The Trump administration thinks it can ignore settled law and precedent. Individuals and organizations are challenging these actions in court. But litigation costs money. Here we present current cases and provide links to the websites of the organizations pursuing these cases. You can support the resistance by helping to fund their litigation.
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Opposes Administration orders denying birthright citizenship (guaranteed under the Constitution, Federal law, and legal precedent) to children born to parents who are not citizens or legal residents, including those born to individuals who are in the US with temporary legal status
Opposes executive order denying birthright citizenship, including denial of passports, Social Security numbers, and the like.
State governments suing to stop the denial of birthright citizenship. States will sustain injury from the inability of individuals denied citizenship to access Federal documents (passports) or Federally funded services.
Brought by advocacy organizations on behalf of a number of pregnant individuals in a variety of immigration statuses whose unborn child would be denied birthright citizenship
Class action suit, including named plaintiffs who are pregnant but not citizens or lawful residents. Seeks to overturn Executive Order denying birthright citizenship
Four states (Arizona, Illinois, Oregon, Washington) sue to reverse Executive Order banning birthright citizenship. Notes increased costs to states as well as damages to the children rendered stateless.
Birthright citizenship case brought by an organization of Asian and Pacific Islanders
California County with a large immigrant population alleging damages to individual residents and to the County government (that provides social services) as a result of the denial of birthright citizenship.
Brought on behalf of a pregnant Venezuelan immigrant with temporary protected status whose child would lose citizenship under the Trump Administration Birthright citizenship order.
Chicago community organizations sue to prevent the Federal Government from targeting Chicago because of its' sanctuary city' policies and refusal to collaborate with ICE in certain situations.
San Francisco, Portland, New Haven, Santa Clara County (CA), and King County (WA) sue to enjoin the Federal Government from taking punitive actions against local jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with certain immigration enforcement actions.
Demands return of $80 million already paid to New York for immigrant services, but recovered from the City’s bank account without prior notice
Quakers sue to reverse policy of Trump Administration permitting ICE enforcement actions in religious institutions
Several Jewish and Christian congregations sue to block Trump policy permitting ICE enforcement actions in houses of worship as a violation of the First Amendment and Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Denver Public Schools sue to prevent normal immigration enforcement actions in schools under the new Trump Administration policy
Suit to enjoin ICE from expanding the "expedited removal" process to aliens anywhere in the country who cannot prove legal status or continuous presence in the US for two years.
To enjoin the Administration from defunding and disbanding programs funded by Congress to provide assistance and education supporting immigrants in the asylum/removal process.
Challenges denial of right to apply for asylum of immigrants already in the US
Suit on behalf of immigrants shipped to Guantanamo Naval Base and denied access to counsel or communication with family members.
Venezuelans challenge withdrawal of Temporarily Protected Status as contrary to immigration law and Administrative Procedure Act
Venezuelans challenge ending of Temporarily Protected Status as contrary to relevant statues, without required findings or notice periods.
Individual refugees and faith-based refugee assistance organizations sue for injunctive relief against an Executive Order canceling approved refugee admissions and withdrawing funds from refugee relief organizations.
Refugees service provider challenges summary cancellation of funding for contract to provide services to approved refugees
Federal employees union sues to prevent reclassification of large numbers of civil servants into a separate employment class stripped of usual Civil Service protections.
Challenges removal of a large number of Federal employees from the Civil Service system and designation as potential political hires.
Organization of Federal employees in environmental fields sues to prevent the Trump Administration from implementing proposed Section F, removing large numbers of employees from the merit-based Civil Service and subjecting them to arbitrary political firing.
Labor Unions oppose Trump Administration Schedule F orders as violating Civil Service laws and required process under provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act
Challenges "Fork in the Road" buyout offer to Federal employees as inconsistent and without statutory basis.
Challenges firing of members of National Labor Relations Board as arbitrary and contrary to NLRB statute.
Member of the Board of the Federal Labor Relations Authority challenges removal during term without cause or hearing.
Challenges removal of the head of the Office of Special Counsel
Challenges firing of a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board without just cause
Challenges removal by President of members of this Board, an advisory body whose appointment are approved by Congress and charged with providing advice on the balancing of national security (counter terrorism) activities and privacy protections
Inspector Generals in several agencies challenge dismissal.
Unions challenge mass layoffs (reduction in Force--RIF) and termination of all probationary employees as contrary to Federal statutes.
Challenges mass firings of employees in probationary period by “form” emails originating in the Office of Personnel Management and alleging that the employees are being fired for “performance reasons,” without any factual basis for determining inadequate performance
FBI agents sue to prevent purge of agents involved in January 6 and Mar al Lago cases
FBI agent union sues to block public identification of agents involved in January 6 or Mar al Lago investigations or their summary dismissal
Challenges creation and operation of DOGE as a violation of FACA, which controls the appointment and operation of Governmental advisory committees
Challenges creation and operation of DOGE as in violation of FACA, law controlling appointment, and operation of Federal advisory committees.
