Ongoing court cases and litigation
State attorneys general play a vital role in bringing litigation that defends the rule of law, protects the rights of residents, and upholds state and federal statutes.
This page tracks ongoing lawsuits and legal actions led or joined by state AGs against the Trump administration — on topics ranging from civil rights and consumer protection to environmental justice and challenges to federal overreach. Here you’ll find case summaries, court filings, and the latest developments in high-impact litigation that reflect the evolving responsibilities of state attorneys general in today’s legal and political environment.
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- Dec 2, 2025
- Democracy Protection/Voting Rights
United States v. Delaware Secretary of State Albence
The Department of Justice sues Delaware over the state's refusal to turn over sensitive voter data to the federal government.Read Lawsuit -
- Nov 26, 2025
- Funding Freeze
New York v. Rollins
AGs sue the Department of Agriculture for issuing new SNAP guidance that illegally restricts program eligibility for lawful permanent residents.Read Lawsuit -
- Nov 25, 2025
- Funding Freeze
Washington v. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
AGs sue the Department of Housing and Urban Development for adopting new policies that limit access to housing funds for people who are transgender, struggling with mental illness or substance use disorder, or live in a jurisdiction with homelessness policy that the federal government disagrees with.Read Lawsuit -
- Nov 3, 2025
- Education
Massachusetts v. Department of Education
AGs sue the Department of Education to block a new rule that strips Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility from people whose work is disfavored by the Trump administration, including supporting immigrant rights, DEI, and gender-affirming care.Read Lawsuit -
- Oct 28, 2025
- Executive Power
- Funding Freeze
Massachusetts v. United States Department of Agriculture
AGs sue the Department of Agriculture for its unlawful refusal to fund SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.Read Lawsuit -
- Oct 1, 2025
- Executive Power
- Funding Freeze
- Immigration
New York v. Department of Justice
AGs sue the Department of Justice for illegally withholding legal grant funds because these funds might allegedly be used to help undocumented people secure legal services.Read Lawsuit -
- Sep 29, 2025
- Immigration
- Funding Freeze
- Executive Power
Illinois v. Noem
AGs sue the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA for unlawfully cutting and withholding Homeland Security Grant Program funds distributed by FEMA from plaintiff states without explanation.Read Lawsuit -
- Sep 26, 2025
- Education
- LGBTQ Rights
- Reproductive Rights
Washington v. Department of Health and Human Services
AGs sue the Department of Health and Human Services over the federal government's plan to force states to rewrite sexual education curriculum in a way that erases transgender, gender-diverse youth, and youth with differences in sex development.Read Lawsuit -
- 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.Read Lawsuit -
- 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.Read Lawsuit