University of Wisconsin–Madison

Democratic AGs file 100th lawsuit against Trump

Democratic attorneys general have filed their 100th lawsuit against the Trump administration as part of a coordinated legal strategy, claiming wins in 55 of 67 cases that have reached court rulings so far. The suits span a wide range of issues including environmental regulations, immigration enforcement, withheld congressional funding, and tariffs, with the latest challenge targeting the administration’s rollback of emissions limits on coal and oil-fired power plants. With Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers of Congress, state-level lawsuits have become one of the few available tools for Democrats to push back against what they describe as executive overreach. Oregon’s attorney general alone has filed more than 50 suits, and the Democratic Attorneys General Association claims its members are the only elected officials successfully holding the Trump administration legally accountable.

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