February 4, 2025
Twenty-two state AGs file coordinated Tenth Amendment challenges
22 attorneys general form legal coalition arguing federal overreach violates constitutional limits
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On February 4, 2025, twenty-two state attorneys general formed a legal resistance coalition to challenge Trump administration policies as violations of state sovereignty and the Tenth Amendment (Rhode Island AG coalition announcement; AG constitutional arguments).
On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced clawbacks of more than $11 billion in federal health funding, including nearly $400 million for New York, prompting New York Attorney General Letitia James to file suit (NY AG health funding lawsuit).
On March 25, 2025, nineteen state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit to block President Trumpās electionāoverhaul executive order, arguing it exceeded constitutional limits on executive power (NY AG election lawsuit).
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Which office did the coalition sue over the illegal pause of federal assistance funding?
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New York AG Letitia James and California AG Rob Bonta co-lead the resistance coalition.
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How many attorneys general challenged Trump's birthright citizenship order on January 21, 2025?
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How many state attorneys general formed the legal resistance coalition on February 4, 2025?
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How many lawsuits has Washington AG Nick Brown filed against Trump since taking office in January 2025?
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Letitia James (New York Attorney General)
co-led the twenty-two state coalition that filed coordinated lawsuits on February 4, 2025, and on March 24, 2025, sued over the HHS funding clawback (Rhode Island AG coalition announcement; NY AG health funding lawsuit).
Rob Bonta (California Attorney General)
co-led the multi-state legal resistance coalition against Trump administration overreach on February 4, 2025 (Rhode Island AG coalition announcement).