State Solar for All Dispute Belongs in Claims Court, Judge Rules

June 2, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC

A federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit from a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration’s cancellation of the $7 billion Solar for All program, finding the dispute belongs in the Court of Federal Claims.

The states’ request to undo the program termination “ultimately boils down to a retroactive reinstatement of their grants, a form of relief this Court cannot provide,” said Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Monday.

Arizona and more than 20 other states and entities sued the ...

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