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Aviel v. Marocco

No. 1:25-cv-00778 District · Decided Decided
Court
D.D.C.
dcd
Judge
Loren L. Alikhan
Decided
Aug 14, 2025
Filed
Mar 17, 2025
Judge (CL)
Loren L. Alikhan
Filed (CL)
Mar 17, 2025
CL Status
terminated

Case Overview

The president of the Inter-American Foundation, Sare Aviel, sued the Trump administration over the attempt to remove Aviel from her position as president and install Peter Marocco as president and CEO of IAF.

The Application

History

The Trump administration attempted to remove Aviel from her IAF presidency and install Marocco in her place; Aviel challenged the removal as exceeding the President's statutory authority over the IAF leadership structure.

The Conclusion

The court issued a decision determining the scope of presidential removal power as applied to the IAF presidency and Aviel's position within it.

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Outcome History (4)

  1. Apr 4, 2025 District
    Preliminary injunction granted Full relief

    Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction granted.

  2. Apr 10, 2025 District
    Stay denied Relief denied

    Defendants' Motion to Stay Pending Appeal denied.

  3. Jun 2, 2025 District
    Other Neutral

    Defendants' obligation to file an answer vacated.

  4. Aug 14, 2025 District
    Merits judgment Full relief Final

    Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment granted, Defendants' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment denied.

Federal Court TMR-4291a389 IAF Dismantling May 18, 2026
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