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American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

3:18-cv-04105 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: July 10, 2018

Closed Date: Feb. 15, 2022

In December 2017, the ACLU of Northern California submitted a request to the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeking documents related to the agency's use of a private contractor known as G4S Secure Solutions to restrain, process, and transport immigration detainees. G4S had reportedly been involved in instances of assault and neglect against detainees in their custody, including a 2014 incident during which a detainee died. The ACLU specifically sought r…

Settled: Case Closed

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:25-cv-01020 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 4, 2025

Case Ongoing

In this case, non-profit organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) challenged the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) April 1, 2025, closure of its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office and the CDC’s non-compliance with CREW’s subsequent FOIA requests for expedited processing. The FOIA requests sought, per CREW’s complaint, “records regarding the agency’s staff reductions and other matters of significant public interest”—including an ongoing…

Preliminary Injunction Denied

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:18-cv-00375 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2018

Closed Date: Sept. 28, 2020

This case concerns a FOIA request for records relating to DHS's relationship with private immigration-detention corporations. On Feb. 20, 2018, the Democracy Forward Foundation filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Represented by its own counsel, the plaintiff filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The case was assigned to Judge Rudolph Contreras. According to the complaint, the…
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Democracy Forward Foundation v. U.S. Department of Justice

1:25-cv-03755 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is a challenge to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) failure to turn over records concerning the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) involvement in the DOJ’s cancellation of over $800 million in grants, including grants addressing public safety functions.  On October 23, 2025, plaintiff Democracy Forward Foundation (DFF) brought suit against defendants U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to compel compliance with the Freedom of Information …

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Center for Biological Diversity v. Office of Management and Budget

1:25-cv-00165 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

This Freedom of Information Act case sought records about presidential transition activities and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). On January 20, 2025, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to compel disclosure. Represented by attorneys from the Center, CBD alleged that OMB failed to timely …

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
American Oversight v. U.S. Department of Government Efficiency

1:25-cv-00409 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 11, 2025

Case Ongoing

On February 11, 2025, American Oversight, a nonpartisan nonprofit committed to promoting transparency in government, filed this lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency and its affiliates, as well as the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit, brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202, sought to compel the defen…

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) v. U.S. DOGE Service (USDS)

1:25-cv-00511 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case is a FOIA suit arising from requests to the Trump Administration regarding the Department of Government Efficiency and its activities. On February 20, 2025, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, naming the U.S. DOGE Service, the Office of Management and Budget, the National Archives and Records Administration, and their corresponding agency heads as defendants. CREW alleged that defendants…

Preliminary Injunction Granted, but Stayed

Supreme Court Stay of Trial Court Relief Granted

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
ACLU v. U.S. Social Security Administration

1:25-cv-01217 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenged denials of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive personal data held by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Plaintiff, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), submitted similar FOIA requests to over 40 federal agencies, many of which acknowledged and/or complied with the request or granted it expedited processing. SSA did not provide plaint…

Case Is Ongoing

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Project on Government Oversight, Inc. v. Trump

1:25-cv-00527 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2025

Case Ongoing

This case challenges the Trump administration’s recordkeeping practices related to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). On February 21, 2025, the nonprofit watchdog organization Project on Government Oversight (POGO) filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against President Donald Trump, DOGE, the U.S. DOGE Service (USDS), its Temporary Organization (USDSTO), and the USDS Acting Administrator. POGO alleged that these entities—though styled as presid…

Administrative Stay Granted

PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
MSW Media, Inc. v. United States DOGE Service

1:25-cv-01933 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 28, 2025

Case Ongoing

On March 28, 2025, MSW Media, Inc. and the First Amendment Coalition filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The plaintiffs sought access to records from the newly renamed U.S. DOGE Service, a White House unit established by President Trump under Executive Order 14158 to implement his "Department of Government Efficiency" initiative. The plaintiffs alleged that DOGE had quickly assumed sweeping authority …

Case Is Ongoing