https://brynodc.com/news/ Federal court decisions and cases Bryan Randolph is covering, most recent first. en-us Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:07:13 GMT https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-11908f6e https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-11908f6e Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 24-539 Supreme Court. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-8038d16c https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-8038d16c Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 24-808 Supreme Court. A Tennessee company sued a Brooklyn auto shop for $47,000, the Brooklyn shop ignored it on the theory that Tennessee had no personal jurisdiction over them, a default judgment was entered anyway, and then years later someone froze their bank accounts to collect on it. The question the Supreme Court took up is whether a court judgment that was void from the beginning because it was entered without proper jurisdiction ever becomes too late to challenge. The answer matters for anyone who has ever d [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-e5fe9826 https://brynodc.com/cases/TMR-e5fe9826 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 24-860 Supreme Court. Carter v. United States (24-860) is a Supreme Court case addressing whether a criminal defendant who enters a conditional guilty plea preserving a suppression issue may raise on appeal a Fourth Amendment argument based on a legal theory not argued below. The case clarifies the scope of conditional plea waivers and the preservation requirements for constitutional claims on appeal. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/jesner-v-arab-bank-plc https://brynodc.com/cases/jesner-v-arab-bank-plc Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 16-499 U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court held that the Alien Tort Statute does not permit federal courts to impose liability on foreign corporations for human rights violations committed abroad, resolving a decades-long question about the reach of the ATS and significantly narrowing the ability of foreign victims to seek redress in U.S. courts for atrocities committed overseas by multinational corporations. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/new-jersey-transit-corporation-et-al-petitioners-v-jeffrey-colt-et-al https://brynodc.com/cases/new-jersey-transit-corporation-et-al-petitioners-v-jeffrey-colt-et-al Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 24-1113 U.S. Supreme Court. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/jeffrey-clyde-pitts-petitioner-v-mississippi https://brynodc.com/cases/jeffrey-clyde-pitts-petitioner-v-mississippi Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 24-1159 U.S. Supreme Court. Pitts v. Mississippi is a case in which Jeffrey Clyde Pitts petitions against the State of Mississippi, likely in a post-conviction or direct appeal context raising federal constitutional claims. Mississippi capital cases and habeas petitions frequently raise Brady, ineffective assistance, and Batson claims. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/john-doe-petitioner-v-dynamic-physical-therapy-llc-et-al https://brynodc.com/cases/john-doe-petitioner-v-dynamic-physical-therapy-llc-et-al Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-180 U.S. Supreme Court. Doe v. Dynamic Physical Therapy is a case in which a John Doe petitioner brings claims against a physical therapy provider and associated defendants. The 25-180 docket number suggests a circuit court appeal or SCOTUS cert petition. Specific facts and legal claims require CourtListener verification. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/county-of-rockland-v-triborough-bridge-and-tunnel-authority https://brynodc.com/cases/county-of-rockland-v-triborough-bridge-and-tunnel-authority Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-1963 2nd Cir.. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/trump-v-internal-revenue-service https://brynodc.com/cases/trump-v-internal-revenue-service Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:26-cv-20609 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. President Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion in damages after a Booz Allen Hamilton contractor illegally released his tax returns in 2023 without authorization. Judge Kathleen Williams issued a 56-page order on July 13, 2026, addressing the dispute. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/league-of-women-voters-v-us-department-of-homeland-security https://brynodc.com/cases/league-of-women-voters-v-us-department-of-homeland-security Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-03501 D.D.C.. The League of Women Voters and Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the Trump administration over a proposal to consolidate American's sensitive personal information into one centralized database in the Department of Homeland Security. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/jgg-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/jgg-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00766 D.D.C.. 5 Venezuelan men threatened with immediate deportation due to the president's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act sued the Trump administration over the proclamation invoking the act to deport them. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/american-bar-association-v-executive-office-of-the-president https://brynodc.com/cases/american-bar-association-v-executive-office-of-the-president Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-01888 D.D.C.. The American Bar Association sued the Trump administration over the president's attacks on law firms. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-oregon-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-oregon-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 3:25-cv-01756 Federal Court. When Defense Secretary Hegseth issued directives in October 2025 to federalize and deploy the Oregon National Guard, Oregon went to federal court arguing the administration lacked authority to pull state Guard units into federal service for domestic law enforcement purposes. The district court enjoined both directives. The Ninth Circuit stayed one injunction — the Guard could be federalized — but upheld the block on deployment. Then the circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc, vacating the pan [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/trump-v-new-york-times-company https://brynodc.com/cases/trump-v-new-york-times-company Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-cv-02487 Federal Court Civil. Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation suit against the New York Times in September 2025 in the Middle District of Florida, claiming the paper falsely described his tax practices, called him a scandal figure, and reported a former chief of staff's warning that he would govern like a dictator. The judge struck the original 85-page complaint under Rule 8 — not a win for the Times on the merits, just a ruling that the pleading was too sprawling to stand and had to be refiled under 40 pages. Th [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/abrego-garcia-v-noem https://brynodc.com/cases/abrego-garcia-v-noem Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 8:25-cv-02780 District Court, D. Maryland. Kilmar Abrego Garcia filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus following his detention by ICE and intention by the government to deport him to Uganda. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/american-public-health-association-v-national-institutes-of-health https://brynodc.com/cases/american-public-health-association-v-national-institutes-of-health Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-cv-10787 1st Cir.. The case is about canceled public health research grants by the Trump administration. The district court ordered the NIH to keep payments flowing, and the Court of Appeals denied a stay, citing irreparable harm to life-saving research. A recent status report confirmed the government produced a spreadsheet of payments made, indicating funding continues during litigation. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/friends-of-the-everglades-inc-v-noem https://brynodc.com/cases/friends-of-the-everglades-inc-v-noem Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-22896 Federal Court. The Trump administration built an ICE detention facility in Florida's Everglades, on 96% wetlands adjacent to Big Cypress National Preserve and habitat for the endangered Florida panther, without conducting any environmental review whatsoever. The district court issued a preliminary injunction in August 2025 finding the construction violated federal environmental law; the Eleventh Circuit reversed in April 2026, lifting the injunction and letting the facility operate while the appeal proceeds. T [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/national-tps-alliance-v-noem https://brynodc.com/cases/national-tps-alliance-v-noem Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 3:25-cv-01766 District Court, N.D. California. Temporary Protected Status exists because Congress recognized that deporting people to countries in active crisis undermines stability rather than resolving it -- the protection is supposed to stay until conditions improve. In early 2025 the Trump administration moved to end TPS for Venezuelans, Haitians, and others. A coalition of TPS holders and the National TPS Alliance sued, arguing the termination was driven by racial animus rather than any genuine assessment of conditions on the ground. Th [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/taylor-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/taylor-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-cv-03742 D.D.C.. President Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 people to life without the possibility of parole, and on day one, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his attorney general to ensure they were imprisoned in conditions 'consistent with the monstrosity of their crimes,' meaning supermax. We generally do not allow the executive branch to single out specific, named individuals for harsher punishment after courts have already set their sentences, and that principle is what the plaintiff [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-york-v-donald-j-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-york-v-donald-j-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-01144 District Court, S.D. New York. A coalition of state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over DOGE's access to the Department of Treasury. Plaintiffs are requesting the court grant a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctions preventing non-Treasury employees from gaining access to any Treasury Department payment systems or data systems at Treasury. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/barbara-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/barbara-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00244 District Court, D. New Hampshire. Following the Supreme Court's decision in CASA v. Trump, the ACLU and NAACP filed a class action suit against the Trump administration, requesting that the judge declare President Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship to be unconstitutional. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/cristosal-human-rights-v-marocco https://brynodc.com/cases/cristosal-human-rights-v-marocco Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00857 D.D.C.. Organizations that received IAF grants and funding sued the Trump administration over its attempts to dissolve the Inter-American Foundation. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/lentini-v-department-of-government-efficiency https://brynodc.com/cases/lentini-v-department-of-government-efficiency Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00164 D.D.C.. Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund, and the American Federation of Government Employees sued President Trump and the OMB to ensure the Department of Government Efficiency complies with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This case was consolidated with similar suits from the American Public Health Association and National Security Counselors. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/national-treasury-employees-union-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/national-treasury-employees-union-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00170 D.D.C.. The National Treasury Employees Union challenged the Schedule F Executive Order on several grounds. It claims that the order exceeds statutory authority, unlawfully purports to apply to career officials, violates federal employees’ due process rights, and violates the Administrative Procedure Act. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/casa-inc-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/casa-inc-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 8:25-cv-00201 District Court, D. Maryland. A group of advocacy organizations, with assistance from the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law sued President Trump over the constitutionality of the order. The plaintiffs include 5 pregnant women whose expected children would be targeted by the EO. