This database of federal litigation in which Attorney General Dan Rayfield is participating is provided for your convenience. Differences, if any, between our tracker and the official dockets should be resolved in favor of the official docket. The search results below are sorted by the filing date of the initial action with the most recently initiated case listed first.
Federal Litigation Cases
Use the search below to find a listing on a specific case or search by topic.
Search the Oregon Department of Justice Federal Litigation Tracker
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, challenging new conditions for Victims of Crime Act grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening over $1 billion in funding for victims and survivors of crimes.
On 8/18/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy, challenging a new funding cap that slashes support for vital state-run energy programs.
On 8/15/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, challenging the lawsuit challenging the federal reconciliation bill’s provision defunding Planned Parenthood. (Trial docket)
On 7/29/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint ».
RE: Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, challenging the agency’s unlawful demand that states share sensitive SNAP user data with the federal government. (Trial docket)
On 7/28/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint » and preliminary injunction motion.
RE: Lawsuit against several federal agencies, seeking to prevent the Trump administration from unlawfully reinterpreting the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act to restrict the provision of critical federal public benefits (such as Head Start, Title X family planning, adult education and mental health care) to undocumented immigrants. (Trial docket)
On 9/10/25 the district court issued a preliminary injunction order ».
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule imposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would impose barriers to obtaining healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act and would exclude coverage of gender-affirming care as an essential health benefit under the ACA. (Trial docket)
The court held a hearing on the preliminary injunction motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s termination of BRIC grants that fund essential disaster mitigation efforts. (Trial docket)
On 8/5/25, the district court issued a preliminary injunction order » barring the government from reallocating BRIC grant funds for other purposes. The district court has set a briefing schedule for dispositive motions.
RE: .). Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s freeze of funding for Title I-C, II-A, III-A, IV-A, IV-B, Adult Basic Literacy, and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education. (Trial docket)
On 8/25/25, after the government agreed to release the full balance of the education funding at issue in the lawsuit, the parties jointly moved » to dismiss the case without prejudice.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ sharing of state Medicaid data with ICE to facilitate immigration enforcement. (Trial docket)
On 8/12/25, the district court partially granted the motion », barring CMS from transferring or using state Medicaid data, for now.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s termination of congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools. (Trial docket)
On 7/8/25, plaintiffs filed a motion » for preliminary injunction. The court held a hearing on that motion for 9/5/25.
RE: Lawsuit seeks the court’s ruling that a change in “agency priorities” is not sufficient under 2 C.F.R. 200.340(a)(4) to terminate grants. (Trial docket)
On 8/4/25, plaintiffs filed a memorandum » of law in support of that motion.
RE: Lawsuit challenging a rule changing the legal framework to allow lower fuel economy standards. (Trial docket)
On 6/20/25, the plaintiff states filed their petition for review ».
RE: Lawsuit challenging congressional resolution that nullifies longstanding EPA Clean Air Act waivers, which allow California, Oregon and several other states to adopt stringent vehicle emissions standards. (Trial docket)
On 6/12/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint ». The litigants are currently briefing several motions to intervene.
RE: Lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and other officials and agencies, over the federal government’s plans to distribute thousands of machine gun conversion devices (specifically, Forced-Reset Triggers) to communities across the United States. (Trial docket)
On 8/19/25, the district court granted the parties’ joint motion » to stay proceedings.
RE: Lawsuit against the National Science Foundation, challenging the agency’s efforts to unlawfully terminate more than $1.4 billion in science and technology funding. (Trial docket)
On 8/25/25, the plaintiff states filed notice » of voluntary dismissal of the lawsuit.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Transportation, challenging new terms and conditions for grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening essential infrastructure funding. (Trial docket)
On 8/19/25, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment.
