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Abuse of Power

In New Filings, Attorney General Bonta Urges Ninth Circuit to Block Trump from Using California’s National Guard as His Own Personal, Traveling Police Force
10/08/2025
Attorney General Bonta Continues Support for States Challenging Trump’s Militarization of American Cities
10/07/2025
Attorney General Bonta: Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump’s Unlawful Redeployment of California National Guard Troops to Portland
10/05/2025

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Civil Rights

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration’s “Anti-DEI” Executive Orders
05/15/2025
Attorney General Bonta Stands with WilmerHale and Jenner & Block in Defense of Free Speech and Rule of Law
04/11/2025
Attorney General Bonta: Court Ruling Blocking Trump Administration from Retaliating Against Attorneys Protects Free Speech and the Rule of Law
03/12/2025

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Consumer

Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Restore Order to Californian and Global Economies, Declare President’s Imposition of Tariffs Under IEEPA Illegal
10/24/2025
Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Ongoing Tariffs Lawsuit: California Will Keep Fighting on All Fronts
06/02/2025
Fighting on All Fronts: Attorney General Bonta Files Motion to Stop President Trump’s Destructive Tariffs
05/13/2025

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DOGE

Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking DOGE’s Access to Private Data
02/22/2025
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration, Challenging Elon Musk’s Unconstitutional Exercise of Power
02/13/2025
Attorney General Bonta Secures Order Blocking DOGE from Accessing Americans’ Private Data
02/08/2025

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Education

Attorney General Bonta Secures Full Relief for California Schools in Lawsuit Challenging Withholding of Education Funding
08/25/2025
Attorney General Bonta, Coalition Secure Major Win as Education Department Restores Previously Withheld Funding
07/31/2025
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Freezing Billions in Education Grants Just Weeks Before School Year Start
07/14/2025

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Environment

Attorney General Bonta Secures Decision Blocking the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Withholding of Billions in Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure
06/24/2025
California Will Not Waver in Defending Itself from Federal Overreach: Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Attack on California’s Clean Vehicles Program
06/12/2025
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration over "Declaring a National Energy Emergency" Executive Order
05/09/2025

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Federal Funding

In New Filing, Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Reject Impossible New Condition for Homeland Security Funding
10/27/2025
Attorney General Bonta Stops $184 Million Cut to AmeriCorps Service Programs
08/29/2025
Attorney General Bonta Calls for Transparency in Federal Spending, Calls out Trump Administration for Shrouding Spending Decisions in Secrecy
07/29/2025

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Healthcare

Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Relief Blocking California’s Medicaid Data from Being Used for Immigration Enforcement Purposes
08/12/2025
Fighting to Stop Congress’ and Trump Administration’s Illegal Crusade Against Essential Reproductive Healthcare: Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit over “Defund Provision”
07/29/2025
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Would Make It Harder for Americans to Obtain Health Coverage Under the ACA
07/17/2025

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Housing

Attorney General Bonta: Trump Administration Unlawfully Cancelled Grants Intended to Root Out Housing Discrimination
04/30/2025

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Immigration

Court Blocks Data Grab: Attorney General Bonta Secures Order Halting Trump Administration’s Push to Use SNAP Information for Mass Surveillance Agenda
10/15/2025
Attorney General Bonta Secures Appeals Court Decision Affirming Nationwide Injunction in Birthright Citizenship Lawsuit
10/03/2025
Attorney General Bonta Secures Emergency Order Halting Illegal Diversion of Homeland Security Funding
09/30/2025

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LGBTQ+

Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attacks on Gender-Affirming Care
08/01/2025
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Challenge to Trump Administration’s Attempt to Remove PREA Protections
07/03/2025
Attorney General Bonta Files Pre-Enforcement Lawsuit Amid U.S. DOJ Demands that California Schools Violate State Law and U.S. Constitution
06/09/2025

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Public Safety

Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Key Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Conditioning of Victims of Crime Act Grant Funding
10/03/2025
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal New Retroactive Condition on Public Safety and Victim Services Funding
10/01/2025
Attorney General Bonta Sues U.S. DOJ Over Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Conditions on Grant Funding for Victims of Crime
08/18/2025

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Workers

Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Legal Challenge to Unlawful Termination of Job Corps
07/02/2025
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Job Corps
06/16/2025
Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Restoring AmeriCorps Programs, Funding
06/05/2025

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Voting Rights

Attorney General Bonta Secures Decision Blocking Trump’s Unlawful Elections Order
06/13/2025
Attorney General Bonta Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Implementation of President Trump’s Unlawful Elections Executive Order
05/05/2025
Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Seeking to Impose Sweeping Voting Restrictions
04/03/2025

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