US v. The City of Boston, et al

US v. The City of Boston, et al

Plaintiff:	UNITED STATES
Defendant:	BOSTON, MA, MICHELLE WU, Mayor of The City of Boston, in the official capacity, MICHAEL A. COX, Police Commissioner, in the official capacity and BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Interested Party:	AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS, BRAZILIAN WOMEN'S GROUP, CAPE COD COALITION FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES, DIGNIDAD, DOMINICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER, EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL, GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES, HATIAN AMERICAN NEW VISION OF WALTHAM, HAITIAN AMERICANS UNITED INC., IMMIGRANT SUPPORT ALLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND, JANE DOE, INC., MASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITION, MASSACHUSETTS LAW REFORM INSTITUTE, SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF BOSTON, STUDENT CLINIC FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE, WATERTOWN CITIZENS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE & THE ENVIRONMENT'S REFUGEE SUPPORT WORKING GROUP, FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMICI CURIAE 27 CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AMICI CURIAE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, CHIEF CHRIS BURBANK, (retired) Salt Lake City Police Department, ZACHARY W. CARTER, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1993-99, CYRUS VANCE, JR., District Attorney, New York County (Manhattan), 2010-22, BETH MCCANN, District Attorney, Denver, Colorado, 2017-25, BERNARD WARNER, Secretary, Washington State Department of Corrections, 2011-15 and VINCENT SCHIRALDI, Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Corrections, 2023-25; Commissioner, NYC Department of Corrections, 2021
Case Number:	26-1852
Filed:	July 29, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Obtain Injunctive Relief

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Date Filed	Document Text
July 30, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellant US filed by Attorney J. Kain Day. Served on 07/30/2026. [26-1852] (JKD) [Entered: 07/30/2026 02:02 PM]
July 29, 2026	CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #75) filed by Appellant US. Appearance form, Docketing Statement, and Transcript Report/Order form due 08/12/2026 . [26-1852] (DO) [Entered: 07/29/2026 12:53 PM]

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Plaintiff: UNITED STATES
Represented By:	James J. Wen
Represented By:	Sean Skedzielewski
Represented By:	Elisabeth Neylan
Represented By:	Luke A. Miller
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Jordan A. Hulseberg
Represented By:	Cristen C. Handley
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Defendant: BOSTON, MA
Represented By:	Edward F. Whitesell Jr.
Represented By:	Erin Monju
Represented By:	Toby Merrill
Represented By:	Grace Lee
Represented By:	Samuel Dinning
Represented By:	Thomas Broom
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Defendant: MICHELLE WU, Mayor of The City of Boston, in the official capacity
Represented By:	Edward F. Whitesell Jr.
Represented By:	Erin Monju
Represented By:	Toby Merrill
Represented By:	Grace Lee
Represented By:	Samuel Dinning
Represented By:	Thomas Broom
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Defendant: MICHAEL A. COX, Police Commissioner, in the official capacity
Represented By:	Edward F. Whitesell Jr.
Represented By:	Erin Monju
Represented By:	Toby Merrill
Represented By:	Grace Lee
Represented By:	Samuel Dinning
Represented By:	Thomas Broom
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Defendant: BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Represented By:	Erin Monju
Represented By:	Toby Merrill
Represented By:	Grace Lee
Represented By:	Samuel Dinning
Represented By:	Thomas Broom
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Interested party: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: BRAZILIAN WOMEN'S GROUP
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Interested party: CAPE COD COALITION FOR SAFE COMMUNITIES
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Interested party: DIGNIDAD
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Interested party: DOMINICAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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Interested party: EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: HATIAN AMERICAN NEW VISION OF WALTHAM
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: HAITIAN AMERICANS UNITED INC.
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: IMMIGRANT SUPPORT ALLIANCE
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND
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Interested party: MASSACHUSETTS IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE ADVOCACY COALITION
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF BOSTON
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: STUDENT CLINIC FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE
Represented By:	Jessie J. Rossman
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Interested party: WATERTOWN CITIZENS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE & THE ENVIRONMENT'S REFUGEE SUPPORT WORKING GROUP
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Interested party: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
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Interested party: AMICI CURIAE 27 CITIES, COUNTIES, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Represented By:	Tinesha Zandamela
Represented By:	Robert Taylor
Represented By:	Alexandra B. Ruggie
Represented By:	Gustavo L. Martinez
Represented By:	Robert Magee
Represented By:	Tony Lopresti
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Represented By:	Laura Greenberg-Chao
Represented By:	Heather Ferbert
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Interested party: AMICI CURIAE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
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Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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Interested party: CHIEF CHRIS BURBANK, (retired) Salt Lake City Police Department
Represented By:	Brianna Seid
Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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Interested party: ZACHARY W. CARTER, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1993-99
Represented By:	Brianna Seid
Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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Interested party: CYRUS VANCE, JR., District Attorney, New York County (Manhattan), 2010-22
Represented By:	Brianna Seid
Represented By:	Ames Grawert
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Interested party: BETH MCCANN, District Attorney, Denver, Colorado, 2017-25
Represented By:	Brianna Seid
Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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Interested party: BERNARD WARNER, Secretary, Washington State Department of Corrections, 2011-15
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Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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Interested party: VINCENT SCHIRALDI, Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Corrections, 2023-25; Commissioner, NYC Department of Corrections, 2021
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Represented By:	Ames Grawert
Represented By:	Austin Paganelli Anderson
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