# yaml-language-server: $schema=../schemas/cases-file.json - name: New Mexico et al v. Musk (D.D.C.) description: Fourteen states sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") alleging that Musk's appointment to his role as head of DOGE violates the Constitution's Appointments Clause case_no: 1:25-cv-00429 date_filed: 2025-02-13 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638651/new-mexico-state-of-v-musk/ agency: DOGE - name: Public Citizen Inc et al v. Donald J. Trump and Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) description: Two advocacy organizations and the American Federation of Government Employees sued that DOGE creation violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act case_no: 1:25-cv-00164 date_filed: 2025-01-20 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69559444/public-citizen-inc-v-trump/ status: closed agency: DOGE - name: Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) description: The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Office of Management and Budget under the Freedom of Information Act, demanding records related to communications between OMB and DOGE's leadership or those acting on its behalf. case_no: 1:25-cv-00165 date_filed: 2025-01-20 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69559509/center-for-biological-diversity-v-office-of-management-and-budget/ agency: DOGE - name: Jane Does 1-2 v. Office of Personnel Management (D.D.C.) description: Two federal employees brought a class action lawsuit against alleging OPM did not do a required Privacy Impact Assessment when installing the Govenrnment-Wide Email System (GWES) case_no: 1:25-cv-00234 date_filed: 2025-01-27 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69582338/doe-v-office-of-personnel-management/ agency: OPM - name: Electronic Privacy Information Center v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management (E.D.V.A.) description: The Electronic Privacy Information Center ("EPIC") and a federal employee sued the Office of Personnel Management ("OPM") and the Treasury Department, challenging the agencies' disclosure of sensitive personal information to Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") employees. The court denied their request to block DOGE's access because the possible scenarios for harm were too speculative. case_no: 1:25-cv-00255 date_filed: 2025-02-10 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69627950/electronic-privacy-information-center-v-us-office-of-personnel/ agency: OPM - name: Alliance for Retired Americans v. Scott Bessent et al (D.D.C.) description: A group of labor unions representing federal employees sued Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and others alleging that individuals affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") were granted unauthorized access to sensitive Treasury Department records in violation of the Privacy Act and the IRS Code. Both parties agreed to an order limiting access to Treasury payment records to specific individuals with "read-only" access. case_no: 1:25-cv-00313 date_filed: 2025-02-03 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69607077/alliance-for-retired-americans-v-bessent/ agency: Treasury - name: AFL-CIO v. Dep't of Labor (D.D.C.) description: A coalition of labor unions sued the Department of Labor ("DOL"), the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), and others seeking to block DOGE's access to internal DOL information systems on the basis that such access violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the Privacy Act, the Economy Act, and other federal laws. A federal court denied requests to temporarily block DOGE's access while the case proceeds, but indicated further analysis was needed in particular on the Economy Act claims. case_no: 1:25-cv-00339 date_filed: 2025-02-05 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69613359/american-federation-of-labor-and-congress-of-industrial-organizations-v/ agency: [DOL, CFPB, HHS, DOGE] - name: Government Accountability Project v. Office of Personnel Management (D.D.C.) description: Lawsuit alleging that OPM attempt to reclassify status of federal employees illegally bypassed Administrative Procedures Act case_no: 1:25-cv-00347 date_filed: 2025-02-06 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69617919/government-accountability-project-v-united-states-office-of-personnel/ agency: OPM - name: American Foreign Service Association v. Trump (D.D.C.) description: Two unions sued the Trump administration, challenging its efforts to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development ("USAID"). The unions argue that the efforts are unconstitutional, violate federal law, and exceed the scope of agency authority. date_filed: 2025-02-06 case_no: 1:25-cv-00352 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69619544/american-federation-of-government-employees-v-trump/ agency: USAID - name: University of California Student Assn. v. Carter et al description: The University of California Student