Pending. | Press release |
| Immigration access to IRS data | Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent | D.D.C. 25-677 | 3/7/25 | We are suing to prevent the IRS from sharing tax data with immigration authorities. | Case stayed pending outcome of another case. | Press release |
| CFPB shutdown | NTEU v. Vought | D.D.C. 25-381 (ABJ) | 2/13/25 | We are suing the administration for the unlawful dismantling of CFPB. | Preliminary injunction granted. Case pending. Government appeal of prelim injunction pending. [PC no longer handling this case.] | Press release |
| Foreign assistance funding freeze | AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Development Network v. U.S. Department of State | D.D.C. 25-400 (AHA) | 2/10/25 | We are suing the administration for the unlawful freezing of funding and issuance of stop-work orders for humanitarian work | Preliminary injunction granted. Case pending. | Press release |
| DOGE access to Dept. of Education data | University of California Students Association v. Carter | D.D.C. 25-354 (RDM) | 2/7/25 | We sued the Department of Education for allowing DOGE access to students' and borrowers' private information. | Case voluntarily dismissed. | Press release |
| USAID shutdown | American Foreign Service Ass’n v. Trump | D.D.C. 25-352 (CJN), D.C. Cir. 25-5290 | 2/6/25 | We are suing the administration for the illegal dismantling of USAID. | Gov'ts motion to dismiss granted. Appeal pending. | Press release |
| Removal of webpages with health data and information | Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, et al. | D.D.C. 25-322 (JDB) | 2/4/25 | We sued HHS for the removal of webpages with critical health information and datasets. | Case won! | Press release |
| DOGE access to Treasury Dept. payments system | Alliance for Retired Americans, AFGE, and SEIU v. Bessent | D.D.C. 25-313 (CKK) | 2/3/25 | We are suing the Treasury Department for allowing DOGE access to private information. | Case closed. The court ruled that that there was insufficient evidence of a policy of transferring data outside of Treasury to show that defendants had taken final agency action. | Press release |
| DOGE failure to comply with FACA | Public Citizen, SDDF, and AFGE v. Trump | D.D.C. 25-164 (JMC) | 1/20/25 | We sued Trump and his administration for DOGE's failure to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). | Case voluntarily dismissed. | Press release |