US EditionDemocratic AGs Sue to Stop Trump’s Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Measures at HUD
Plaintiffs argue HUD's 2025 guidance restricts funding for investigations on sexual orientation and gender identity, threatening anti-discrimination enforcement across 16 states and DC.
- A multistate group including California and Illinois sued HUD in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming the 2025 memo violates the Spending Clause and the Administrative Procedure Act.
- After HUD's 2025 memo to state agencies rescinded earlier guidance in September, the department barred findings based on disparate impact and said agencies won't be reimbursed for cases involving sexual orientation, gender identity, criminal record or English-language proficiency.
- Through the Fair Housing Assistance Program, HUD refers complaints to state fair-housing agencies that rely on HUD funding for investigations, while California state law and others extend protections beyond federal law.
- Critics described the lawsuit as political lawfare, while attorneys general allege HUD has cut staffing and dismissed whistleblowers, and HUD Secretary Scott Turner defended the department on social media.
- As part of a broader rollback of rules, HUD withdrew key fair housing documents and April 11, 2026 marks the 58th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, raising conflicts with state laws.
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District Links: DC joins lawsuit against HUD changes to fair housing enforcement; Kennedy Center board votes for 2-year closure to renovate; and more
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb signed onto a multistate lawsuit filed yesterday that seeks to block President Donald Trump’s administration from rolling back enforcement of fair housing protections against discrimination.
Democratic AGs Sue to Stop Trump’s Rollback of Anti-Discrimination Measures at HUD
Terry Chea/APMore than a dozen Democratic attorneys general from across the country joined together to file a lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday over the agency’s efforts to dismantle fair housing enforcement.“HUD is attempting to impose vague, ideologically motivated and unlawful conditions on program funding,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a Monday press conference. “If these actions are l…
Democratic AGs sue HUD over fair housing guidance
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general, including those for California and Illinois, have sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development over a guidance that they argue will scale back enforcement to strict federal standards and threaten state funding to enforce fair housing laws.
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