Responses to the Trump Administration

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American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President

Filed on behalf of
The American Bar Association (ABA)
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
1:25-CV-01888
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Filed
June 16, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Relief Outcomes
Summary
The American Bar Association (ABA) has sued the Trump administration for unlawfully targeting lawyers and law firms. The plaintiff argues that the administration used executive orders to pressure firms into dropping clients, legal arguments, and policies that conflicted with the administration's political agenda. The plaintiff argues that this conduct was unconstitutional on multiple grounds, including the First Amendment and separation of powers doctrine.
Plaintiffs
American Bar Association
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Susman Godfrey LLP
Defendants
Executive Office of the President U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Charles Ezell General Services Administration Acting Director Stephen Ehekian Office of the Director of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Secretary Peter B. Hegseth U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer U.S. Department of State Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark C. Christie Commissioner David Rosner Commissioner Lindsay S. See Commissioner Judy W. Chang Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Commissioner Nathan Simington Commissioner Anna M. Gomez Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Commissioner Melissa Ann Holyoak Commissioner Mark M. Meador Internal Revenue Service Commissioner William Hollis Long II The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins Commissioner Hester M. Peirce Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda The United States Patent and Trademark Office Acting Director Coke Morgan Stewart U.S. Post Office Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino Secretary Douglas A. Collins U.S. Department of Defense United States of America

Documents

Operative Complaint
Complaint: American Bar Association v. Executive Office of the President
June 16, 2025