Its attorneys work on cases involving health and safety regulation, consumer rights, separation of powers, access to the courts, class actions, open government, and the First Amendment.
[4] The Litigation Group brings many cases under the Administrative Procedure Act to challenge agency regulations or other actions that it deems arbitrary and capricious or unlawful.
For example, in 2004, the Litigation Group along with Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH), and Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT) successfully challenged the final rule governing the hours of service of commercial truck drivers, issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
[8][9] The group has gained prominence for its role in a variety of cases challenging some of the initial actions of the second Trump Administration.
This has included the American Foreign Service Association v. Trump; Alliance for Retired Americans, AFGE, & SEIU v. Bessent; University of California Students Association v. Carter; Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management et al.; and Public Citizen, SDDF, & AFGE v.