Linda McMahon

sexual-misconduct · 1980s-1990s · U.S. District Court, District of Maryland · As of June 2026, the case is in discovery. In December 2025, Judge James K. Bredar denied most motions to dismiss, allowing claims by two of the eight plaintiffs specifically against Linda McMahon to proceed. She lost a bid in May 2026 to force plaintiffs to identify themselves publicly. No final judgment has been entered.

Sources: CNN · DiCello Levitt · Axios · LGBTQ Nation

abuse-of-office · 2025-02-14 · On February 14, 2025, the Department of Education under Secretary Linda McMahon issued a 'Dear Colleague Letter' declaring that DEI programs in schools and universities would be treated as unlawful discrimination under Title VI and threatening to cut federal funding from institutions that maintained such programs, later paired with a certification requirement for state education agencies. The National Education Association, its New Hampshire affiliate, the Center for Black Educator Development, and the American Federation of Teachers (in a companion case) sued, arguing the directive was unconstitutionally vague, viewpoint-discriminatory in violation of the First Amendment, and issued without the notice-and-comment process required by the Administrative Procedure Act. Multiple federal judges (D.N.H., D. Md.) issued preliminary injunctions blocking enforcement in 2025. The underlying directive was vacated and set aside by final judgment in the companion case American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education, and on February 18, 2026, Judge Landya McCafferty entered a final order in National Education Association v. U.S. Department of Education (1:25-cv-00091, D.N.H.) formally closing the case on that basis, permanently barring the government from enforcing, relying on, or reviving the letter. · Directive vacated and permanently enjoined by final judgment; Department of Education withdrew/ceased enforcing the policy.

Sources: New Hampshire Bulletin · K-12 Dive · ACLU · Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

abuse-of-office · 2025-03-28 · On March 28, 2025, Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a letter abruptly moving up the deadline for states to spend previously approved extensions of pandemic-era ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds, reversing extensions the department itself had granted between 2023 and early 2025. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia sued in the Southern District of New York, alleging the reversal violated federal grant-modification procedures and the Administrative Procedure Act. On May 6-7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos granted a preliminary injunction, finding the plaintiff states had shown a likelihood of success on the merits, and barred the department from enforcing the cancellation against the suing states pending further litigation. · Preliminary injunction issued barring enforcement of the funding cancellation against the plaintiff states/D.C.; litigation ongoing.

Sources: K-12 Dive · Education Week · The Boston Globe