Case: State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Jan. 21, 2025

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Case Summary

This case is one of several challenging President Trump's effort to narrow birthright citizenship--the Fourteenth Amendment right to U.S. citizenship to individuals born on U.S. soil and "subject to the jurisdiction thereof." You can see all these cases here. President Trump was sworn in to his second term as President on January 20, 2025, and immediately issued a number of Executive Orders--including Executive Order 14160, which proclaimed that birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amen…

President Trump was sworn in to his second term as President on January 20, 2025, and immediately issued a number of Executive Orders--including Executive Order 14160, which proclaimed that birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply to children born in the United States when: (1) their mother was unlawfully present in the country and their father was neither a U.S. citizen nor a permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth; or (2) when their mother was lawfully, but temporarily, present in the United States and their father was neither a U.S. citizen nor a permanent resident.

This case was filed on January 21, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs included four states: Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon. The lawsuit named as defendants President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration, the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Agriculture. The case was assigned to District Judge John C. Coughenour.

The plaintiffs alleged that the Executive Order violated the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a). They sought a declaratory judgment against the administration and an emergency Temporary Restraining Order enjoining the defendants from implementing or enforcing the Executive Order, which was scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 19, 2025.

Simultaneously with the complaint the plaintiffs filed an Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. At the resulting motion hearing on Jan. 23, 2025, Judge Coughenour (a Reagan appointee) temporarily (for 14 days) enjoined operation of the EO nationwide; news reports quoted him describing it as "blatantly unconstitutional." 764 F.Supp.3d 1050.

On Jan. 27, under FRCP 42(a)(2), the court consolidated this case with Aleman v. Trump, another suit challenging EO 14160 in the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs filed a motion for the court to certify this suit as a class action with the class defined as "[a]ll pregnant persons residing in Washington State who will give birth in the United States on or after Feb. 19, 2025, where neither parent of the expected child is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the child’s birth; and, all children residing in Washington State who are born in the United States on or after Feb. 19, 2025, where neither of their parents is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the child's birth."

The plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on January 27, and the defendants filed a response opposing the injunction on Jan. 31.

Iowa and 17 other states filed an amicus brief opposing the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction on Feb. 3, arguing that the Executive Order complies with the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment and that it reduces harm to the states by disincentivizing "illegal immigration" and "birth tourism."

On Feb. 4, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, adding two individual plaintiffs--expectant mothers who are neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents--who sought class certification for similarly situated persons.

After holding a hearing on Feb. 6, Judge Coughenour granted the plaintiffs' motion for a nationwide preliminary injunction and enjoined the defendants from enforcing or implementing the Executive Order nationwide. 765 F.Supp.3d 1142. That same day, the individual plaintiffs moved for reconsideration of the court's order, specifically asking the court to grant provisional class certification and to order class-wide relief. Shortly thereafter, the defendants appealed the court's order granting the preliminary injunction to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (docket no. 25-807). The Court of Appeals set briefing for March and April.

Judge Coughenour then stayed this matter in the district court, including all outstanding motions, pending the outcome of the defendants' appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The plaintiffs then requested that the court deny the defendants’ motion for a stay of the preliminary injunction.

In the Ninth Circuit, the defendants sought an emergency stay of the nationwide scope of the preliminary injunction. They argued that the plaintiff states lack standing and that the injunction is overbroad. They asked the court to limit the injunction only to the individual plaintiffs in this case. On Feb. 19, the Ninth Circuit denied the defendants' emergency motion for a partial stay of the district court’s Feb. 6, 2025, preliminary injunction, finding that they had not made a “strong showing that [they are] likely to succeed on the merits” of this appeal.

On February 13, the State of Tennessee filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit in support of the defendants-appellants, arguing that the court should stay the preliminary injunction and rejecting the plaintiffs' interpretation of birthright citizenship because "[c]onferring United States citizenship requires a more meaningful connection than mere presence by happenstance or illegality." A coalition of 18 members of Congress--led by Rep. Jim Jordan--who serve on the Judiciary Committee filed an amicus brief arguing that the court should grant the defendants-appellants' emergency motion to stay in part the District Court's preliminary injunction. Amicus briefs were also filed in support of the defendants-appellants by the State of Texas; Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III; and the State of Iowa and 18 other States.

In the Ninth Circuit, briefing was due in March and April, and the case was scheduled for oral argument on June 4, 2025. After oral argument, the court decided to hold the case in abeyance until a decision was reached in another case, Casa Inc. v. Trump, that was currently pending in the Supreme Court.

