SISTRUNK SEEDS v. TRUMP: The Docket

 

Complaint, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. filed May 13, 2026) (filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center), ECF No. 1, 2026 WL 1351543, <https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/sistrunk-seeds-v-trump/>; [Tillman’s comment: There is no request for a preliminary injunction or any expedited briefing schedule.]

Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss at 17, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. brief filed: Aug. 11, 2026) (filed by U.S. DOJ) (citing Tillman’s ‘Trump’s “Emoluments” Problem’ in ‘Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y’), ECF No. 37, 2026 WL 2366865; 

State Defendants’ and the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint at 22, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. brief filed: Aug. 11, 2026) (filed by the Attorney General and Solicitor General of Florida) (citing: [i] Tillman’s ‘Trump’s “Emoluments” Problem’ in ‘Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y’; and, [ii] Blackman & Tillman’s ‘Domestic Emoluments Clause’ entry in ‘Heritage Guide 3d’), ECF No. 38, 2026 WL 2366866; 

Brief of Professor Seth Barrett Tillman and Landmark Legal Foundation as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendants, Sistrunk Seeds Inc. v. Donald J. Trump in his official capacity, Civ. A. No. 1:26-cv-23365-RAR-LFL (S.D. Fla. brief filed Aug. 13, 2026) (filed by local counsel: Michael Adam Sasso, Esq) (Rodolfo A. Ruiz II, District Judge), ECF No. 41, 2026 WL 2367429; 

Opposition Brief due: Tuesday, September 15, 2026. This due date is a result of an extension sought by motion by Plaintiffs (and unopposed), extending the time to oppose from August 25, 2026, to September 15, 2026. See ECF No. 31.

Reply Brief due: Thursday, October 1, 2026; 

Oral argument (t/b/d);

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘SISTRUNK SEEDS v. TRUMP: The Docket,’ New Reform Club (Aug. 17, 2026, 4:33 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2026/08/sistrunk-seeds-v-trump-docket.html>;