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State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Filed on behalf of
State attorneys general
In response to the Trump administration's efforts to
Case Number
3:25-CV-05536
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Filed
July 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Relief Outcomes
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Injunction Scope
Not Nationwide
20
Preliminary Injunction
Granted
6
Summary
A group of 20 states, led by the state of California, have sued the Trump administration for sharing Medicaid patients' private information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Trump administration has altered Medicaid rules to allow patient information to be shared with immigration enforcement in order to prevent non-citizens from receiving Medicaid benefits. The plaintiffs argue that these changes violate the Medicare and Medicaid Act as well as the Social Security Act.
Plaintiffs
State of Oregon State of Maine State of California State of Arizona State of Washington State of Nevada State of New Mexico Attorney State of Minnesota State of Rhode Island State of Massachusetts State of Connecticut State of New Jersey State of New York State of Vermont State of Michigan State of Illinois State of Colorado State of Delaware State of Maryland State of Hawai'i State of Wisconsin Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
Plaintiffs' Counsel
Arizona Attorney General California Attorney General Colorado Attorney General Connecticut Attorney General Delaware Attorney General Illinois Attorney General Hawai'i Attorney General Maine Attorney General Maryland Attorney General Minnesota Attorney General Massachusetts Attorney General Michigan Attorney General Nevada Attorney General New Jersey Attorney General New York Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General Oregon Attorney General Rhode Island Attorney General Vermont Attorney General Washington Attorney General Wisconsin Attorney General Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear
Defendants
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary Kristi Noem

Documents

Reply in support of Preliminary Injunction
State of California v. Department of Health and Human Services - Reply in Support of 2nd PI
September 18, 2025
Operative Complaint
State of California v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Amended Complaint
August 28, 2025