Response Center

A law practice representing federal workers has filed a class action complaint against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The complaint alleges that NOAA's mass termination of probationary employees in February 2025 violated the Privacy Act. Specifically, the complaint claims that NOAA, along with the Department of Commerce, DOGE, OPM, and OMB, maintained and used inaccurate and incomplete personnel records by asserting the employees were fired due to poor job performance without providing supporting evidence or documentation.

Pseudonymous petitioners have filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration for issuing Executive Order 14160, which denies birthright United States citizenship to specific groups. Plaintiffs claim that this EO infringes upon the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. 

A group of 21 state and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration for cancelling numerous federal grants that were previously awarded to them. The plaintiffs have sued OMB and several federal agencies and argue that the administration is in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), as well as the in violation of ending Congressionally-mandated grants.

Media Matters for America has sued the Trump administration for launching an unlawful investigation in retaliation for protected speech. The Trump administration has issued a civil investigative demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which seeks internal documents related to Media Matters' editorial processes, finances, and communications with third parties. Media Matters contend that this CID is without statutory authority because, as a nonprofit organization, it is exempt from the FTC's consumer protection jurisdiction. They also argue that the FTC's actions infringe upon the First and Fourth Amendments

The Board of Education for Silver Consolidated Schools filed a suit against the Trump administration for revoking a $6 million grant awarded under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. They argue the termination, which followed the Department’s Dear Colleague Letter, violated multiple constitutional and statutory protections. Specifically, plaintiffs allege infringements of their First Amendment right to free speech and their Fifth Amendment right to due process. They also argue that the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act and had arbitrary and capricious conduct.

A coalition of organizations representing educators and researchers has filed a lawsuit against the National Science Foundation (NSF). The plaintiffs challenge the Trump administration's termination of over $1 billion in scientific grants en masse, without alleging any wrongdoing by the recipients. The plaintiffs argue that these terminations violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the separation of powers, the Spending Clause, the Appropriations Clause, and the Due Process Clause.