Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al v. US Department of Education, et al

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, et al v. US Department of Education, et al

Plaintiff:	COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEVADA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF OREGON, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, STATE OF WISCONSIN, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA and COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Defendant:	US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and LINDA MARIE MCMAHON, in the official capacity as Secretary of the US Department of Education
Case Number:	26-1973
Filed:	September 3, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutes

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Date Filed	Document Text
September 9, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Illinois filed by Attorney Sarah A. Hunger. Served on 09/09/2026. [26-1973] (SAH) [Entered: 09/09/2026 06:26 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Nevada filed by Attorney K. Brunetti Ireland. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (KI) [Entered: 09/08/2026 01:37 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of California filed by Attorney Nicklas Akers. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (NAA) [Entered: 09/08/2026 11:58 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Maine filed by Attorney Christina Moylan. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (CM) [Entered: 09/08/2026 04:48 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Maryland filed by Attorney Julia Doyle. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (JD) [Entered: 09/08/2026 04:28 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Minnesota filed by Attorney Joseph Richie. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (JRR) [Entered: 09/08/2026 04:28 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed by Attorney Victoria Roytenberg. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (VFR) [Entered: 09/08/2026 02:02 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of New York filed by Attorney Jessica Ranucci. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (JR) [Entered: 09/08/2026 01:54 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Delaware filed by Attorney Vanessa L. Kassab. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (VLK) [Entered: 09/08/2026 01:17 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Delaware filed by Attorney Ian R. Liston. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (IRL) [Entered: 09/08/2026 01:15 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed by Attorney Michael N. Turi. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (MNT) [Entered: 09/08/2026 12:58 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Maryland filed by Attorney Keith M. Jamieson. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (KJ) [Entered: 09/08/2026 12:20 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of New York filed by Attorney Kartik Naram. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (KN) [Entered: 09/08/2026 12:16 PM]
September 8, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Michigan filed by Attorney Daniel Ping. Served on 09/08/2026. [26-1973] (DJP) [Entered: 09/08/2026 10:56 AM]
September 4, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Vermont filed by Attorney Ryan P. Kane. Served on 09/04/2026. [26-1973] (RPK) [Entered: 09/04/2026 07:47 AM]
September 4, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of Michigan filed by Attorney Neil Giovanatti. Served on 09/04/2026. [26-1973] (NG) [Entered: 09/04/2026 08:31 AM]
September 3, 2026	CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #115) filed by Appellants Linda Marie McMahon and US Department of Education. Appearance form due 09/17/2026. Docketing Statement due 09/17/2026. Transcript Report/Order form due 09/17/2026. [26-1973] (GRC) [Entered: 09/03/2026 05:13 PM]

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Plaintiff: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Represented By:	Michael N. Turi
Represented By:	Michael Kenneth Skold
Represented By:	Yael Shavit
Represented By:	Victoria Fay Roytenberg
Represented By:	Daniel John Ping
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Represented By:	Shanna Tallarico
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Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Defendant: LINDA MARIE MCMAHON, in the official capacity as Secretary of the US Department of Education
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Heidy L. Gonzalez
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