In the United States Supreme Court, on March 13, 2025, Acting Solicitor General Harris filed an application for a partial stay of the district court's injunctions in this case, in CASA Inc. v. Trump, and in State of New Jersey v. Trump, two other cases challenging the executive order. Arguing that the injunctions improperly grant relief to non-parties and prevent the executive branch from taking steps to implement the Executive Order, the Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court to stay the preliminary injunction in this case "except as to the two individual respondents—and, if the Court concludes that the state respondents are proper parties, as to individuals who are born or reside in those States."

On March 14, 2025, the same coalition of members of Congress that filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit filed another amicus brief in the Supreme Court supporting the government's application for stays in these three cases, as did the State of Tennessee. On March 28, 2025, the Attorney General of Iowa, on behalf of Iowa and 19 other states, also filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court supporting the government.

The Supreme Court consolidated the applications for partial stays in the three birthright citizenship cases pending before it and scheduled oral argument for May 15, 2025. The Court deferred resolution of the stays/applications pending its decision--which was issued on June 27, 2025. 145 S.Ct. 2540. Justice Barrett, writing for a 6-3 majority (with Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson dissenting), found that "universal injunctions likely exceed the equitable authority that Congress has given to federal courts." Under the Judiciary Act of 1789, federal courts have jurisdiction over "all suits in equity," which the Court had previously held "encompasses only those sorts of equitable remedies traditionally accorded by courts of equity at our country's inception." Here, the Court found that universal injunctions were not "sufficiently analogous" to any relief offered by the court of equity in England at the time of the founding.

Instead, the Court focused on the requirement that parties (not individuals who are not parties before the court) receive complete relief. It held that an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the EO against the particular individual plaintiffs in this case gave them complete relief, so the challenged injunctions were certainly overbroad with regard to the individual plaintiffs. However, the Court declined to consider whether the injunctions were overbroad with regard to the state plaintiffs, leaving that question to the lower courts to consider (expeditiously) in the first instance. The Court also left open the possibility of a nationwide injunction in cases with a certified nationwide class. Therefore, the Court issued a partial stay of the preliminary injunctions but "only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary to provide complete relief to each plaintiff with standing to sue." Since the overbreadth issue has not yet been resolved, the injunctions remain in effect.

Back in the Ninth Circuit, on June 27, the court ordered the parties to file supplemental briefs explaining what effect the Supreme Court's decision had on the issues presented in this case.

Meanwhile, the plaintiffs filed a motion in the district court asking it to lift the stay pending appeal with regard to its motion for class certification (which had not been acted on by the court before it stayed the case pending appeal). The court rejected the request on July 3, stating that " it would be premature for this Court to lift its stay when the Ninth Circuit has already moved expeditiously to determine the scope of the preliminary injunction." Therefore, the case remained stayed in the district court while the Ninth Circuit decided the appeal.

On July 23, 2025, the Ninth Circuit (with Judge Bumatay dissenting) issued an opinion upholding the District Court's injunction. 2025 WL 2061447. The court ruled that "because State Plaintiffs have standing and are likely to succeed in demonstrating that the Executive Order is unconstitutional, we affirm the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction and its determination that a universal preliminary injunction is necessary to give the States complete relief on their claims." Looking first at standing, the court found that "the States have shown that the loss of reimbursements, funding, and additional expenses incurred by the development of a new system to determine eligibility are concrete and imminent injuries-in-fact, traceable to the Executive Order, and redressable by an injunction" and that "the automatic and direct effect of denying citizenship to children affected by the Executive Order renders them ineligible for federal programs and for Social Security Numbers, which results in a quantifiable loss of funding to the States."

Looking to the merits, the court found that the "plain text and ordinary meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment, controlling precedent interpreting the Citizenship Clause, drafting history, and most post-ratification public understanding weigh in favor of Plaintiffs’ interpretation of the Citizenship Clause."

Finally, the court examined the scope of the universal injunction that the District Court had issued. The court found that the District Court had not abused its discretion in issuing a nationwide injunction, since "the States would be obligated to overhaul their existing systems for determining citizenship and incur an administrative burden even if the injunction were narrowed as Defendants suggest." The court found that without a nationwide injunction, the States would still suffer harm, and therefore the injunction fell within the "complete relief to the parties" principle announced by the Supreme Court in Casa Inc. v. Trump. Therefore, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the decision of the lower court.

On September 26, 2025, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal in this case and the related case of Barbara v. Trump in New Hampshire. He described the common view of the Citizenship Clause as conferring universal birthright citizenship as a "mistaken view" with "destructive consequences." Four justices would have to agree to hear the case on the merits, which would likely be argued in 2026.

On December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Barbara v. Trump in order to resolve the issue of the constitutionality of the EO.

