(filed October 6, 2025)
State of Illinois et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al. - Illinois and the City of Chicago challenged the government on the unlawful deployment of federal agents and the federalization and deployment of the Illinois and Texas National Guard. On October 9, 2025, the district court issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federalization and deployment of the Illinois national guard. However, the government appealed the order to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. On October 16, 2025, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted in part and denied in part the government’s motion to stay (stop) the district court’s temporary restraining order, holding that the Illinois National Guard can be federalized but not deployed. The government then appealed the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal’s order to the U.S. Supreme Court. The federal case is ongoing at the district court, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. On December 23, 2025, in a major victory, the U.S. Supreme Court (No. 25A443) upheld the block and held that the government failed to identify a source of authority to federalize the national guard of Illinois. The decision can be found here. The state of Illinois and the government entered into negotiations. The government has moved to dismiss the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction claiming the lawsuit is now moot since the Illinois national guard is no longer federalized and there are no other national guards remaining in Illinois. The state of Illinois (and others) opposed the dismissal because the federalization and deployment orders that started the case have not been rescinded, and the temporary restraining order, which halted the unlawful deployment would expire upon dismissal. Therefore, they sought a permanent injunction to prevent future unlawful deployments. On April 21, 2026, the federal court held the case is moot and dismissed the case with prejudice.