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Report: The Trump Administration’s Stop-Work Order and Funding Freeze likely affected 32 USAID-Funded Clinical Trials

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The Trump administration is breaking the law. We are suing to stop them.

Topic	Lawsuit	Case Number	Date Filed	Description	Status	See More
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.	Complaint filed	Press release
Termination of three CPSC commissioners	Boyle v. Trump	M.J.M. 25-1628	5/21/25	We are suing Trump for the unlawful firing of three Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) commissioners.	Motion for summary judgment 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.	Complaint filed	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 a preliminary injunction pending	Press release
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.	Motion for a preliminary injunction 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.	Motion for a preliminary injunction pending	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.	Motion for a preliminary injunction 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).	Motion for a preliminary injunction 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.	Preliminary injunction denied. Appeal filed.	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	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 partially granted	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 dismissed	Press release
USAID shutdown	American Foreign Service Ass’n v. Trump	D.D.C. 25-352 (CJN)	2/6/25	We are suing the administration for the illegal dismantling of USAID.	Motion for summary judgment 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 are suing HHS for the removal of webpages with critical health information and datasets.	Motion for summary judgment pending	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.	Motion for summary judgment pending	Press release
DOGE failure to comply with FACA	Public Citizen, SDDF, and AFGE v. Trump	D.D.C. 25-00164 (JMC)	1/20/25	We sued Trump and his administration for DOGE's failure to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).	Case dismissed	Press release

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