State of Washington v. United States Department of Education

FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 4 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

STATE OF WASHINGTON; STATE OF No. 25-7157 CALIFORNIA; STATE OF COLORADO; D.C. No. STATE OF CONNECTICUT; STATE OF 2:25-cv-01228-KKE

DELAWARE; STATE OF ILLINOIS;

STATE OF MAINE; STATE OF

MARYLAND; STATE OF

MASSACHUSETTS; STATE OF OPINION

MICHIGAN; STATE OF NEW MEXICO;

STATE OF NEW YORK; STATE OF

NEVADA; STATE OF OREGON; STATE

OF RHODE ISLAND; STATE OF

WISCONSIN,

Plaintiffs - Appellees,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION; LINDA MCMAHON, in her official Capacity as United States Secretary of Education,

Defendants - Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Kymberly K. Evanson, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 2, 2025 San Francisco, California

Before: Richard C. Tallman, Jay S. Bybee, and Gabriel P. Sanchez, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam Opinion Plaintiff-Appellees are 16 states who sued for declaratory and injunctive

relief after the United States…