This case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Nicole Brigstock (4/21/2025)

Jeremiah Price (6/30/2025)

Taite Puhala (12/7/2025)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69561931/parties/state-of-washington-v-trump/

Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Matt (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Mr. Brad

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Ard, Joel B (Washington)

Attorney, Owen Richard

Attorney, Anna Marks

Judge(s)

Coughenour, John C. (Washington)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Matt (Washington)

Attorney, Luci Danielle

Attorney, Joshua Bendor,

Attorney, Carla Scott,

Attorney, Matt Adams,

Bendor, Joshua (Washington)

Castelli, Thomas H (Washington)

Davis, Luci Danielle (Washington)

General, Alyson Dimmitt

General, Cristina Sepe,

General, Marsha J.

General, Daniel Jeon,

General, Colleen M.

General, Ms. Rebekah

Gnam, Alyson Dimmitt (Washington)

Hemmer, Alex

Jeon, Daniel Jun (Washington)

Kang, Leila (Washington)

Korthuis, Aaron (Washington)

Madrid, Glenda M (Washington)

Melody, Colleen M (Washington)

Newman, Rebekah (Washington)

Nunez, Gabriela Monico (Washington)

Polozola, Lane (Washington)

Scott, Carla (Washington)

Solicitor, Mr. Noah

Attorney for Defendant

Attorney, Mr. Brad

Attorney, Nancy Canter,

Canter, Nancy K (Washington)

Ensign, Drew C (Washington)

Fuchs, Yuri (Washington)

Hinshelwood, Mr. Bradley

Jacobs, Kathleen (Washington)

Merritt, Robert Charles (Washington)

Rosenberg, Brad P (Washington)

Shumate, Mr. Brett

Shumate, Brett (Washington)

Swingle, Ms. Sharon

Weiss, Derek

Other

Ard, Joel B (Washington)

Attorney, Owen Richard

Attorney, Anna Marks

Attorney, James Lacy,

Bradley, Heidi B (Washington)

Counsel, Ms. Elizabeth

Counsel, Steven Ury,

Courtney, Katherine (Washington)

Director, Mr. Jonathan

Doe, John (Washington)

Epstein, Daniel (Washington)

Fussell, Derrill J. (Washington)

Hacker, Jonathan

Hajec, Christopher J (Washington)

Hart, Cody R. (Washington)

Heiges-Goepfert, Moira

Hermandorfer, Ms. Whitney

Jensen, Douglas

Kercher, Ryan Glen

Lawrence, Paul J.

Marvin, Mark (Washington)

McCotter, R Trent (Washington)

Morgan, Mr. Jeremiah

Nelson, William (Washington)

O'Hagan, James J (Washington)

Rice, James Matthew

Rogers, Brett (Washington)

Ross, Vincent Dale (Washington)

Sanders, Richard B (Washington)

Scannell, John (Washington)

Sedwick, Olivia N.

Serrano, Pete (Washington)

Snyder, Klaus Otto (Washington)

Stone, Mr. Judd

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 2:25-cv-00127	Complaint For Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Washington v. Trump	Jan. 21, 2025	Jan. 21, 2025 Complaint
10 2:25-cv-00127	Plaintiff States' Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Washington v. Trump	Jan. 21, 2025	Jan. 21, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
32 2:25-cv-00127	Notice of Intent To Oppose Plaintiff States' Motion For a Temporary Restraining Order Washington v. Trump	Jan. 22, 2025	Jan. 22, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
36 2:25-cv-00127	Opposition To Plaintiff States' Motion For a Temporary Restraining Order Washington v. Trump	Jan. 22, 2025	Jan. 22, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
43 2:25-cv-00127	Temporary Restraining Order	Jan. 23, 2025	Jan. 23, 2025 Order/Opinion 764 F.Supp.3d 1050
45 2:25-cv-00127	Order Regarding Discovery and Depositions	Jan. 23, 2025	Jan. 23, 2025 Order/Opinion
56 2:25-cv-00127	Consolidation Order	Jan. 27, 2025	Jan. 27, 2025 Order/Opinion
84 2:25-cv-00127	Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motions for Preliminary Injunction	Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
89 2:25-cv-00127	Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae State of Iowa and 17 Other States in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Feb. 3, 2025	Feb. 3, 2025 Pleading / Motion / Brief
106 2:25-cv-00127	Consolidated Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief—Class Action	Feb. 4, 2025	Feb. 4, 2025 Complaint

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Resources

Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Immigration Policy Tracking Project: EO: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" Lucas Guttentag	The Immigration Policy Tracking Project (IPTP) compiles and indexes all identifiable Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies with key source documents and the current status of each policy. This page…	Jan. 22, 2025	Jan. 22, 2025 https://immpolicytracking.org/...
EO 14160 - Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship President Donald Trump	Declaring that the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United State…	Jan. 20, 2025	Jan. 20, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69561931/state-of-washington-v-trump/

