San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump

San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Full case name San Francisco AIDS Foundation, et al. v. Trump, et al.
StartedAugust 7, 2025 (2025-08-07)
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
Citation25-4988
Case history
Prior actionSan Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump (4:25-cv-01824)
Appealed fromUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California

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. The district court issued a preliminary injunction in June 2025, which was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by the Trump administration in August 2025.

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] These organizations are:

  • San Francisco AIDS Foundation (San Francisco)
  • Los Angeles LGBT Center (Los Angeles)
  • GLBT Historical Society (San Francisco)
  • San Francisco Community Health Center (San Francisco)
  • Prisma Community Care (Arizona)
  • The NYC LGBT Community Center (New York City)
  • Bradbury-Sullivan Community Center (Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania)
  • Baltimore Safe Haven (Baltimore)
  • FORGE (Wisconsin)

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] The Trump administration filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[12][13]

On July 15, 2025, Lambda Legal reported that $6.2 million in grant funding had been restored to the plaintiffs following judge Tigar's preliminary injunction.[14][15] As of October 2025, the court case is ongoing.[16]

On October 10, 2025, the attorneys general of 17 states, led by California, Illinois, and Massachusetts, filed an amicus brief, urging the appellate court to uphold district court judge Tigar's preliminary injunction.[12][17] The following week, the office of the City Attorney of San Francisco announced that they had filed an amicus brief on behalf of 12 U.S. cities and counties, also urging the appellate court to uphold the district court's decision.[17]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Negussie, Tesfaye (February 20, 2025). "LGBTQ rights groups file lawsuits challenging Trump's executive orders". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Migdon, Brooke (February 20, 2025). "LGBTQ health groups sue Trump over orders targeting diversity, transgender rights". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 8, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Ferrannini, John; Laird, Cynthia (February 20, 2025). "California LGBTQ nonprofits join Lambda Legal lawsuit against Trump administration over DEI". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on March 4, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump". Lambda Legal. Archived from the original on June 12, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Case 3:25-cv-01824" (PDF). Lambda Legal. February 20, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 30, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco A.I.D.S. Foundation v. Trump (4:25-cv-01824)". CourtListener. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Ferrannini, John (June 9, 2025). "Judge blocks Trump administration defunding of SF AIDS Foundation, other nonprofits, for now". Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2025. 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. Archived from the original on May 24, 2025. 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. Archived from the original on June 29, 2025. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Har, Janie (June 9, 2025). "Judge blocks administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Simons, Matt (June 9, 2025). "Judge partially blocks Trump's anti-DEI executive orders". Courthouse News Service. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Brief Opposing Trump's Continued Attempts to Dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Programs". Attorney General of California. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ "San Francisco AIDS Foundation, et al. v. Trump, et al. (25-4988)". Court Listener. August 7, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Ferrannini, John (July 17, 2025). "$6.2 million in federal grants restored after legal win, Lambda Legal says". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ring, Trudy (July 17, 2025). "Trump admin forced to restore $6.2 million to LGBTQ+ and HIV groups". The Advocate. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  16. ↑ Ferrannini, John (October 8, 2025). "Sparse federal data on LGBTQs is threatened by recent Trump executive orders". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  17. 1 2 Bajko, Matthew S. (October 14, 2025). "Multiple cities, counties join San Francisco City Attorney Chiu in filing amicus brief in federal LGBTQ funding lawsuit". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
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