Delaware, AmeriCorps win key court battle
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, June 5, 2025
States win preliminary injunction, restoring funding for key AmeriCorps programs nationwide A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction restoring key funding for the national service program AmeriCorps following a lawsuit co-led by Attorney General Kathy Jennings and joined by 23 states and the District of Columbia. AmeriCorps, an independent federal agency tasked with engaging […]
Federal court blocks Trump administration’s disastrous tariffs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025
A federal court has blocked unlawful tariffs imposed by President Trump’s executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The ruling, issued Wednesday afternoon by the U.S. Court of International Trade, came in response to a multistate lawsuit from 12 state attorneys general, including Delaware AG Kathy Jennings. “The courts have affirmed what […]
Attorney General Kathy Jennings sues Trump administration to protect scientific research and education programs
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, joining with 15 other attorneys general, sued the Trump administration to stop its illegal attempts to cut critical National Science Foundation (NSF) programs and funding that maintain the United States’ position as a global leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). On April 18, NSF began unlawfully terminating projects focused […]
Attorney General Jennings wins court order stopping dismantling of Department of Education
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, May 23, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings has won a court order stopping the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the federal Department of Education (DOE). On March 13, Attorney General Jennings joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the administration after it announced plans to illegally eliminate 50 percent of DOE’s workforce. Following a March […]
AG Jennings joins coalition suing Trump administration over illegal immigration conditions placed on federal funding
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, with a coalition of 19 attorneys general, today filed two separate lawsuits against the Trump administration for attempting to illegally coerce their states into sweeping immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold billions in federal funding for emergency services and infrastructure. The coalition filed one lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), […]