Last updated April 20, 2026, 4:17 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
85	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Pete Serrano on behalf of Amicus States of Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. (Serrano, Pete) Modified to include all Amicus States listed on Notice of Appearance on 2/3/2025 (KRA). (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
86	Feb. 3, 2025	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief, filed by Amicus Members of Congress of the United States. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Exhibit Proposed Congressional Amicus Brief) Noting Date 2/3/2025, (Ard, Joel) (Entered: 02/03/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on PACER 2 Exhibit Proposed Congressional Amicus Brief View on RECAP	RECAP
87	Feb. 3, 2025	APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Daniel Epstein FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Members of Congress of the United States (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8823852 (Ard, Joel) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
88	Feb. 3, 2025	APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Trent McCotter FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Members of Congress of the United States (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8823858 (Ard, Joel) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
89	Feb. 3, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief, filed by Amicus States of Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. (Attachments: # 1 Amicus Brief, # 2 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/3/2025, (Serrano, Pete) Modified to include all Amicus States listed on 2/3/2025 (KRA). (Entered: 02/03/2025) 1 Amicus Brief View on RECAP 2 Proposed Order View on PACER	Clearinghouse
90	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Joel B Ard on behalf of Amicus Members of Congress of the United States. (Ard, Joel) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
91	Feb. 3, 2025	ORDER granting Amicus Members of Congress of the United States' 86 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Defendants. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
92	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Klaus Otto Snyder on behalf of Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute. (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
93	Feb. 3, 2025	ORDER granting Amici States' 89 Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Preliminary Injunction. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA) (cc: Brett Rogers via ad hoc NEF) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
94	Feb. 3, 2025	PRAECIPE to attach document (Praecipe to Attach) Signature for Notice of Appearance re 85 Notice of Appearance, by Amicus State of Iowa (Rogers, Brett) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
95	Feb. 3, 2025	APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Gabriel Canaan FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8824823 (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
96	Feb. 3, 2025	APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Christopher J. Hajec FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8824944 (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
97	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE TO THE PARTIES: The Court will provide remote audio public access for the Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 2/6/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 16206 before U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. Access information can be found on the court's Calendar page. (KMP) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
98	Feb. 3, 2025	ORDER re 87 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, 88 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorneys Daniel Epstein,R Trent McCotter for Amicus party Members of Congress of the United States, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(CDA) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
99	Feb. 3, 2025	Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae, filed by Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute. Noting Date 2/3/2025, (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
100	Feb. 3, 2025	PROPOSED ORDER (Unsigned) re 99 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
101	Feb. 3, 2025	ORDER granting Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute's 99 Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
102	Feb. 3, 2025	Amicus BRIEF re 63 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 100 Proposed Order (Unsigned), 74 Supplemental MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 84 Response to Motion ISO Defs' & IOT Plntfs' Mtn for Inj Relief by Amicus Immigration Reform Law Institute (Snyder, Klaus) (Entered: 02/03/2025)	RECAP
110	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE of Branzburg v. Hayes Motion; filed by Interested Party Mark Marvin. (KRA) (Entered: 02/05/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 3, 2025	Terminate Motions
	Feb. 3, 2025	Notice of Docket Text Modification: Interested Parties' 80 MOTION File Brief Amicas Brief terminated per chambers direction, ruled on by Order at Dkt. 82 entered on 1/31/2025. (KRA)
