Litigation against the Trump Administration

My fellow Democrats and I in the U.S. House are defending civil rights, the rule of law, and the Constitution against illegal actions taken by unelected billionaire Elon Musk and his enabler President Trump.  As a Member of Congress, I do not have standing to file lawsuits against the federal government. Only the Speaker of the House can file lawsuits on behalf of Congress. However, I can assist the lawsuits launched by external organizations by filing an amicus brief in support of their litigation and add insight into the effect of Elon Musk and President Trump’s actions on the people of Minnesota. 

I have joined the following Amicus Briefs in support of lawsuits against the Trump Administration:

• Amicus brief in defense of American consumers and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the matter of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), et al. v. CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought, et al. before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
• Eunice Medina, in her official capacity as Director, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, et al. before the Supreme Court of the United States.
• Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Casa, Inc, et al. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. Washington et al. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al. v. New Jersey, et al. before the Supreme Court of the United States.
• State of New York, et al. v. Linda McMahon, in her official capacity as Secretary of  Education, et al. before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
• State of Washington; State of Arizona; State of Illinois; State of Oregon; Delmy Franco Aleman; Cherly Norales Castillo; Alicia Chavarria Lopez. v. Donald J. Trump; United States Department of Homeland Security; Social Security Administration; Michelle King, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, in her official capacity as Acting Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration; United States Department of State; Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of State; United States Department of Health and Human Services; Dorothy Fink, in her official capacity as Acting Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services; DOJ - United States Department of Justice; Pamela Bondi, Attorney General; United States Department of Agriculture; Gary Washington, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture; United States of America; Kristi Noem, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; Jeff Wu, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, in her official and personal capacities, and Alvaro M. Bedoya, in his official and personal capacities. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
• American Foreign Service Association, et al. v President Donald J. Trump, et al. before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

For more information on House Democrats’ response and litigation against the illegal and unconstitutional actions of Elon Musk and Donald Trump, click here.