City of Seattle v. Trump et al (W.D. Wash.) Case No. 2:25-cv-01435

[Coming soon - On July 31, the City of Seattle filed a complaint challenging two executive orders—Executive Order No. 14173 , “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” and No. 14168 , “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”—arguing that the orders interfere with congressionally authorized federal grants to advance and expedite the administration’s policy agenda of “eliminating all diversity, equity or inclusion (‘DEI’) initiatives, irrespective of the type, scope, or sources of funding used to carry out these efforts.” The city argues the orders violate the Spending Clause, Separation of Powers, Due Process, Tenth Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeks to enjoin their enforcement.]

Building Materials Re-use Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (D.D.C.) Case No. 1:25-cv-02493

[Coming soon - On July 31, the Building Materials Re-use Association filed a complaint challenging the administration’s termination of the Reducing Embodied GHG Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Program , following Executive Order 14154 . Plaintiff alleges the termination violates the Separation of Powers, Presentment Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeks to reinstate the program.]

Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Trump (D. Mass.) Case No. 1:25-cv-12162

[Coming soon - On August 1, a coalition of 16 states and the District of Columbia filed a complaint challenging Executive Order 14187 , “Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation” and the administration’s two related memoranda on April 22 and June 11 . Plaintiffs allege the EO and related memoranda intimidate providers into ceasing care for medically necessary healthcare to transgender individuals under age 19 through threats of unconnected civil and criminal prosecution. The coalition argues the actions violate the Administrative Procedure Act and the Tenth Amendment (Anti-Commandering Doctrine), and seek to declare the Executive Order unconstitutional and vacate the administration's actions.]