In Illinois, Trump Administration Loses Its 19th Voter Records Lawsuit
“Congress did not confer a general auditing power to the DOJ over state election officials,” the judge said.
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Attorneys General Sue to Stop Changes to Affordable Care Act
“The Affordable Care Act was designed to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. But once again, this Administration is moving in the wrong direction by adopting harmful provisions that push consumers into bare-bones plans and strip away critical protections,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. “
Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Withholding Counterterrorism Funds in Voter Data Dispute
“FEMA is threatening our counterterrorism funding again,” Jackson said. “The last time they tried this, we took them to court and won. Now they’re trying again, and I expect we’ll beat them again.”
Biden Will No Longer Oppose Release of Recorded Ghostwriter Conversations
“What you’re going to hear on the tapes […] is the state of Joe Biden years before he ran for president, when a special prosecutor said he has memory issues,” said Jeffrey Clark, vice president for litigation at the Oversight Project, one of the firms pressing for access to the tapes.
Federal Court Rules Against Trump Admin.’s Use of Obscure Budget Rule
“Instead of working with us to keep the public safe and lower costs for hardworking New Jerseyans, the Trump Administration has recklessly and illegally gutted federal funding for public safety, disaster preparedness, scientific research, clean water, and more,” New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said in a press release.
Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Palestine Advocacy-Related Sanctions
The Trump administration, for its part, has described the lawsuit as a bad-faith effort to “enable further ICC overreach.”
Justice Department Sues Maryland to Stop In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
“Congress long ago made clear that Maryland cannot deny educational opportunities to American citizens that it gives to illegal aliens in the State,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in a press release. “By granting illegal aliens in-state tuition, Maryland is not only violating federal law but subsidizing education for illegal aliens.”
Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Mental Health Funding
“These mental health programs were established by Congress following a wave of tragic and unacceptable school shootings, and they do critical work to ensure students can not only succeed but thrive,” Bonta said in a 2025 statement announcing the original lawsuit. “The loss of this funding would cause immense harm to California students, especially in our low-income and rural communities. The California Department of Justice will not stand idly by—we’re once again taking the Trump Administration to court, this time to protect the mental health and well-being of our students.”
Former CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Administration
“While it is mystifying how the prosecutors could possibly believe there is any legally justifiable basis for undertaking this investigation, they have done nothing to explain the mystery,” his lawyers wrote, describing the claims tentatively raised by the government as “manufactured.”
Justice Department Sues CA, VA Over New Firearm Rules
“The Virginia law makes the commercial purchase of AR-15-s-tyle rifles a crime,” the Justice Department said. “The AR-15 rifle is the most popular rifle in America. Virginia’s enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth’s law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.”