Lawsuits Filed by Attorney General Clark Against the Trump Administration
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Date Filed |
Case Information |
Subject of Lawsuit |
Current Status |
| 02/13/2025 | Lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk. See press release. |
02/18/2025: A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order because of the lack of imminent irreparable harm to Plaintiff States. The case will now proceed to expedited discovery where the States will be able to get information regarding DOGE’s current operations and future plans. The States then plan to file a motion for a preliminary injunction shortly thereafter. See order. |
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02/10/2025 |
Lawsuit against the Trump Administration and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. See press release. |
02/10/2025: A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the National Institute of Health (NIH), barring its attempt to unilaterally cut billions in funding. The temporary restraining order stops the NIH from taking any steps to implement or enforce their attempted across-the-board reduction in research grants. A hearing has been scheduled for February 21, 2025. See press release. |
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02/07/2025 |
Lawsuit against the Trump Administration for illegally providing Elon Musk and the “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)” unauthorized access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system. See press release. |
02/21/2025: A preliminary injunction was granted by a federal judge, blocking access to Treasury Department systems by DOGE while the lawsuit proceeds. See order. 02/08/2025: A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order which blocked Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing Treasury Department records. The court’s order also directs the DOGE team to “immediately destroy any and all copies of material downloaded from the Treasury Department’s records and systems, if any.” A hearing on the preliminary injunction has been set for February 14, 2025. See press release. |
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01/28/2025 |
Legal challenge of the Trump Administration’s Office of Management & Budget’s order, or “OMB memo,” freezing federal grants and loans. See press release. |
02/13/2025: Plaintiff states filed an amended complaint which broadens the scope of the lawsuit to include additional defendant agencies and further refines the legal theory of the case. See amended complaint. 02/07/2025: Plaintiff states filed a motion to enforce and a motion for preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration for allegedly failing to comply with court order to unfreeze federal funding. See press release. 01/31/2025: A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed. The temporary restraining order prohibits the Trump Administration from imposing a blanket freeze on federal funding. This temporary restraining order is valid until the Court rules on a motion for preliminary injunction. See press release. |
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01/21/2025 |
Legal challenge of Trump Administration executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship for children of certain classes or immigrant families. See press release. |
02/13/2025: A preliminary injunction was granted by a federal judge. See press release. 02/11/2025: There was a preliminary injunction hearing on February 7, 2025. The Court has yet to make a ruling. [Note: Three other courts have already enjoined the order.]
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Page last updated: February 24, 2025