	Feb. 3, 2025	Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re Amicus States' 85 Notice of Appearance, and 89 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Brief: Added additional Amicus states as parties to docket and updated docket text for Dkt. Nos. 85 and 89 to include states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. (KRA)
	Feb. 3, 2025	NOTICE REGARDING LACK OF PROPER SIGNATURE. The 85 Notice of Appearance was not signed by Brett Rogers. As such, one or more attorneys were not added to the case and will not receive future notices until corrected. Signatures must be in accordance with FRCP 11 and LCR 83.2(a) and must comply with ECF Filing Procedures. Please file corrected signature page using Praecipe to Attach event and link to original filing. (KRA) (cc: Brett Rogers via ad hoc NEF)
	Feb. 3, 2025	Notice of Hearing
	Feb. 3, 2025	Notice to PHV and Local Counsel Unable to Process Application
	Feb. 3, 2025	Notice of Docket Text Modification
	Feb. 3, 2025	Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 87, Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 88 by attorney Trent McCotter and Daniel Epstein will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact the Attorney Admissions Clerk at 206-370-8400 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (Ad hoc Attorney Trent McCotter and Daniel Epstein) (CDA)
	Feb. 3, 2025	Terminate Motions (Public)
	Feb. 3, 2025	Notice re Lack of Proper Signature
104	Feb. 4, 2025	ORDER re 96 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Christopher J Hajec for Amicus party Immigration Reform Law Institute, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(CDA) (Entered: 02/04/2025)	RECAP
105	Feb. 4, 2025	REPLY, filed by All Plaintiffs, TO RESPONSE to 63 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Polozola, Lane) (Entered: 02/04/2025)	RECAP
106	Feb. 4, 2025	AMENDED COMPLAINT (Consolidated) against defendant(s) Dorothy Fink, Michelle King, James McHenry, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of State, United States Social Security Administration, United States of America, Gary Washington, Kristi Noem filed by State of Arizona, State of Washington, Alicia Chavarria Lopez, Cherly Norales Castillo, State of Illinois, State of Oregon.(Polozola, Lane) (Entered: 02/04/2025)	Clearinghouse
107	Feb. 4, 2025	REPLY, filed by Consol Plaintiffs Cherly Norales Castillo, Alicia Chavarria Lopez, TO RESPONSE to 74 Supplemental MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (Kang, Leila) (Entered: 02/04/2025)	RECAP
108	Feb. 4, 2025	MOTION to Intervene, filed by Movant John Scannell. (filing Pro Se) (KRA) (Entered: 02/05/2025)	RECAP
109	Feb. 4, 2025	DECLARATION of John Scannell filed by Movant John Scannell re 108 MOTION to Intervene. (KRA) (Entered: 02/05/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 4, 2025	Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	Feb. 4, 2025	Attorney Brett Rogers added for Amici States: Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming; per 85 Notice of Appearance, 94 Praecipe to Attach Document. (KRA)
	Feb. 4, 2025	Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice96, Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice95 by attorney Gabriel Canaan and Christopher Hajec will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact the Attorney Admissions Clerk at 206-370-8400 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (Ad hoc Attorney Gabriel Canaan and Christopher Hajec) (CDA)
	Feb. 4, 2025	Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 96, Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 95 by attorney Gabriel Canaan and Christopher Hajec will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact the Attorney Admissions Clerk at 206-370-8400 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (Ad hoc Attorney Gabriel Canaan and Christopher Hajec) (CDA)
111	Feb. 5, 2025	PROPOSED ORDER (Unsigned) re 108 MOTION to Intervene. Filed by Movant John Scannell. (filing Pro Se) (KRA) (Entered: 02/05/2025)	RECAP
112	Feb. 5, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Drew C Ensign on behalf of Defendants United States Department of State, Marco Rubio, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Dorothy Fink, United States Department of Justice, James McHenry, United States Department of Agriculture, Gary Washington, United States of America, Kristi Noem, Donald Trump, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Social Security Administration, Michelle King, Consol Defendants Jeff Wu, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Ensign, Drew) (Entered: 02/05/2025)	RECAP
120	Feb. 5, 2025	MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief, filed by Movants Cody R. Hart, Derrill J. Fussell. (filing Pro Se) (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae of Cody R. Hart and Derrill J. Fussell, # 2 Proposed Order) (KRA) (Entered: 02/07/2025) 1 Proposed Brief of Amici Curiae of Cody R. Hart and Derrill J. Fussell View on RECAP 2 Proposed Order View on RECAP	RECAP
113	Feb. 6, 2025	MINUTE ENTRY for proceedings held before U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour- Dep Clerk: K. Peter; Pla Counsel: Lane Polozola, Alyson Gnam, Daniel Jeon, Matt Adams, Aaron Korthuis, Glenda Madrid, Leila Kang; Def Counsel: Drew Ensign, Yuri Fuchs; CR: Debbie Zurn; Time of Hearing: 10:00am; Courtroom: 16B; Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 2/6/2025. After hearing oral argument from the parties, the Court GRANTS the Plaintiffs' motions for a nationwide preliminary injunction. (KMP) (Entered: 02/06/2025)	RECAP