Association sued the Department of Education seeking to block the Department of Government Efficiency's ("DOGE's") access to sensitive information systems containing student data on the basis that such access violates the Administrative Procedure Act, the Privacy Act, and the Internal Revenue Code. A federal court denied the request to temporarily block DOGE's access while the case proceeds. case_no: 1:25-cv-00354 date_filed: 2025-02-07 status: closed link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69620025/university-of-california-student-association-v-carter/ agency: Education - name: National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought (D.D.C.) description: The National Treasury Employees Union sued Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") Russell Vought seeking to block the Department of Government Efficiency's ("DOGE's") access to sensitive information systems with CFPB employee records on the basis that the CFPB's decision to grant DOGE-affiliated individuals access to employee information and non-classified systems violated the Privacy Act and CFPB regulations. case_no: 1:25-cv-00380 date_filed: 2025-02-09 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624412/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought/ agency: CFPB - name: National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought (D.D.C.) description: National Treasury Employees Union, representing employees across 37 federal agencies and departments including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"), challenged the Trump Administration's efforts to shut down the CFPB and requested a temporary restraining order against the CFPB and Acting Director Russell Vought. A federal judge ordered the Administration to stop deleting and removing records, terminating employees without cause, or disbursing funds except for operating expenses, while the case proceeds. case_no: 1:25-cv-00381 date_filed: 2025-02-09 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69624423/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought/ agency: CFPB - name: Nemeth-Greenleaf, et al. v. Office of Personnel Management, et al. (D.D.C.) description: Federal employees have sued the Office of Personnel Management ("OPM") and the Treasury, challenging the agencies' disclosure of personal, health, and financial information to the Department of Government Efficiency's ("DOGE") employees. The plaintiffs argue the disclosure violates federal laws. They have asked the court to stop further disclosure and compensation for harm. date_filed: 2025-02-11 case_no: 1:25-cv-00407 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69629660/nemeth-greenleaf-v-united-states-office-of-personnel-management/ agency: [OPM, Treasury] - name: American Oversight v. Department of Government Efficiency (D.D.C.) description: The complaint seeks declaratory and injunctive relief compelling DOGE and OMB to comply with FOIA requests pertaining to communications by Elon Musk and other staff concerning the dismissal of Inspectors General date_filed: 2025-02-11 case_no: 1:25-cv-00409 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69630062/oversight-v-efficiency/ agency: DOGE - name: Gribbon et al. v. Musk (D.D.C.) description: Six individuals sued Elon Musk, the Office of Personnel Management ("OPM"), and the Treasury for sharing personal information. The plaintiffs argue that by sharing their private information, Musk and the agencies violated federal laws. date_filed: 2025-02-12 case_no: 1:25-cv-00422 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69635650/gribbon-v-musk/ agency: [DOGE, Treasury, OPM] - name: Center for Taxpayer Rights v. IRS (D.D.C) description: Several organizations, on behalf of taxpayers, sued the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Treasury, challenging the access to private tax information the agencies gave to the Department of Government Efficiency's ("DOGE") date_filed: 2025-02-17 case_no: 1:25-cv-00457 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69646607/center-for-taxpayer-rights-v-internal-revenue-service/ agency: IRS - name: Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) vs. DOGE Service (D.D.C.) description: Plaintiff claims that the United States DOGE Service (USDS) "has provided no meaningful transparency into its operations or assurances that it is maintaining proper records." The complaint alleges that Defendants have refused to comply with FOIA requests for records and demands for records preservation under the Federal Records Act (FRA). case_no: 1:25-cv-00511 date_filed: 2025-02-20 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69658871/citizens-for-responsibility-and-ethics-in-washington-v-us-doge-service/ agency: DOGE - name: Project on Government Oversight, Inc. v. Trump (D.D.C) description: Plaintiff alleges that DOGE has "run roughshod over record keeping requirements," including by misclassifying agency records as covered by the Presidential Records Act (rather than the Freedom of Information