Association of American Universities, et al v. US Department of Defense, et al

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Association of American Universities, et al v. US Department of Defense, et al

Plaintiff:	ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION, ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES, ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, BROWN UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ACTING BY AND THROUGH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION and UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Defendant:	US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE and PETER HEGSETH, in the official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense
Case Number:	26-2142
Filed:	October 14, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Statutes

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Date Filed	Document Text
October 14, 2026	CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #115) filed by Appellants Peter Hegseth and US Department of Defense. Appearance form due 10/28/2026. Docketing Statement due 10/28/2026. Transcript Report/Order form due 10/28/2026. [26-2142] (GRC) [Entered: 10/14/2026 11:32 AM]

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Plaintiff: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
Represented By:	James Xi
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Erin E. Murphy
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Kyle Raymond Eiswald
Represented By:	Paul D. Clement
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION
Represented By:	James Xi
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Erin E. Murphy
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Kyle Raymond Eiswald
Represented By:	Paul D. Clement
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES
Represented By:	James Xi
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Erin E. Murphy
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Kyle Raymond Eiswald
Represented By:	Paul D. Clement
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: BROWN UNIVERSITY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
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Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
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Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ACTING BY AND THROUGH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Represented By:	Michael McMaster
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Plaintiff: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
Represented By:	Michael Drezner
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Plaintiff: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Represented By:	Zachary C. Schauf
Represented By:	Shoba Pillay
Represented By:	Elizabeth Henthorne
Represented By:	Lauren J. Hartz
Represented By:	Lindsay C. Harrison
Represented By:	Ishan Kharshedji Bhabha
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Plaintiff: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Represented By:	Andrew R.W. Hughes
Represented By:	Jessica Creighton
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Defendant: US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Represented By:	Jennifer Utrecht
Represented By:	Bethany Theriot
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	I-Heng Hsu
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
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Defendant: PETER HEGSETH, in the official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense
Represented By:	Jennifer Utrecht
Represented By:	Bethany Theriot
Represented By:	Donald Campbell Lockhart
Represented By:	I-Heng Hsu
Represented By:	Abraham R. George
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