San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump

San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump
CourtUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California
StartedFebruary 20, 2025 (2025-02-20)
DecidedPending
DefendantsDonald J. Trump

Michael Schloss
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Humanities
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Office of Management and Budget
Pamela Bondi
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Russell T. Vought
Scott Turner
Shelly C. Lowe
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Labor
Vincent N. Micone

William Bosanko
Counsel for plaintiffsJose Abrigo
Camilla Taylor
Ken Upton
Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
Pelecanos
Karen Loewy
PlaintiffsSan Francisco AIDS Foundation

Los Angeles LGBT Center
GLBT Historical Society
San Francisco Community Health Center
Prisma Community Care
The NYC LGBT Community Center
Bradbury-Sullivan Community Center
Baltimore Safe Haven

FORGE
Citation3:25-cv-01824
Court membership
Judge sittingJon S. Tigar

San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump is a lawsuit filed on February 20, 2025, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In the lawsuit, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and eight other nonprofit organizations challenge provisions in the executive orders of President Donald Trump.

Background

The plaintiffs include the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and eight other nonprofit organizations that support LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities. They are represented by Lambda Legal.[1][2][3][4][5]

The lawsuit names 17 defendants including Donald Trump.[5][6]

The lawsuit challenges the executive orders titled "Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing" (EO 14151), "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" (EO 14168), and "Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (EO 14173).[1][2][3] These orders, which were signed at the beginning of Trump's second presidency in January 2025, restrict federal grant funding for organizations based on their policies on DEI and gender identity.[7]

On May 22, 2025, Judge Jon S. Tigar heard arguments from the parties at the federal courthouse in Oakland, California. The plaintiffs requested a preliminary injunction to block the implementation of Trump's executive orders.[8][9]

On June 9, 2025, judge Tigar granted the plaintiff's request to block enforcement of the grant funding requirements in Trump's executive orders, finding that these provisions "reflect an effort to censor constitutionally protected speech and services promoting DEI and recognizing the existence of transgender individuals".[10][7] However, the judge did not block all of the provisions in the orders, and ruled that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge five of the nine provisions they contested in the lawsuit.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Negussie, Tesfaye (February 20, 2025). "LGBTQ rights groups file lawsuits challenging Trump's executive orders". ABC News. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Migdon, Brooke (February 20, 2025). "LGBTQ health groups sue Trump over orders targeting diversity, transgender rights". The Hill. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Ferrannini, John; Laird, Cynthia (February 20, 2025). "California LGBTQ nonprofits join Lambda Legal lawsuit against Trump administration over DEI". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump". Lambda Legal. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Case 3:25-cv-01824" (PDF). Lambda Legal. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump (4:25-cv-01824)". CourtListener. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Ferrannini, John (June 9, 2025). "Judge blocks Trump administration defunding of SF AIDS Foundation, other nonprofits, for now". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  8. ^ Ferrannini, John (May 22, 2025). "Federal judge hears arguments in SFAF suit against Trump's DEI, gender identity, equity executive orders". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  9. ^ Simons, Matt (May 22, 2025). "Judge confronts feds over vagueness of Trump's 'gender ideology,' DEI orders". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  10. ^ Har, Janie (June 9, 2025). "Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders". Associated Press. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. ^ Simons, Matt (June 9, 2025). "Judge partially blocks Trump's anti-DEI executive orders". Courthouse News Service. Retrieved June 9, 2025.


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