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American Oversight v. Hegseth

No. 1:25-cv-00883 District · Decided Decided
Court
D.D.C.
dcd
Decided
May 1, 2026
Filed
Mar 25, 2025
Judge (CL)
James E. Boasberg
Filed (CL)
Mar 25, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

American Oversight sued Trump administration officials who were on the Signal war planning group chat and the National Archives to ensure federal records are preserved as required under the Federal Records Act.


The Application

History

The Trump administration officials' Signal war planning group chat constitutes communications regarding official executive and military business activities. These communications relate to federal government operations and fall within the scope of materials the Federal Records Act requires to be preserved, regardless of the communication platform used.

The Conclusion

The court decided the case, establishing that Signal communications used for official government business constitute federal records subject to preservation requirements under the Federal Records Act.

Outcome History (7)

  1. May 20, 2025 District
    Other Neutral

    Amicus motion granted, motion for order denied.

  2. May 27, 2025 District
    Other Neutral

    Amicus motions denied.

  3. Jun 20, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction granted Temporary relief

    Preliminary injunction granted in part and denied in part.

  4. Jun 26, 2025 District
    TRO denied Relief denied

    Plaintiff's TRO motion denied as moot.

  5. Sep 18, 2025 District
    Other Neutral

    Joint motion to stay granted; hearing vacated.

  6. Mar 30, 2026 District
    Stay granted Neutral

    Case stayed pending further order.

  7. May 1, 2026 District
    Dismissed Relief denied Final

    Case dismissed with prejudice per stipulation.

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