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The plaintiffs ask the court to “stop this imminent threat to our nation鈥檚 historic and critical support of the humanities by restoring funding appropriated by Congress.” It notes the 鈥渄isruption and attempted destruction, spearheaded by DOGE,鈥� of a partnership between the state and the federal government to support the humanities.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday, maintains that DOGE and the National Endowment for the Humanities exceeded their authority in terminating funding mandated by Congress.

DOGE and laid off more than 80% of the staff at the NEH in April as part of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

The humanities is just one of many areas that have been affected as Trump’s Republican administration has targeted cultural establishments including and . The moves are part of Trump’s goals to downsize the federal government and seen as promoting , which he calls “discrimination.鈥�

The humanities groups’ lawsuit said DOGE brought the core work of the humanities councils 鈥渢o a screeching halt” this spring when it terminated its grant program.

The filing is the most recent lawsuit filed by humanities groups and historical, research and library associations to try to stop funding cuts and the dissolution of federal agencies and organizations.

The funding freeze for the humanities comes when and libraries have been preparing programming for the summer and beginning preparations for celebrations meant to commemorate next year’s of the Declaration of Independence.

In a separate filing this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association and the Modern Language Association asked for a temporary injunction to stop dismantling of the NEH on the grounds that it violates the separation of powers, among other challenges.

Requests for comment Friday from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the White House were not immediately returned.