Freedom of the Press Foundation, et al v. Donald Trump, et al
| Freedom of the Press Foundation and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington |
| Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America, Executive Office of the President of the United States, James David Vance, in his official capacity as Vice President of the United States of America, Office of the Vice President of the United States, White House Office, Susan Wiles, in her official Capacity as White House Chief of Staff, National Archives and Records Administration and Edward C. Forst, in his official capacity as Acting Archivist of the United States |
| 26-5186 |
| June 3, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit |
| Other Statutory Actions |
Docket Report
RSS Track this Docket
This docket was last retrieved on July 13, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.
| Document Text |
|---|
| JOINT APPENDIX [2183052] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Volumes: 2] [Service Date: 07/13/2026 ] [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 07/13/2026 04:51 PM] |
| APPELLANT BRIEF [2183049] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 07/13/2026 ] Length of Brief: 9,558 words. [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 07/13/2026 04:48 PM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2182489] filed by Kelsi Corkran and co-counsel William Powell on behalf of Appellees CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation. [26-5186] (Powell, William) [Entered: 07/09/2026 01:45 PM] |
| DOCKETING STATEMENT [2178036] filed by Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:46 AM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2178176] filed by CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5186, 26-5185] (Corkran, Kelsi) [Entered: 06/10/2026 08:41 PM] |
| STATEMENT [2178173] with Disclosure Listing filed by CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5186, 26-5185] (Corkran, Kelsi) [Entered: 06/10/2026 08:26 PM] |
| STATEMENT [2178087] with Disclosure Listing filed by American Historical Association and American Oversight [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5185] (Wirth, Stephen) [Entered: 06/10/2026 01:27 PM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2178084] filed by American Historical Association and American Oversight [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5185] (Wirth, Stephen) [Entered: 06/10/2026 01:23 PM] |
| AMENDED ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2178078] filed by Daniel F. Jacobson and co-counsel Stephen K. Wirth on behalf of Appellees American Historical Association and American Oversight. [26-5185] (Wirth, Stephen) [Entered: 06/10/2026 01:08 PM] |
| STATEMENT OF ISSUES [2178053] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 12:18 PM] |
| UNDERLYING DECISION IN CASE [2178038] submitted by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:49 AM] |
| STATEMENT OF INTENT REGARDING APPENDIX DEFERRAL [2178037] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] Intent: AppxNotDeferred [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:47 AM] |
| DOCKETING STATEMENT [2178035] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ] [26-5185] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:45 AM] |
| TRANSCRIPT STATUS REPORT [2178032] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/10/2026 ]. Status of Transcripts: Final - All transcripts needed for the appeal have been completed and received. [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/10/2026 11:42 AM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2177685] filed considering motion to establish briefing schedule and oral argument [ # 2176983-2 ]; suspending deadlines entered on June 3, 2026 clerk order [ # 2176449-2 ], setting briefing schedule: APPELLANT Brief due 07/13/2026. APPENDIX due 07/13/2026. APPELLEE Brief due on 08/19/2026. APPELLANT Reply Brief due 09/09/2026. Clerk is directed to schedule these consolidated cases for oral argument. [See order for further detail] [26-5185, 26-5186] [Entered: 06/09/2026 10:45 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2177058] filed by Jonathan Maier and co-counsel Nikhel S. Sus, Lauren C. Bingham on behalf of Appellees CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation in 26-5186. [26-5186, 26-5185] (Maier, Jonathan) [Entered: 06/05/2026 12:37 PM] |
| UNOPPOSED MOTION [2176983] to establish briefing schedule filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/05/2026 ] Length Certification: 474 words. [26-5185, 26-5186] (Tenny, Daniel) [Entered: 06/05/2026 10:40 AM] |
| CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS AND RELATED CASES [2176915] filed by Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared in 26-5185, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles in 26-5186 [Service Date: 06/05/2026 ] [26-5185, 26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/05/2026 07:55 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2176695] filed by Maxwell A. Baldi and co-counsel Daniel Tenny on behalf of Appellants Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles. [26-5186] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/04/2026 11:06 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2176693] filed by Maxwell A. Baldi and co-counsel Daniel Tenny on behalf of Appellants Todd Blanche, Council on Economic Advisers, DOJ, Robert Downing, Philip C. Droege, Executive Residence, Joshua Fisher, Ed Forst, Amy Gleason, Homeland Security Council, Catherine Keller, Stephen Miller, NARA, National Security Council, Devin G. Nunes, Office of Administration, Office of the Vice President, President's Intelligence Advisory Board, Jacob Reses, Donald Trump, United States Doge Service, James David Vance, White House Office, Susan Wiles and Pierre Yared. [26-5185] (Baldi, Maxwell) [Entered: 06/04/2026 11:05 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2176686] filed by Daniel F. Jacobson on behalf of Appellees American Historical Association and American Oversight in 26-5185. [26-5185, 26-5186] (Jacobson, Daniel) [Entered: 06/04/2026 10:54 AM] |
| NOTICE OF APPEAL [2176474] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:26-cv-01402-JDB filed by Executive Office of the President of the United States, Edward C. Forst, NARA, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, James David Vance, White House Office and Susan Wiles. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 26-5186. [26-5186] [Entered: 06/03/2026 09:59 AM] |
| ENTRY OF APPEARANCE [2176624] filed by Kelsi Corkran on behalf of Appellees CREW and Freedom of the Press Foundation. [26-5186] (Corkran, Kelsi) [Entered: 06/03/2026 05:03 PM] |
| CLERK'S ORDER [2176476] filed consolidating cases 26-5186 (Consolidation started 06/03/2026) with 26-5185; directing party to file in 26-5186 initial submissions: APPELLANT docketing statement due 07/06/2026. APPELLANT statement of issues due 07/06/2026 [26-5185, 26-5186] [Entered: 06/03/2026 10:01 AM] |
| US CIVIL CASE docketed. [26-5186] [Entered: 06/03/2026 09:58 AM] |
Access additional case information on PACER
Access the Case Summary and Docket Report to access additional information about this case on the U.S. Court's PACER system. A subscription to PACER is required.
| Search for this case: Freedom of the Press Foundation, et al v. Donald Trump, et al | |
|---|---|
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Web | [ Unicourt | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Plaintiff: Freedom of the Press Foundation | |
| Represented By: | Jonathan Maier |
| Represented By: | Lauren C. Bingham |
| Represented By: | Kelsi Brown Corkran |
| Represented By: | Nikhel Suresh Sus |
| Represented By: | William H. Powell |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Plaintiff: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington | |
| Represented By: | Nikhel Suresh Sus |
| Represented By: | Jonathan Maier |
| Represented By: | Lauren C. Bingham |
| Represented By: | Kelsi Brown Corkran |
| Represented By: | William H. Powell |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Donald J. Trump, in his official capacity as President of the United States of America | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Executive Office of the President of the United States | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: James David Vance, in his official capacity as Vice President of the United States of America | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Office of the Vice President of the United States | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: White House Office | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Susan Wiles, in her official Capacity as White House Chief of Staff | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
| Defendant: Edward C. Forst, in his official capacity as Acting Archivist of the United States | |
| Represented By: | Daniel Tenny |
| Represented By: | Maxwell A. Baldi |
| Represented By: | Brett A. Shumate |
| Represented By: | Eric D. McArthur |
| Represented By: | Mark Reiling Freeman |
| Search News | [ Google News | Marketwatch | Wall Street Journal | Financial Times | New York Times ] |
| Search Finance | [ Google Finance | Yahoo Finance | Hoovers | SEC Edgar Filings ] |
| Search Web | [ Justia Dockets | Legal Web | Google | Bing | Yahoo | Ask ] |
Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.
