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 Trump’s election‐overhaul executive order, arguing it exceeded constitutional limits on executive power (NY AG election lawsuit).

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How many lawsuits has Washington AG Nick Brown filed against Trump since taking office in January 2025?

What is the acronym for the federal office that illegally paused state funding according to the AG lawsuit?

New York AG Letitia James and California AG Rob Bonta co-lead the resistance coalition.

Which office did the coalition sue over the illegal pause of federal assistance funding?

How many attorneys general challenged Trump's birthright citizenship order on January 21, 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).

What you can do

Access the February 4, 2025 press release on the Rhode Island Attorney General website at https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-co-leads-22-states-and-district-columbia-suing-stop-trump to verify whether your state’s AG joined the twenty-two-state coalition.

Visit the New York Attorney General’s March 24, 2025 complaint page at https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-trump-administration-slashing-vital-health-funding to examine the lawsuit challenging the $11 billion HHS funding clawback and the nearly $400 million at risk for New York.

Review the details of the March 25, 2025 election lawsuit at https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-president-trump-unconstitutional-attempt-seize to understand which provisions of President Trump’s executive order on elections are under judicial review.