BREAKING: Coalition of Attorneys General sue the Trump administration for withholding funds supporting crime victims
Progressive AGs are fighting the Trump administration’s illegal actions
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- Aug 18, 2025
- DEI/Civil Rights
- Funding Freeze
- Executive Power
- Criminal Justice Reform
- Gun Safety
New Jersey v. Department of Justice
AGs sue over a new Department of Justice policy that illegally imposes immigration-enforcement conditions on states receiving Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds for programs like emergency shelter, sexual assault forensic exams, funeral services, and other services that help crime victims.
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- Aug 15, 2025
- Funding Freeze
- Executive Power
- Environment/Climate
New York v. Department of Energy
AGs sue the Department of Energy over a new policy that arbitrarily limits federal funding to state energy agencies that operate programs like weatherization and energy assistance programs by capping the sum of indirect costs and fringe benefits to 10% of the award amounts.
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- Aug 15, 2025
- Executive Power
- Democracy Protection/Voting Rights
District of Columbia v. Trump
D.C. AG sues the Trump administration and the Department of Justice over their takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, in violation of the Home Rule Act.
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Across the country, progressive AGs are winning in court
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- May 13, 2025
- Immigration
- Executive Power
California v. Department of Transportation
AGs sued the Department of Transportation for threatening to cut off billions in transportation funding to states that do not fully comply with the Trump administration's anti-immigrant directives.
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- Apr 29, 2025
- Executive Power
Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps)
AGs sue to stop Trump's unilateral dismantling and dissolution of AmeriCorps.
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- Jan 21, 2025
- Immigration
New Jersey v. Trump
AGs sue to challenge constitutionality of the Birthright Citizenship Executive Order.
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Read About Progressive Attorneys General and their Work in the News
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- Aug 18, 2025
Trump Is Blocking Crime Victim Funds Over Immigration Laws: NJ Fights Back
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- Aug 15, 2025
D.C. attorney general sues over Trump's 'hostile takeover' of local police
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- Aug 11, 2025
AG Nick Brown sues Trump administration for withholding over $9 million in climate change funds
Read at My Bellingham Now