Act) and requiring partner agencies to notify DOGE of any oversight requests related to DOGE's work. date_filed: 2025-02-21 case_no: 1:25-cv-00527 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69661712/project-on-government-oversight-inc-v-trump/ agency: DOGE - name: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration (D. Md.) description: Three labor unions sued the Social Security Administration ("SSA") and the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE"), challenging the access to sensitive personal data of millions of Americans which SSA gave to DOGE date_filed: 2025-02-21 case_no: 1:25-cv-00596 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69664313/american-federation-of-state-county-and-municipal-employees-afl-cio-v/ agency: [SSA, DOGE] - name: Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S. Department of Interior (D.D.C.) description: Plaintiffs, a nonprofit organization focused on habitat preservation for endangered species, alleges that DOGE and the Department of Interior have violated the Administrative Procedures Act by failing to follow Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements case_no: 1:25-cv-00612 date_filed: 2025-03-03 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69698261/center-for-biological-diversity-v-us-department-of-interior/ agency: DOI - name: Comans v. Department of Homeland Security (D.D.C.) description: Fired FEMA CEO Mary Comans Comans filed a complaint alleging that the actions of of the administration violated the Privacy Act date_filed: 2025-03-04 case_no: 1:25-cv-00624 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69702272/comans-v-department-of-homeland-security/ agency: [DHS, FEMA] - name: Japanese American Citizens League v. Musk (D.D.C.) description: Plaintiffs allege that they are harmed by DOGE's cutting of federal funding and firing of federal employees, including in the work of the National Park Service and historic sites, and they are violating the separation of powers, Appointments Clause and Administrative Procedure Act case_no: 1:25-cv-00643 date_filed: 2025-03-05 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69706944/japanese-american-citizens-league-v-musk/ agency: [DOGE, DOI] - name: Brehm v. Marocco (D.D.C.) description: Ward Brehm, a USADF Board member, filed a lawsuit against Marocco, DOGE, and Trump, seeking to stop his removal and Marocco's appointment and requesting a temporary block. date_filed: 2025-03-06 case_no: 1:25-cv-00660 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69711562/brehm-v-marocco/ agency: [DOGE, USADF] - name: Rural Development Innovations Limited v. Marocco date_filed: 2025-05-21 case_no: 1:25-cv-01631 description: A case filed by several nonprofits against the dismantling of the USADF. link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70330112/rural-development-innovations-limited-v-marocco/ agency: - DOGE - USADF - GSA - Treasury - EOP - name: Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent (D.D.C) description: Plaintiffs allege Trump administration is illegally looking to share tax information with DHS, ICE, etc. case_no: 1:25-cv-00677 date_filed: 2025-03-07 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69714586/centro-de-trabajadores-unidos-v-bessent/ agency: Treasury - name: Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of the Treasury (D.D.C.) description: On Jan. 31 and Feb. 6, 2025, Democracy Forward filed several FOIA requests with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Education, and Small Business Administration, seeking documents from Jan. 20, 2025 onwards following allegations that DOGE staffers and DOGE-affiliated staff "were influencing important functions and policy decisions at agencies across the Executive Branch." These agencies acknowledged receipt but sent no further communications. The Plaintiff states these agencies failed to respond within the statutorily mandated time period under FOIA date_filed: 2025-03-07 case_no: 1:25-cv-00684 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69715653/democracy-forward-foundation-v-us-department-of-the-treasury/ agency: [Education, Treasury, SBA] - name: United States Institute of Peace v. Jackson (D.D.C.) description: The USIP is suing the DOGE and members of its board for the unlawful seizure and shutdown of the agency following an executive order case_no: 1:25-cv-00804 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69754533/united-states-institute-of-peace-v-jackson/ date_filed: 2025-03-18 agency: [USIP, DOGE] - name: National Treasury Employees Union v. Donald J. Trump description: The union is suing the Donald Trump along with Charles Ezell at the OPM about a recent executive order made by Trump that attempts to dissolve government labor unions at many major agencies like the GSA and FDA by claiming they are intelligence-related. date_filed: 2025-03-31 case_no: 1:25-cv-00935 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69821136/national-treasury-employees-union-v-donald-j-trump/ agency: OPM - name: New York et al v. Donald J. Trump (S.D.N.Y.) description: Nineteen state attorneys general sued President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent alleging that individuals affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") were granted unauthorized access to sensitive Treasury Department records in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, the Privacy Act, and other ethics statutes. case_no: 1:25-cv-01144 date_filed: 2025-02-07 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69623558/state-of-new-york-v-donald-j-trump/ agency: Treasury - name: American Federation of Government Employees, et al. v. Office of Personnel Management et al (S.D.N.Y) description: The American Federation of Government Employees and other plaintiffs sued the Office of Personnel Management ("OPM"), challenging the agencies' alleging unlawful disclosure of sensitive personal information to Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees. case_no: 1:25-cv-01237 date_filed: 2025-02-11 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69631573/unknown-case-title/ agency: OPM - name: The Intercept Media, Inc. v. United States Department of Government Efficiency (S.D.N.Y.) description: Plaintiff is suing DOGE to comply with five FOIA requests made during March 2025 date_filed: 2025-03-24 case_no: 1:25-cv-02404 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69780037/the-intercept-media-inc-v-united-states-department-of-government/ agency: DOGE - name: American Federation of Gov't Employees, AFL-CIO v. Ezell (D. Mass) description: Multiple labor unions sued the Office of Personnel Management ("OPM"), challenging the legality of the "deferred resignation" offer program. date_filed: 2025-02-04 case_no: 1:25-cv-10276 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69610323/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-ezell/ agency: OPM - name: State of New York v. McMahon (D.Mass) description: Twenty states and the District of Columbia requested the court to halt the announced Department of Education and the Trump administration's planned Reduction in Force (RIF) of half of the remaining employees and closure of the DOE. case_no: 1:25-cv-10601 date_filed: 2025-03-13 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69732750/state-of-new-york-v-mcmahon/ agency: Education - name: American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. OPM and Ezell (N.D. Cal.) description: A lawsuit by several labor unions challenging the validity of the OPM terminating federal employees en masse and demand updates to the five points email. date_filed: 2025-02-19 case_no: 3:25-cv-01780 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69655364/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-united-states/ agency: OPM - name: American Federation of Teachers et al v. Bessent et al (D. Md.) description: The American Federation of Teachers and other plaintiffs sued the Treasury, Office of Personnel Management ("OPM"), and the Department of Education ("DOE"), challenging the agencies' disclosure of sensitive personal information to Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") employees. case_no: 8:25-cv-00430 date_filed: 2025-02-10 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69627648/american-federation-of-teachers-v-scott-bessent/ agency: [Education, Treasury, OPM] - name: J. Doe 1-26 v. Musk (D. Md) description: Twenty-six current and former employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development ("USAID") sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") alleging that Musk's appointment to his role as head of DOGE violates the Constitution's Appointments Clause case_no: 8:25-cv-00462 date_filed: 2025-02-13 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69636722/does-1-26-v-musk/ agency: DOGE - name: Democracy Forward Foundation v. Office of Management and Budget description: Democracy Forward is suing about DOGE not responding to FOIA requests case_no: 1:25-cv-00858 date_filed: 2025-03-23 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69776370/democracy-forward-foundation-v-office-of-management-and-budget/ agency: [DOGE, OMB] - name: State of Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service (D.Md) description: 25 states are suing the Trump Administration and DOGE about massive reductions in grants from the AmeriCorps program case_no: 1:25-cv-01363 date_filed: 2025-04-30 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69978631/state-of-maryland-v-corporation-for-national-and-community-service/ agency: - DOGE - AmeriCorps - name: The Authors Guild v. NEH/DOGE description: An arts organization is suing the National Endowment of the Humanities and DOGE for their actions in canceling humanities grants en masse. case_no: 1:25-cv-03923 date_filed: 2025-05-12 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70243086/the-authors-guild-v-national-endowment-for-the-humanities/ agency: - DOGE - NEH - GSA - name: American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald (S.D.N.Y) description: Several arts organizations are suing the National Endowment for the Humanities for DOGE's takeover of the agency and mass-cancellation of grants case_no: 1:25-cv-03657 date_filed: 2025-05-01 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70035052/american-council-of-learned-societies-v-mcdonald/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc agency: - DOGE - NEH - name: American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. California) description: The most sweeping lawsuit against government layoffs in multiple agencies case_no: 3:25-cv-03698 date_filed: 2025-04-28 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69961059/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-trump/ agency: - DOGE - OMB - OPM - USDA - Commerce - DOD - Energy - HHS - DHS - HUD - DOJ - DOI - DOL - State - Treasury - DOT - VA - EPA - GSA - NLRB - NSF - SBA - AmeriCorps - SSA - name: State of Rhode Island v. Trump (D. Rhode Island) description: Lawsuit by the State of Rhode Island vs. Trump about the shutdown of IMLS case_no: 1:25-cv-00128 date_filed: 2025-04-04 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69844582/state-of-rhode-island-v-trump/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc agency: - DOGE - IMLS - MBDA - FMCS - name: American Library Association v. Sonderling description: A case filed by the American Library Association against the destruction of IMLS by DOGE case_no: 1:25-cv-01050 date_filed: 2025-04-07 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69856318/american-library-association-v-sonderling/ agency: - IMLS - DOGE - name: Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Trump (D.D.C.) description: Lawsuit by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting against shutdown actions taken by the Trump administration case_no: 1:25-cv-01305 date_filed: 2025-04-28 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69966304/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-v-trump/ agency: - CPB - name: Desai v. Kennedy (D.D.C.) description: Fired HHS employees are suing the agency for wrongful termination, claiming that the data used for layoff determinations was fatally flawed case_no: 1:25-cv-01750 date_filed: 2025-06-03 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70446646/desai-v-kennedy/ agency: - HHS - NIH - CDC - CMS - name: Aviel v. Gor (D.D.C.) description: The ousted President of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) filed a lawsuit to dispute the legality of her termination. case_no: 1:25-cv-00778 date_filed: 2025-03-17 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69746961/aviel-v-gor/ agency: - IAF - DOGE - name: Widakuswara v. Lake (S.D.N.Y.) description: Employees in the US Agency for Global Media have filed a lawsuit against the head of the agency, Kari Lake, claiming that her actions to censor operations and terminate staff have violated the law for operating the agency. case_no: 1:25-cv-02390 date_filed: 2025-03-21 link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69771249/widakuswara-v-lake/ agency: - USAGM - name: The Sustainability Institute v. Trump case_no: 2:25-cv-02152 description: A collection of nonprofits and municipalities are suing the Trump administration over the suspension by the EPA of various environmental grants link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69762768/the-sustainability-institute-v-trump/ date_filed: 2025-03-17 agency: - EPA - name: American Oversight v. US Department of Commerce case_no: 1:25-cv-02264 description: This is one of 3 cases filed on the same day by American Oversight seeking to compel agencies to produce records about who is on the DOGE team at those agencies. link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70807968/american-oversight-v-us-department-of-commerce/ date_filed: 2025-07-16 agency: - FBI - USAID - Commerce - DOD - Energy - HUD - State - name: American Oversight v. US Department of Education case_no: 1:25-cv-02262 description: This is one of 3 cases filed on the same day by American Oversight seeking to compel agencies to produce records about who is on the DOGE team at those agencies. link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70748783/american-oversight-v-us-department-of-justice/ date_filed: 2025-07-16 agency: - CISA - USCIS - Education - DHS - DOT - GSA - OPM - SEC - name: Oversight v.Services case_no: 1:25-cv-02263 description: This is one of 3 cases filed on the same day by American Oversight seeking to compel agencies to produce records about who is on the DOGE team at those agencies. link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70807967/oversight-v-services/ date_filed: 2025-07-16 agency: - DOJ - HHS - CMS - DOL - Treasury - IRS - name: Burleigh v. FCC case_no: 1:25-cv-01268 description: A journalism organization sued the FCC for not complying with FOIA and transparency requirements link: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69937337/burleigh-v-federal-communications-commission-fcc/ date_filed: 2025-04-24 agency: - FCC