114	Feb. 6, 2025	PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. The Court GRANTS the Plaintiffs' motions for a nationwide preliminary injunction (Dkt. Nos. 63, 74 ) and ENJOINS enforcement or implementation of the Order on a nationwide basis. (KMP) (Entered: 02/06/2025)	Clearinghouse
115	Feb. 6, 2025	MOTION for Reconsideration re 114 Preliminary Injunction, 74 Supplemental MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and to Seek Clarification on Request for Provisional Class Certification, filed by Consol Plaintiffs Cherly Norales Castillo, Alicia Chavarria Lopez. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/6/2025, (Korthuis, Aaron) (Entered: 02/06/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
116	Feb. 6, 2025	NOTICE OF APPEAL to Ninth Circuit (25-807) re 114 Preliminary Injunction, by All Defendants. No fee required- US Government Party (cc: USCA) (Merritt, Robert) Modified on 2/7/2025 to add CCA#. (RE). (Entered: 02/06/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 6, 2025	Preliminary/Permanent Injunction Hearing
117	Feb. 7, 2025	ORDER denying Movant John Scannell's 108 Motion to Intervene. The Court DENIES Mr. Scannell's motion to intervene (Dkt. No. 108 ). Further, the Court DIRECTS the Clerk to refrain from placing any future filings by Mr. Scannell on the Court's docket for this case, unless the filing is a motion for reconsideration or a notice of appeal of this order. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA) (cc: Movant John Scannell via USPS) (Entered: 02/07/2025)	RECAP
118	Feb. 7, 2025	MINUTE ORDER: On 2/6/2025, the Court entered an order preliminarily enjoining Defendants from enforcement and implementation of the President's Executive Order entitled, "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship." (See generally Dkt. No. 114 .) The Individual Plaintiffs subsequently moved for reconsideration of the Court's order. (Dkt. No. 115 at 1.) Specifically, they ask the Court to amend its order to include a grant of provisional certification for the proposed class. (See id. at 2.) Separately, Defendants have noticed their appeal of the Court's preliminary injunction order. (Dkt. No. 116 at 1.) The Court therefore VACATES the present case management schedule and STAYS this matter, including all outstanding motions, pending the outcome of Defendants' appeal. The parties are DIRECTED to provide the Court with a joint status report within 14 days of the disposition of Defendants' current appeal. Authorized by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (KRA) (Entered: 02/07/2025)	RECAP
119	Feb. 7, 2025	TIME SCHEDULE ORDER/USCA CASE NUMBER (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. (RE) (Entered: 02/07/2025)	RECAP
121	Feb. 7, 2025	TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Plaintiffs State of Washington, State of Arizona, State of Illinois, State of Oregon, Consol Plaintiffs Cherly Norales Castillo, Alicia Chavarria Lopez for proceedings held on 02/06/2025. Requesting Attorney: Lane Polozola.Posting of this Transcript Order form does not constitute an official request for transcript(s). If you have not already done so, you MUST contact the individual court reporter(s), Debbie Zurn (debbie_zurn@wawd.uscourts.gov, 206-370-8504) to make payment arrangements and secure your desired delivery time. (Polozola, Lane) (Entered: 02/07/2025)	RECAP
122	Feb. 7, 2025	MOTION to Stay re 114 Preliminary Injunction,, filed by All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 2/28/2025, (Merritt, Robert) (Entered: 02/07/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on PACER	Clearinghouse
	Feb. 7, 2025	Terminate Motions
	Feb. 7, 2025	Terminate Motions (Public)
	Feb. 7, 2025	***Motion terminated: 120 MOTION for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief (filed Pro Se) by Cody R. Hart, Derrill J. Fussell terminated pursuant to Dkt. 118 Minute Order. (KRA) (cc: Cody R. Hart and Derrill J. Fussell via USPS enclosing Dkt. 118 Minute Order)
123	Feb. 10, 2025	NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 2/6/2025 before Judge John C. Coughenour.Parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Information regarding the policy can be found on the court's website at www.wawd.uscourts.gov.To purchase a copy of the transcript, contact court reporter Debbie Zurn, debbie_zurn@wawd.uscourts.gov, 206-370-8504. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/12/2025, (DZ) (Entered: 02/10/2025)	RECAP
124	Feb. 10, 2025	RESPONSE, by All Plaintiffs, to 122 MOTION to Stay re 114 Preliminary Injunction, . (Polozola, Lane) (Entered: 02/10/2025)	Clearinghouse
125	Feb. 11, 2025	REPLY, filed by All Defendants, TO RESPONSE to 122 MOTION to Stay re 114 Preliminary Injunction, (Merritt, Robert) (Entered: 02/11/2025)	Clearinghouse
126	Feb. 14, 2025	ORDER OF USCA ( 25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. The response to the emergency stay motion is due by 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 18, 2025. The optional reply in support of the emergency stay motion is due by 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 19, 2025. (RE) (Entered: 02/14/2025)	RECAP
128	Feb. 18, 2025	MOTION to Intervene, filed by Movant James J O'Hagan. (filing Pro Se) (KRA) (Entered: 02/19/2025)	RECAP
