Issue / Topic: Reproductive Health

Federal Health Funding

Tracker Trends

12 tracked cases

New cases tracked in the last 12 months

0 Nov

1 Dec

0 Jan

0 Feb

0 Mar

0 Apr

0 May

1 Jun

1 Jul

0 Aug

0 Sep

0 Oct

Spotlight

Key quotes shaping this topic

“Instead, what Plaintiffs face is uncertainty over how to best apply for a federal grant, and that is not a sufficient hardship to create a justiciable controversy.”

National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association et al. v. Kennedy et al.
Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2026

“The July Policy Notice imposes binding legal obligations on plaintiffs, setting out new requirements in an incomprehensibly vague fashion, inviting arbitrary enforcement in violation of the APA.”

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services et al.
Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, 2025

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Statutes & Doctrines Cited

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Geographic Trends

4 active district courts

2 active circuit courts

Not shown: Puerto Rico (First Circuit), the U.S. Virgin Islands (Third Circuit), and Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (Ninth Circuit).

Court Level

Appellate District

4 (33%) 8 (67%)

Status

Who's Presiding

District Court Cases by Appointing President

Reflects district court judges only.

Health Affairs

Federal Health Funding Litigation Under The Trump Administration: A Year In Review

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