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-jersey-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-jersey-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-10139 District Court, D. Massachusetts. A coalition of state and city attorneys general sued President Trump over the constitutionality of the order. The suit alleges the EO violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/make-the-road-new-york-v-noem-huffman https://brynodc.com/cases/make-the-road-new-york-v-noem-huffman Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00190 D.D.C.. The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of Make the Road, an immigrant advocacy organization. The suit seeks to enjoin DHS's new rule on expedited removal and cites violations of the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/public-employees-for-environmental-responsibility-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/public-employees-for-environmental-responsibility-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 8:25-cv-00260 District Court, D. Maryland. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued President Trump and the Office of Personnel Management, alleging that the renewed Schedule F executive order reinstates a spoils system in the civil service, one "untethered from merit." Plaintiffs argue that the Schedule F order discards civil servant protections requested by previous executives, enacted by Congress, and accepted by all three branches of government. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-york-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-new-york-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00039 District Court, D. Rhode Island. 23 states attorneys general sued President Trump and the Office of Management and Budget over the new directive to freeze the vast majority of federal funding. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/talbott-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/talbott-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00240 D.D.C.. 6 current transgender service members and 2 prospective members sued President Trump, seeking injunctive relief against the implementation of this order. The suit alleges the order violates the Equal Protection section of the 5th Amendment of the Constitution. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/county-of-santa-clara-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/county-of-santa-clara-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 5:25-cv-00981 District Court, N.D. California. The county of Santa Clara sued President Trump over his birthright citizenship executive order, alleging that it violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/american-federation-of-labor-and-congress-of-industrial-organizations-v https://brynodc.com/cases/american-federation-of-labor-and-congress-of-industrial-organizations-v Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00339 D.D.C.. Multiple federal government employee unions, represented by Democracy Forward, sued the Department of Labor, U.S. Digital Service (U.S. DOGE Service), and U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization over DOGE's expected attempt to access "highly sensitive data" at the Department of Labor. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-washington-et-al-v-trump-et-al https://brynodc.com/cases/state-of-washington-et-al-v-trump-et-al Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 25-807 9th Cir.. The U.S. government appealed the Washington district court's nationwide injunction of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought https://brynodc.com/cases/national-treasury-employees-union-v-vought Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00381 D.D.C.. The National Treasury Employees Union, represented by Public Citizen, sued acting CFPB Director Russ Vought over his stop work order for CFPB employees and actions to dismantle CFPB. The plaintiffs allege that the actions violate separation of power and ask that Vought be enjoined from further attempts to halt CFPB's work. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/global-health-council-v-donald-j-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/global-health-council-v-donald-j-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00402 D.D.C.. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Journalism Development Network, Inc., represented by Public Citizen, sued the Trump administration for the actions taken to dismantle USAID and foreign aid freeze. This case was consolidated with a similar suit brought by Global Health Council. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/pacito-v-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/pacito-v-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 2:25-cv-00255 WAWD. Multiple refugees, HIAS Inc., Church World Service, and the Lutheran Community Services Northwest sued the Trump administration over the indefinite suspension of refugee admissions and processing and federal funding freeze to organizations providing refugee's services. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/nemeth-greenleaf-v-united-states-office-of-personnel-management https://brynodc.com/cases/nemeth-greenleaf-v-united-states-office-of-personnel-management Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00407 D.D.C.. 5 federal government employees sued OPM, acting OPM Director Ezell, the Treasury Department, and Treasury Secretary Bessent over the access granted to DOGE-affiliated employees of their personal information. Plaintiffs are requesting a jury trial on all claims, for the court to certify this case as a class action, and provide relief as may be appropriate. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/mennonite-church-usa-v-us-department-of-homeland-security https://brynodc.com/cases/mennonite-church-usa-v-us-department-of-homeland-security Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-00403 D.D.C.. 12 national denominational bodies and representatives, 4 regional denominational bodies, and 11 denominational and interdenominational associations sued the Trump administration over the change in policy that allows ICE and CBP officers to conduct immigration enforcement at places of worship. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-us-office-of https://brynodc.com/cases/american-federation-of-government-employees-afl-cio-v-us-office-of Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-01237 Federal Court. Current and former federal employees and federal employees union sued the Office of Personnel Management, acting OPM Director Ezell, U.S. DOGE Service, Acting U.S. DOGE administrator, and Elon Musk over OPM's disclosure of federal employee personal data to DOGE and DOGE-affiliated employees. [Covered] https://brynodc.com/cases/new-york-immigration-coalition-v-donald-j-trump https://brynodc.com/cases/new-york-immigration-coalition-v-donald-j-trump Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT 1:25-cv-01309 Federal Court. A Venezuelan national residing in New York with Temporary Protected Status and the New York Immigration Coalition sued the Trump administration over the birthright citizenship executive order. [Covered]