RE: Lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies, challenging new terms and conditions for grants. Those conditions attempt to illegally coerce states into performing federal immigration enforcement functions by threatening essential emergency services funding. (Trial docket)
On 7/2/25, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and a summary judgment motion. Briefing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment is pending in the district court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the President’s energy emergency executive order and federal agencies’ reliance on that order to short-circuit essential reviews under the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and the Historic National Preservation Act. (Trial docket)
On 5/9/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s termination of billions of dollars of congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure. (Trial docket)
On 8/1/25, the plaintiff states filed an amended complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s unlawful attempt to freeze the development of wind energy. (Trial docket)
On 7/3/25, the court issued an order » denying defendants’ motion to dismiss on some claims and granting the motion on other claims.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the federal administration’s efforts to fire thousands of federal health workers and shutter vital programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. (Trial docket)
On 8/15/25, defendants filed a motion to dismiss in the district court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts to dismantle AmeriCorps, which affects programs and funding here in Oregon and in other states. (Trial docket)
On 8/7/25, the plaintiff states filed a second motion for preliminary injunction.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state and local education agencies that refuse to certify compliance with the federal administration’s new (and legally incoherent) interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Trial docket)
On 6/30/25, the defendants filed their answer » to the complaint.
RE: Lawsuit challenging four executive orders that aim to increase tariffs worldwide, beyond the powers granted by Congress through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 9/9/25, the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
RE: Lawsuit challenging NIH grant terminations, delays, and the “unpublishing” of notices of funding opportunities. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The government’s motion for a stay pending appeal is pending before the First Circuit.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the EO gutting seven smaller federal agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 9/11/25, the First Circuit denied the government’s stay motion. The parties are briefing the case on appeal.
RE: Lawsuit in which Oregon and Washington are challenging the President's election EO. (Trial docket)
The motion is currently being briefed before the district court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging HHS’s termination of nearly $12 billion in critical public health grants to states. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 7/30/25, the First Circuit granted defendants’ motion for voluntarily dismissal of their appeal. Litigation continues in the district court.
RE: Lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s termination of funding that supports schools, teachers, and vulnerable students recover from Covid-19. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 8/11/25, the Second Circuit issued an order effectuating the parties’ stipulated withdrawal of the appeal.
RE: Challenges Elon Musk’s constitutional authority to exercise significant government powers as the head of DOGE without Senate confirmation pursuant to the Appointments Clause. (Trial docket)
n 5/27/25, the district court issued an order granting in part and denying in part the federal defendants’ motion to dismiss.
RE: Lawsuit challenging efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, requesting a halt to the agency’s planned reduction in workforce. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On 7/14/25, the Supreme Court issued an order » granting a stay of the preliminary injunction pending appeal. The parties currently are briefing the case in the First Circuit.
RE: Lawsuit against numerous federal agencies, challenging mass layoffs of federal probationary employes. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 9/8/25, the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion vacating the district court’s judgment and remanding for dismissal of the case.
RE: Challenges access to sensitive personal/financial information granted by the Treasury Department to DOGE-affiliated individuals. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 07/31/25, federal defendants filed a notice of interlocutory appeal to the Second Circuit. The parties are briefing the case on appeal.
RE: Challenges NIH guidance imposing an across-the-board 15 percent reimbursement rate for “indirect costs” of medical research. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
On 4/8/25, the federal defendants appealed to the First Circuit. Oral argument has been scheduled for 11/5/25.
RE: Challenges anti-gender-affirming care executive order's restrictions on grant funding for medical institutions providing GAC and its call for enforcement against providers. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
The appeal is currently being briefed in the Ninth Circuit.
RE: Challenges the Office of Management and Budget’s funding freeze memo, alleging that policy violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the First Amendment. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket)
Appeal of preliminary injunction order is pending in the First Circuit. On 3/26/25, the First Circuit denied federal defendants’ motion for a stay pending appeal. The parties have briefed the case in the First Circuit, which will hold oral argument on 11/18/25.
RE: Challenges the President's executive order revoking birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants. (Trial docket) (Appellate docket) (Supreme Court docket)
On remand, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the preliminary injunction order on 7/24/25, ruling that the states have standing; that the birthright citizenship executive order is unlawful; and that a universal injunction is appropriate.