American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald
Plaintiff: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, THE AUTHORS GUILD, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, ELIZABETH KADETSKY, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, VALARIE ORLANDO, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, KATALIN BALOG, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, BENJAMIN HOLTZMAN, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, LEE JASPERSE, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated and NICOLE JENKINS, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated
Defendant: WILLIAM ENGLISH, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, UNITED STATES DOGE SERVICE, AMY GLEASON, in her official capacity as Acting Administrator of the United States DOGE Service, NATE CAVANAUGH, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the General Services Administration and JUSTIN FOX, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the General Services Administration
Case Number: 26-1996
Filed: July 22, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes
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Date Filed Document Text
September 14, 2026 Filing 21 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, , at entry , on behalf of , FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/14/2026 10:28 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 20 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, , at docket entry , on behalf of , FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 11:11 AM]
September 9, 2026 Filing 19 SO-ORDERED NON-DISPOSITIVE STIPULATION, to file a deferred appendix, FILED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 09/09/2026 10:36 AM]
August 12, 2026 Filing 18 ATTORNEY, Jamie Crooks, for Appellee Benjamin Holtzman, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Katalin Balog, Lee Jasperse, Nicole Jenkins, The Authors Guild, Valarie Orlando, William Goldstein, ADDED. [26-1829, 26-1832, 26-1996] [Entered: 08/12/2026 04:12 PM]
August 11, 2026 Filing 17 NEW CASE MANAGER, Dennisse Pizarro-Lebron, ASSIGNED. [26-1996, 26-1829] [Entered: 08/11/2026 12:26 PM]
August 10, 2026 Filing 16 NOTICE, to Appellees Amy Gleason, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, William English, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 08/10/2026 04:27 AM]
August 3, 2026 Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, Appellant American Historical Association, Appellant Modern Language Association of America, FILED. Service date 08/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/03/2026 04:21 PM]
August 3, 2026 Filing 14 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, Appellant American Historical Association, Appellant Modern Language Association of America, FILED. Service date 08/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/03/2026 04:12 PM]
August 3, 2026 Filing 13 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, Appellant American Historical Association, Appellant Modern Language Association of America, FILED. Service date 08/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/03/2026 04:10 PM]
July 28, 2026 Filing 12 ATTORNEY, John Robinson, for Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, Appellant American Historical Association, Appellant Modern Language Association of America, ADDED. [Entered: 07/28/2026 03:39 PM] [Edited: 07/30/2026 09:33 AM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 11 MOTION, to set briefing schedule, on behalf of Appellee William English, Appellee National Endowment for the Humanities, Appellee United States DOGE Service, Appellee Amy Gleason, Appellee Nate Cavanaugh, Appellee Justin Fox, FILED. Service date 07/27/2026 by ACMS. [26-1996, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/27/2026 09:48 AM] [Edited: 07/30/2026 09:28 AM]
July 27, 2026 Filing 10 ATTORNEY, Derek Weiss, for Appellees Amy Gleason, Justin Fox, Nate Cavanaugh, National Endowment for the Humanities, United States DOGE Service, William English, ADDED. [26-1996, 26-1829] [Entered: 07/27/2026 09:44 AM] [Edited: 07/30/2026 09:32 AM]
July 24, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, FILED. [Entered: 07/24/2026 11:51 AM]
July 23, 2026 Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amy Gleason, United States DOGE Service, National Endowment for the Humanities, William English, Nate Cavanaugh, Justin Fox, FILED. [Entered: 07/23/2026 02:15 PM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 7 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 12:35 PM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 6 NOTE: See lead case, 26-1829, containing complete set of docket entries. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:44 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, OPENED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:43 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, district court receipt # ANYSDC33165075, FILED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:40 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 05/08/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:39 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT, dated 05/07/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:38 AM]
July 22, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, Modern Language Association of America, FILED. [Entered: 07/22/2026 11:36 AM]

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Plaintiff: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
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Defendant: WILLIAM ENGLISH, in his official capacity as Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Defendant: JUSTIN FOX, in his official capacity as an employee of the U.S. DOGE Service or the General Services Administration
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