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Rhode Island OMB Funding Freeze Challenge
Lawsuit filed by 22 states and the District of Columbia represented by Democratic attorneys general against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 11 additional federal departments or agencies and their…
New York DOGE Treasury Department Access Challenge
Lawsuit filed by 19 states represented by Democratic attorneys general against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Treasury and its secretary Scott Bessent challenging the recently-created Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to Treasury Department…
Washington, D.C. DOGE Department of Treasury Access Challenge
Lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Retired Americans, American Federation of Government Employees and Service Employees International Union against Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the Department of Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service…
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Wisconsin Legislative Redistricting Challenge (Clarke)
Petition filed on behalf of Wisconsin voters challenging the state’s legislative maps drawn following the release of 2020 census data.
Washington, D.C. Trump Federal 2020 Election Subversion Indictment
Indictment of former President Donald Trump (R) by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
Colorado Unaffiliated Voters Primary Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Colorado Republican Party (CO GOP) challenging Proposition 108 — a proposition that allows unaffiliated…
Wisconsin Drop Box Ban Challenge
Lawsuit filed by Priorities USA, the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans and a voter against the Wisconsin Elections Commission challenging…
Arizona Secretary of State and 3rd Congressional District Election Contest
Election contest filed by Mark Finchem, the failed GOP candidate for Arizona secretary of state, and Jeff Zink, the failed…
Pennsylvania Act 77 Mail-in Voting Challenge
Lawsuit filed on behalf of Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania against Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leigh M. Chapman…
New Filing Could Force DOGE to Reveal How It Operates Within Government
Democracy Forward filed a motion Wednesday to seek limited, expedited discovery in its lawsuit to block Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to sensitive Department of Labor (DOL) information.
RNC Asks North Carolina Supreme Court to Resume Proceedings In Election Challenge
The Republican National Committee (RNC) and North Carolina GOP asked the state Supreme Court to resume proceedings in an election challenge regarding a seat on its own bench.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair
A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s administration from illegally firing Cathy Harris, chair of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.