5 Ongoing Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Regarding Health Care
Several court cases have been filed against the Trump administration over disruptions touching health care, including funding cuts and employee layoffs.
Amid the
1. Commonwealth of Massachusetts v US Department of Health and Human Services
Attorneys general in Massachusetts, Michigan, Illinois, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Hawai’i, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin
The lawsuit argues that these cuts are illegal under the Administrative Procedure Act due to the lack of justification for the spending cuts as well as also going against the directives of the NIH to include more research on LGBTQ+ health. The suit is ongoing.
2. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v US Department of State
The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) and the Journalism Development Network had filed a motion for a temporary restraining order on February 12 seeking
3. American Public Health Association v National Institutes of Health
Similar to the recent lawsuit from the attorneys general of several states, this lawsuit was filed on April 2 by a group of leading health research organizations—the American Public Health Association and Ibis Reproductive Health—to stop further
4. State of Colorado v US Department of Health and Human Services
Attorneys general and other state officials from 23 states filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island on April 1 aiming to overturn the decision to
5. Doctors for America v Office of Personnel Management
Doctors for America sued the Office of Personnel Management and other federal health agencies on February 4 with the intention of
These represent 5 of several cases that are ongoing in response to executive action taken by the Trump administration. With the evolving nature of most of these lawsuits, the final outcomes could determine the fates of research, outreach, and data relating to health.
References
- Attorney General James sues Trump administration for illegally cutting funding for medical research. News release. Office of the New York State Attorney General; April 4, 2025. Accessed April 9, 2025.
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-trump-administration-illegally-cutting-funding - AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Development Network v. U.S. Department of State. Public Citizen. Updated March 11, 2025. Accessed April 9, 2025.
https://www.citizen.org/litigation/aids-vaccine-advocacy-coalition-and-journalism-development-network-v-u-s-department-of-state/ - Kekatos M. Scientists sue NIH, HHS, RFK Jr. over termination of research grants. ABC News. April 4, 2025. Accessed April 9, 2025.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/scientists-sue-nih-hhs-rfk-jr-termination-research/ - Bose D, Whitehurst L. States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding. AP News. April 1, 2025. Accessed April 9, 2025.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-covid-federal-money-lawsuit-e2fcacccfda994500ce92be94d1ada7d - Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management (1:25-cv-00322). Court Listener. Updated April 8, 2025. Accessed April 9, 2025.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69608613/doctors-for-america-v-office-of-personnel-management/
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