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Twenty-two state AGs file coordinated Tenth Amendment challenges
22 attorneys general form legal coalition arguing federal overreach violates constitutional limits·February 4, 2025
Twenty-two state attorneys general formed an unprecedented legal resistance coalition on February 4, 2025, filing coordinated lawsuits challenging Trump administration overreach. Led by New York AG Letitia James and California AG Rob Bonta, the coalition argues federal policies violate state sovereignty, individual rights, and constitutional limits on executive power.
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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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