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Alaska, like Texas, recently signed an agreement with the federal government promising to share voter data. The Justice Department said that it plans to analyze any collected information to identify potential voter list issues and remove ineligible registrants. Watchdogs fear that the initiative could be used to advance President Donald Trump’s immigration-enforcement operations.
“They were on notice that the claims were categorically false and defamatory. They published anyway, “Jesse Binnell, an attorney who is representing Patel, said on Twitter.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has since said that the statute, in its current form, “unlawfully extended benefits to illegal immigrants which were not available to American citizens.”
Paxton also claims that JetBlue accepts improper donations from people outside of the United States, as well as individuals who have already met mandated contribution limits. He opened an investigation into ActBlue in December 2023 and, a year later, sent a letter to the Federal Elections Commission claiming that he had uncovered evidence that “bad actors can illegally interfere in American elections by disguising political donations.”
“Voter list maintenance is a responsibility entrusted to the states,” the attorney general said, “and I remain confident in the steps we take here in Rhode Island to keep our list as accurate as possible.”
“As the Court recognized, the plaintiffs’ claims are related to activities that Chevron and other energy companies performed under federal supervision during World War II,” a Chevron spokesperson said. “Those claims are flawed as a matter of both state law and federal law, and Chevron looks forward to litigating these cases in federal court, where they belong.”
Mandell also said that the lawsuit challenges discrepancies in funding but does not seek to do away with the state’s private voucher program. Instead, his clients simply want to ensure that public schools receive the funding that they deserve.
“It should not have taken a lawsuit to reach this outcome,” said Carter Matt, a staff attorney with the ACLU of Nebraska. “The government clearly overstepped by barring dozens of people form participating in traditional religious practices. Officials did not relent when our clients advocated for themselves through the grievance process.”
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Hawaii was part of a wider-ranging effort against states attempting to hold the oil industry liable for the practical damage wrought by climate change. Under former Attorney General Pam Bondi, the government also filed claims targeting Michigan, New York, and Vermont.
“Especially while consumers face an affordability crisis, there is no room for illegal practices that impede competition and raise prices,” Bonta said.