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 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
- Executive Power
- Funding Freeze
Arizona v. EPA
AGs sue the Environmental Protection Agency over the unilateral and illegal termination of the "Solar for All" program designed to bring low-cost solar energy to over 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities.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 -
- Sep 30, 2025
- Immigration
- Executive Power
- Funding Freeze
New York v. Noem
New York AG sues the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding tens of millions of dollars in security grant funding from the state because it refuses to use local law enforcement for federal immigration enforcement.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 -
- Sep 25, 2025
- Democracy Protection/Voting Rights
United States v. New York Board of Elections
The Trump administration sues the state of New York for refusing to provide the federal government with voter registration data and statewide voter lists.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