AG Ellison filed a federal lawsuit to “stop President Donald Trump and his administration from bullying vulnerable children in this state,” as the first sentence of the lawsuit states. The lawsuit comes as the Trump Administration has repeatedly threatened Minnesota with the loss of federal funding for Minnesota schools unless Minnesota complies with two executive orders that purport to ban transgender children from playing school sports and to broadly deny the civil rights of transgender people.

"Trump’s unconscionable attack on this small number of vulnerable children is bullying, plain and simple. His burning desire to destroy trans kids and punish us for helping them live and thrive isn’t just a violation of the law — it’s a violation of Minnesota values. I’ve been around my share of bullies in my life, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you don’t give bullies an inch. We’re not going to cave at the expense of trans kids — or any vulnerable community that needs our compassion and protection…"- AG Ellison