A variety of public interest groups oppose creation and operation of DOGE as a violation of FACA (Federal Advisory Committees Act)
Environmental group suing under Freedom of Information Act for Government failure to deliver documents re: DOGE plans and operations
USAID employees sue to stop DOGE access to Agency systems and personnel information contained therein.
Nineteen states challenge DOGE for its access to secure Departmental data systems (Treasury, DOE) and administrative actions taken by Musk and DOGE employees not properly empowered under the Appointmements Clause.
Class action on behalf of employees asked to cooperate in building a Government-wide email system run by DOGE without proper privacy protections.
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) sue to prevent release of agency data on them or their work to DOGE as a violation of the Privacy Act and established Federal database security procedures.
Suit on behalf of taxpayers, benefit recipients and Federal employees to enjoin unauthorized release of Treasury payment and Office of Personnel Management employee data bases to DOGE as contrary to privacy rights and established data system regulations.
Suit by union and individual Federal employees for violating of privacy statutes by releasing personal data from the Office of Personnel Management to DOGE agents.
Class action suit to prevent disclosure of Federal employee’s personal data to DOGE
Seeks to compel response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) re: activities of DOGE
Suit to stop Dept. of Treasury from providing personal information from its files to DOGE
Nineteen states sue under various statutes to prevent DOGE access to government payment data because of the risk of data breach and the potential to cut off payments in a discriminatory manner.
Unions sue to prevent DOGE access to Labor Department records, including benefit payments and worker complaints.
Suit on behalf of students to prevent the Department of Education from releasing student loan data to DOGE, alleging violation of privacy and data systems laws and regulations.
Broad-based suit alleging Privacy Act violations in the release of Treasury and other Federal databases to DOGE.
Federal beneficiaries and taxpayers sue the Treasury Department to prevent the sharing of personal information with DOGE. Some allege that their personal information has been used fraudulently.
Taxpayers challenge release of IRS data to DOGE as violation of Privacy Act, Tax Reform Act and Administrative Procedure Act
Suit to deny DOGE access to Social Security files as a violation of statutory privacy protections, and also challenging unlawful appointment of Musk and DOGE Service.
Challenges dismantling of USAID as not authorized by Congress
Challenges across the Board halt in funding of foreign assistance programs as not authorized by Congress
USAID contractors sue for stoppage of payments and activities.
USAID workers employed under personal service contracts sue to prevent summary termination of USAID programs and their employment/benefits
Challenges Administration effort to close Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) as not authorized by Congress
City sues over OMB efforts to close CPFB, on which it had relied for the financial protection of residents.
Various organizations reliant on Federal funds challenge OMB order to freeze all disbursements and grant awards
23 States seek injunctive relief against OMB-mandated freeze on disbursements and obligations across a variety of Federal programs
Pennsylvania sues to lift freeze on Federal disbursements and obligations for environmental programs, including those limiting damage from abandoned mining sites.
Variety of environmental groups challenge mass withdrawals of protected status for Outer Continental Shelf waters (Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Alaska) so that oil exploration/leasing can begin.
Challenges withdrawal of data bases and information about climate change adaptation from Department of Agriculture web sites. Claims violation of Administrative Procedure Act and Freedom of Information Act
Twenty-two states sue to prevent NIH from cutting the overhead cost rate on all NIH research grants/contracts to 15%
Major universities sue to prevent NIH from cutting the allowable overhead cost rate to 15%
Physician organization sues to prevent Trump Administration from removing health datasets and websites
Challenges Trump Administration attempt to cancel New York City congestion pricing program (CPP) as arbitrary and capricious and without any of the process followed (environmental Impact assessment, etc) in the Federal Government’s previous approval of the CPP.
Transgender inmate sues to prevent transfer to Federal men's prison as a denial of equal protection placing her at risk of harm.
Transgender Federal inmate sues to prevent transfer to male prison
Federal prison inmate sues to prevent transfer to male prison and denial od medical care
Transgender service members sue to reverse Trump Administration policy
Transgender service members sue to prevent discharge
Suit to reverse Trump order requiring US passport office to assign only the sex at birth on a US passport
Three states plus physicians challenge the denial of Federal funds to health care institutions providing gender-affirming care.
AP sues for breach of freedom of the press when denied White House press access because they did not call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”
Challenges anti-DEI executive orders as violating Constitutional freedom of speech and due process guarantees and the Administrative Procedure Act
Challenges Department of Education orders banning DEI programs as potentially banning the teaching of topics such as the role of race in American history
Challenges both “anti-DEI” orders and ”only two sexes” order banning reference to transgender individuals or meeting their needs.
Seeks to compel release of DOGE documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)