National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association v. Kennedy
What's at Stake
The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA), the lead national advocacy organization for the Title X family planning program, and the 老熟女午夜福利 and the ACLU of the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration over its unlawful withholding of $65.8 million in Title X federal family planning grants. Title X is the country鈥檚 only dedicated federally funded family planning program that provides access to preventive care like birth control, cancer screening, and STI screening and treatment, with priority given to patients with low incomes.
As a result of the Trump administration鈥檚 unlawful actions, at least seven states 鈥 California, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and Utah 鈥 have been left without any Title X-funded family planning services, and approximately 842,000 people have lost access to Title X-funded care.
Summary
On March 31, 2025 鈥 one day before Title X grants were set to be awarded 鈥 16 grantees were informed of HHS鈥檚 decision to withhold funds pending investigation. This decision is seemingly based on the grantees鈥 public statements supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and opposing racism, which HHS claims amount to a 鈥減ossible violation鈥 of federal civil rights law, and a desire to ensure the grantees鈥 compliance with an anti-immigration executive order (Executive Order 14218, 鈥淓nding Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders鈥). Grantees were given only 10 days to produce extensive documentation from their service sites and subgrantees, and funding has yet to be released.
The lawsuit argues that HHS violated its own rules and a federal statute that together govern how HHS can ensure compliance with grant terms and federal civil rights laws. The lawsuit also argues that HHS acted arbitrarily and capriciously by, among other things:
- Providing no reasonable explanation or justification for its decision to select these grantees for fund withholding and investigation;
- Targeting the grantees based on statements that align with the requirements of the Title X program; and
- Suddenly departing from its own prior understanding of Title X and federal civil rights law, without any acknowledgment of or explanation for that departure.
Legal Documents
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04/24/2025
Complaint: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
07/22/2025
Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Directing Defs. to Hold Funds Pending Resolution: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
07/28/2025
Plaintiff's Memorandum in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
07/28/2025
Plaintiff's Statement of Material Facts Not In Dispute: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
07/28/2025
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or For Summary Judgment: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
08/01/2025
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's for Order Directing Defs. to Hold Funds: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
08/04/2025
Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss -
08/04/2025
Defendants' Opposition to Pl.'s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
08/04/2025
Defendants' Response to Pl.'s Statement of Material Facts: NFPRHA v. Kennedy -
01/13/2026
Stipulation of Dismissal
Date Filed: 04/24/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 07/22/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 07/28/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 07/28/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 07/28/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 08/01/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 08/04/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 08/04/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 08/04/2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Date Filed: 01/13/2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Press Releases
NFPRHA and ACLU Succeed in Fighting to Restore All Federal Family Planning Grants and Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration
NFPRHA and ACLU Challenge Trump Administration Over Unlawful Withholding of Title X Family Planning Program Grants