Since January 2025, the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office has filed 10 lawsuits against the Federal Administration to protect San Francisco’s funding, defend the rights and safety of residents, and stand up for the rule of law.
Birthright citizenship
This lawsuit seeks to block President Trump’s unconstitutional Executive Order attempting to end birthright citizenship. The case is State of New Jersey et al., v. Donald J. Trump et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Case No. 1:25-cv-10139.
Sanctuary cities
This lawsuit challenges Executive Orders and Administration actions illegally harming cities and counties that do not use local resources for federal immigration enforcement. The case is City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Donald J. Trump, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 25-cv-01350.
Public health data
This lawsuit aims to preserve access to essential public health data that the Federal Administration attempted to erase. The case is Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 25-cv-322.
AmeriCorps funding
This lawsuit challenges illegal grant conditions on AmeriCorps funding. The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is representing SFUSD in the lawsuit. The case is San Francisco Unified School District, et al., v. AmeriCorps, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:25-cv-02425.
Dismantling of the federal government
This lawsuit seeks to reverse the Federal Administration’s unlawful massive dismantling and reorganization of the federal government without legislative authority. The case is AFGE v. Trump, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 25-cv-03698.
Illegal conditions on federal grants
This lawsuit aims to block illegal grant conditions that threaten local governments to submit to Trump ideology or give up hundreds of millions in health, homelessness, and transportation funding. The case is Martin Luther King, Jr. County, et al., v. Scott Turner, et al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Case No. 25-cv-00814.
Counterterrorism funding
This lawsuit challenges the Federal Administration’s unlawful freeze of Securing the Cities counterterrorism grant funding. The case is City of Chicago, et al. v. United States Department of Homeland Security, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case No. 1:25-cv-05462.
Environmental grant programs
This lawsuit challenges the unlawful termination of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Grant Program. The case is Appalachian Voices, et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al., U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Case No. 1:25-cv-01982.
Emergency preparedness funding
This lawsuit challenges the Federal Administration’s attempt to impose unlawful and unrelated conditions on federal emergency and disaster preparedness grant funds. The case is County of Santa Clara, et al., v. Noem, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 3:25-cv-08330.
Public housing funds
This lawsuit challenges the Federal Administration’s attempt to impose unlawful conditions on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing grants. The case is Housing Authority of the County of San Diego, et al., v. Scott Turner, et al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 4:25-cv-08859.