State of California, et al v. Trump, et al

State of California, et al v. Trump, et al

Plaintiff:	STATE OF CALIFORNIA, STATE OF NEVADA, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, STATE OF ARIZONA, STATE OF COLORADO, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, STATE OF DELAWARE, STATE OF HAWAII, STATE OF ILLINOIS, STATE OF MAINE, STATE OF MARYLAND, STATE OF MICHIGAN, STATE OF MINNESOTA, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, STATE OF NEW YORK, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, STATE OF VERMONT and STATE OF WISCONSIN
Defendant:	PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, in the official capacity as President of the United States, TODD BLANCHE, in the official capacity as Attorney General of the United States, U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, DONALD L. PALMER, in the official capacity as Chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, THOMAS HICKS, in the official capacity as Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, CHRISTY A. MCCORMICK, in the official capacity as Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, in the official capacity as Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and PETER HEGSETH, in the official capacity as Secretary of Defense
Interested Party:	LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA, MARY ESTILL BUCHANAN, Former Secretary of State for the State of Colorado, MILES RAPOPORT, Former Secretary of State for the State of Connecticut, JOAN ANDERSON GROWE, Former Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota, KATHY BOOCKVAR, Former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, LEIGH M. CHAPMAN, Former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, KIM WYMAN, Former Secretary of State for the State of Washington, NATALIE E. TENNANT, Former Secretary of State for the State of West Virginia, MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY, CINDY BERRY and THE SOCIETY FOR RULE OF LAW INSTITUTE
Case Number:	26-2038
Filed:	September 9, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Voting

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September 9, 2026	CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #196) filed by Appellants Todd Blanche, Peter Hegseth, Thomas Hicks, Benjamin W. Hovland, Christy A. McCormick, Donald L. Palmer, Donald J. Trump, and U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Appearance form, Docketing Statement, and Transcript Report/Order form due 09/23/2026 . [26-2038] (AVN) [Entered: 09/09/2026 05:11 PM]
September 9, 2026	NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee State of California filed by Attorney Ian Fein. Served on 09/09/2026. [26-2038] (IF) [Entered: 09/09/2026 06:55 PM]

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Plaintiff: STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Represented By:	Kevin Lee Quade
Represented By:	Nicholas R. Green
Represented By:	Ian Fein
Represented By:	Lisa Catherine Ehrlich
Represented By:	Michael Surren Cohen
Represented By:	Malcolm Andreas Brudigam
Represented By:	Anne P. Bellows
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Plaintiff: STATE OF NEVADA
Represented By:	Heidi Parry Stern
Represented By:	Craig A. Newby
Represented By:	Kiel Ireland
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Plaintiff: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Represented By:	Anne L. Sterman
Represented By:	Michael Patrick Moore Jr.
Represented By:	Phoebe Fischer-Groban
Represented By:	Vanessa Arslanian
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Plaintiff: STATE OF ARIZONA
Represented By:	Joshua M. Whitaker
Represented By:	Kara M. Karlson
Represented By:	Karen J. Hartman-Tellez
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Plaintiff: STATE OF COLORADO
Represented By:	Shannon Wells Stevenson
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Plaintiff: STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Represented By:	Maura Bridget Murphy
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Plaintiff: STATE OF DELAWARE
Represented By:	Maryanne Donaghy
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Plaintiff: STATE OF HAWAII
Represented By:	Kalikoonalani Diara Fernandes
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Plaintiff: STATE OF ILLINOIS
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MAINE
Represented By:	Jonathan Richard Bolton
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MARYLAND
Represented By:	Daniel Michael Kobrin
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MICHIGAN
Represented By:	Erik Grill
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Plaintiff: STATE OF MINNESOTA
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Represented By:	Angela Behrens
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Plaintiff: STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Represented By:	Meghan Musso
Represented By:	Jonathan B. Mangel
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Plaintiff: STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Represented By:	Mark Noferi
Represented By:	James Grayson
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Plaintiff: STATE OF NEW YORK
Represented By:	Colleen K. Faherty
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Plaintiff: STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Plaintiff: STATE OF VERMONT
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Plaintiff: STATE OF WISCONSIN
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Defendant: PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, in the official capacity as President of the United States
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: TODD BLANCHE, in the official capacity as Attorney General of the United States
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: DONALD L. PALMER, in the official capacity as Chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: THOMAS HICKS, in the official capacity as Vice Chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
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Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: CHRISTY A. MCCORMICK, in the official capacity as Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: BENJAMIN W. HOVLAND, in the official capacity as Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Defendant: PETER HEGSETH, in the official capacity as Secretary of Defense
Represented By:	Winston Shi
Represented By:	Nicole Marie O'Connor
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
Represented By:	Christian Dibblee
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Interested party: LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Represented By:	Jonathan Benjamin Miller
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Interested party: REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARIZONA
Represented By:	Thomas Basile
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Interested party: MARY ESTILL BUCHANAN, Former Secretary of State for the State of Colorado
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: MILES RAPOPORT, Former Secretary of State for the State of Connecticut
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: JOAN ANDERSON GROWE, Former Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: KATHY BOOCKVAR, Former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: LEIGH M. CHAPMAN, Former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: KIM WYMAN, Former Secretary of State for the State of Washington
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: NATALIE E. TENNANT, Former Secretary of State for the State of West Virginia
Represented By:	Brendan Jarboe
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Interested party: MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
Represented By:	Robert N. Driscoll
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Interested party: CINDY BERRY
Represented By:	Robert N. Driscoll
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Interested party: THE SOCIETY FOR RULE OF LAW INSTITUTE
Represented By:	Richard D. Bernstein
Represented By:	Inga S. Bernstein
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