- Docket No.
- 1:26-cv-02656
- District Court
- Illinois Northern — Eastern
Goal
- Block enforcement of an agency action
- Declaration that agency action is unlawful
- Vacate agency action
Issues
Litigation Content
Why This Matters:
Why This Matters:
Plaintiffs, labor organizations in four states, challenge a federal government directive commanding federal agencies to cut more than $600 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants, based on political disagreements with the states’ policies on immigration, political protest, and clean energy. The targeted grants support essential public health infrastructure in the states, including disease surveillance. The plaintiffs further allege that the defendants used artificial intelligence to create post hoc, pretextual rationales for terminating the targeted grants. The plaintiffs argue that the directive violates the First Amendment, the Separation of Powers doctrine, the Spending Clause, equal protection under the Fifth Amendment, and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Potential Impact:
Potential Impact:
Terminating federal health grants based on political animus will limit local governments in providing essential public health services to their residents, resulting in preventable death and long-term degradation of public health infrastructure.
9 Major Filings
- ORDER OF DISMISSAL (Apr 13, 2026)
- PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (Apr 10, 2026)
- SCHEDULING ORDER (Apr 6, 2026)
- JOINT STATEMENT ON BRIEFING ON MOTION TO TRANSFER (Apr 2, 2026)
- DEFENDANTS' NOTICE (Mar 27, 2026)
- PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE (Mar 25, 2026)
- PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Mar 25, 2026)
- DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TRANSFER AND STAY (Mar 17, 2026)
- COMPLAINT (Mar 9, 2026)