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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- Nov 4, 2025
- Executive Power
- Funding Freeze
- Immigration
Michigan v. Noem
AGs sue the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA for imposing unlawful conditions on grants and imposing new barriers to states accessing emergency management dollars, disaster relief, and funds for police and emergency response personnel.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 16, 2025
- Environment/Climate
- Funding Freeze
- Executive Power
Maryland Clean Energy Center v. United States
AGs sue the Trump administration in the Court of Federal claims for the illegal termination of competitive grants under the "Solar for All" zero-emissions technologies program.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 -
- 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 -
- Aug 1, 2025
- LGBTQ Rights
Massachusetts v. Trump
AGs sue to block President Trump's "Denial of Care" Executive Order that threatened civil and criminal prosecution to any healthcare provider that provides gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19.Read Lawsuit -
- Jul 29, 2025
- Healthcare
- Reproductive Rights
California v. Department of Health and Human Services
AGs sue to block the unconstitutional "Defund Provision" of the 2025 reconciliation law that forbids state from using Medicaid dollars to pay for healthcare services provided at Planned Parenthood health centers.Read Lawsuit -
- Jul 28, 2025
- Executive Power
- Immigration
- Privacy/Technology
California v. Department of Agriculture
AGs sue the Department of Agriculture over its demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.Read Lawsuit