127	Feb. 19, 2025	APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY Katherine Courtney FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Amicus 72 Local Governments and Officials (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-8848177 (Bradley, Heidi) (Entered: 02/19/2025)	RECAP
129	Feb. 19, 2025	ORDER OF USCA (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. (RE) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	RECAP
130	Feb. 19, 2025	ORDER OF USCA (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. (RE) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	RECAP
131	Feb. 20, 2025	ORDER re 127 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney Katherine Courtney for Amicus 72 Local Governments and Officials, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(HH) (Entered: 02/20/2025)	RECAP
	Feb. 20, 2025	Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	Feb. 24, 2025	Terminate Motions
	Feb. 24, 2025	Terminate Motions (Public)
	Feb. 24, 2025	***Motion terminated: 128 MOTION to Intervene (filed Pro Se) by James J O'Hagan terminated pursuant to Dkt. 118 Minute Order, per chambers direction. (KRA) (cc: James J O'Hagan via USPS enclosing Dkt. 118 Minute Order)
	Feb. 24, 2025	***Motion terminated: Defendants' 122 MOTION to Stay re 114 Preliminary Injunction terminated as moot per Dkt. 130 ORDER OF USCA (25-807), per chambers direction. (KRA)
132	April 14, 2025	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Nancy K Canter for All Defendants. (Canter, Nancy) (Entered: 04/14/2025)	RECAP
133	April 14, 2025	MANDATE/ORDER OF USCA (25-674) as to 73 Notice of Appeal filed by movant William Nelson. Appellant has not filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis or proof that fees were paid to the district court, as ordered by this court on March 4, 2025.This appeal is therefore dismissed. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. This order becomes the mandate of the court in 21 days. DISMISSED. (RE) (Entered: 04/15/2025)	RECAP
134	April 16, 2025	NOTICE of Amended Branzburg v. Hayes Motion; filed by Interested Party Mark Marvin. (MJV) (Entered: 04/16/2025)	RECAP
135	April 21, 2025	LETTER/ORDER FROM SUPREME COURT re (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. Consideration of the application (24A884) for partial stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. Consideration of the application (24A885) for partial stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. Consideration of the application (24A886) for partial stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. The applications are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. The applications are set for oral argument at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (RE) (Entered: 04/21/2025)	RECAP
136	May 7, 2025	LETTER FROM SUPREME COURT re (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal, filed by all defendants. (RE) (Entered: 05/08/2025)	RECAP
137	June 6, 2025	ORDER OF USCA (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. Submission of this case is vacated pending the Supreme Court's resolution of Trump v. Washington, Sup. Ct. Dkt. No. 24A885. This Court's proceedings shall remain in abeyance pending further order of this court. (RE) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	RECAP
137	June 6, 2025	ORDER OF USCA (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. Submission of this case is vacated pending the Supreme Court's resolution of Trump v. Washington, Sup. Ct. Dkt. No. 24A885. This Court's proceedings shall remain in abeyance pending further order of this court. (RE) (Entered: 06/09/2025)	RECAP
139	June 27, 2025	ORDER OF USCA (25-807) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. (RE) (Entered: 07/01/2025)	RECAP
138	June 30, 2025	Emergency MOTION to Lift Stay and Re-Note Motion for Class Certification on Expedited Briefing Schedule, filed by Consol Plaintiffs Alicia Chavarria Lopez, Cherly Norales Castillo. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 6/30/2025, (Korthuis, Aaron) (Entered: 06/30/2025) 1 Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
140	July 1, 2025	RESPONSE, by Consol Defendants Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Jeff Wu, Defendants Dorothy Fink, Michelle King, James McHenry, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of State, United States Social Security Administration, United States of America, Gary Washington, to 138 Emergency MOTION to Lift Stay and Re-Note Motion for Class Certification on Expedited Briefing Schedule. (Rosenberg, Brad) (Entered: 07/01/2025)	RECAP
141	July 3, 2025	ORDER denying Plaintiff's 138 Emergency MOTION to Lift Stay. The Individual Plaintiffs may renew their motion once the Ninth Circuit issues its rulings. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (APH) (Entered: 07/03/2025)	RECAP
141	July 3, 2025	ORDER denying Plaintiff's 138 Emergency MOTION to Lift Stay. The Individual Plaintiffs may renew their motion once the Ninth Circuit issues its rulings. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. (APH)	RECAP
142	July 7, 2025	DISREGARD THIS FILING, FORWARDED IN ERROR FROM 9TH CIRCUIT USCA OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF STATES MOTION FOR LIMITED REMAND AND TO HOLD APPEAL IN ABEYANCE re 116 Notice of Appeal. (PS) Modified on 7/8/2025 (PS). (Entered: 07/08/2025)	RECAP
