Legal Actions

Attorneys Jerald Lentini and Joshua Erlich and the National Security Counselors have sued the Trump administration over Executive Order 14158, which established the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The plaintiffs alleged that the creation of DOGE did not comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and requested that the court halt DOGE's actions until they met the regulations set by FACA. On February 18, 2025, this case was consolidated with American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget and Public Citizen v. Trump.

Public Citizen, State Democracy Defenders Fund (Democracy Defenders Fund), and the American Federation of Government Employees sued President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget challenging the legality of The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The plaintiffs alleged that the creation of DOGE did not comply with FACA and requested that the court halt DOGE's actions until they met the regulations set by FACA. On February 18, 2025, this case was consolidated with American Public Health Association v. Office of Management and Budget and Lentini v. Department of Government Efficiency.