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Rhode Island v. Trump (RI Agencies EO 2025)

No. 1:25-cv-00128 District · Decided Decided
Court
Federal Court
rid
Decided
Nov 21, 2025
Filed
Apr 4, 2025
Judge (CL)
John J. McConnell Jr.
Filed (CL)
Apr 4, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

A coalition of states sued the Trump administration for the President Trump's Executive Order which requires 7 agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, to reduce their functions to the absolute minimum required by law.


The Application

History

The coalition of states challenged the executive order as exceeding the President's statutory authority over the specified agencies and as violating APA procedures by mandating function reductions without required administrative processes.

The Conclusion

The court decided the case on April 4, 2025, determining whether the executive order satisfied constitutional and statutory limits on presidential power to direct agency operations.

Outcome History (7)

  1. May 6, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction granted Full relief

    Preliminary Injunction granted

  2. Jun 5, 2025 District
    Stay denied Neutral

    Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal denied

  3. Sep 12, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction granted Partial relief

    Order extending deadlines and staying actions implementing the Executive Order

  4. Oct 2, 2025 District
    Stay denied Neutral

    Motion to Stay briefing schedule denied

  5. Nov 21, 2025 District
    Summary judgment granted Full relief Final

    Motion for Summary Judgment granted in favor of plaintiffs

  6. Nov 21, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction denied Relief denied

    Motion to Enforce Preliminary Injunction denied

  7. Nov 26, 2025 Circuit
    Dismissed Neutral Final

    Case dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit under Fed. R. App. P. 42(b)

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