143	July 8, 2025	MOTION to Intervene, Incorporated MOTION for Declaratory Relief, Incorporated OPPOSITION to Vacation of the Court's Injunction and, Incorporated MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by Movant John Doe. Noting Date 7/29/2025.(CJS) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
143	July 8, 2025	MOTION to Intervene, Incorporated MOTION for Declaratory Relief, Incorporated OPPOSITION to Vacation of the Court's Injunction and, Incorporated MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by Movant John Doe. Noting Date 7/29/2025.(CJS) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
144	July 8, 2025	SEALED DOCUMENT - Cover Letter by Movant John Doe re 143 MOTION to Intervene, Incorporated MOTION for Declaratory Relief, Incorporated OPPOSITION to Vacation of the Court's Injunction and, Incorporated MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym. (Filed under seal by Clerk pending ruling on pseudonym.) (CJS) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
144	July 8, 2025	SEALED DOCUMENT - Cover Letter by Movant John Doe re 143 MOTION to Intervene, Incorporated MOTION for Declaratory Relief, Incorporated OPPOSITION to Vacation of the Court's Injunction and, Incorporated MOTION to Proceed Under Pseudonym. (Filed under seal by Clerk pending ruling on pseudonym.) (CJS) (Entered: 07/09/2025)	RECAP
	July 8, 2025	Notice of Docket Text Modification
	July 8, 2025	NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 142 Response (non motion) : DISREGARD THIS FILING, FORWARDED IN ERROR FROM 9TH CIRCUIT. Correctly exists on docket for Court of Appeals #25-807 (PS)
	July 8, 2025	NOTICE of Docket Text Modification re 142 Response (non motion) : DISREGARD THIS FILING, FORWARDED IN ERROR FROM 9TH CIRCUIT. Correctly exists on docket for Court of Appeals #25-807 (PS)
	July 8, 2025	Notice of Docket Text Modification
	July 10, 2025	Terminate Motions (Public)
	July 10, 2025	***Motion terminated: 143 MOTION to Intervene filed by John Doe. Terminated per the direction of the Court due to the pending Stay of case. (CJS)
145	July 11, 2025	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Yuri Fuchs for All Defendants. (Fuchs, Yuri) (Entered: 07/11/2025)	RECAP
145	July 11, 2025	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Yuri Fuchs for All Defendants. (Fuchs, Yuri) (Entered: 07/11/2025)	RECAP
146	July 14, 2025	NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Kathleen Jacobs on behalf of Consol Defendants Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Jeff Wu, Defendants Dorothy Fink, Benjamine Huffman, Michelle King, James McHenry, Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Health and Human Services, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice, United States Department of State, United States Social Security Administration, United States of America, Gary Washington. (Jacobs, Kathleen) (Entered: 07/14/2025)	RECAP
147	July 23, 2025	OPINION FROM USCA (25-807) (NOT THE MANDATE) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. AFFIRMED. (RE) (Entered: 07/24/2025)	RECAP
148	July 24, 2025	NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL: Attorney Gabriela Monico Nunez for Plaintiff State of Arizona. (Davis, Luci) (Entered: 07/24/2025)	RECAP
149	July 24, 2025	CORRECTED OPINION FROM USCA (25-807) (NOT THE MANDATE) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. AFFIRMED. (Typo corrected on dissent, pg. 3/pdf pg. 51) (RE) (Entered: 07/25/2025)	RECAP
150	July 28, 2025	UPDATED OPINION FROM USCA (25-807) (NOT THE MANDATE) as to 116 Notice of Appeal filed by Donald Trump, United States Department of Justice, Michelle King, Benjamine Huffman, United States of America, United States Department of Agriculture, Kristi Noem, Gary Washington, United States Department of State, United States Department of Health and Human Services, James McHenry, Dorothy Fink, Marco Rubio, United States Social Security Administration, United States Department of Homeland Security. AFFIRMED. (Attached reformatted opinion and webcite) (Attachments: # 1 Webcite) (RE) (Entered: 07/28/2025)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Washington

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Birthright Citizenship

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Numerous states and two individual plaintiffs who are neither U.S. citizens nor lawful permanent residents and who seek class certification for a class of like-situated individuals.

Plaintiff Type(s):

State Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Pending

Defendants

Federal

United States

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201

Ex Parte Young (Federal) or Bivens

Ex parte Young (federal or state officials)

Constitutional Clause(s):

Birthright Citizenship

Other Dockets:

Western District of Washington 2:25-cv-00127

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 25-00807

Supreme Court of the United States 24A885

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Sought:

Declaratory judgment

Injunction

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

Immigration/Border:

Constitutional rights

Undocumented immigrants - rights and duties

U.S. citizenship - acquiring

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of Washington v. Trump, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/45964/ (last updated 12/7/2025).

Case: State of Washington v. Trump

2:25-cv-00127 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

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