BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unconstitutional Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 17 other states, the District of Columbia and the City and County of San Francisco today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging President Donald Trump  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Unconstitutional Birthright Citizenship Order Seeks court order to ensure U.S. citizenship rights of American-born children continue to be recognized while litigation proceeds SAN FRANCISCO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unconstitutional executive order see  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she and a coalition of 18 states, as well as the City of San Francisco, are challenging President Donald Trump's Executive Order ending birthright citizenship, in violation of the constitutional right given to all children born in th  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Challenges Unconstitutional Executive Order Attempting to Limit Birthright Citizenship LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that she, along with the attorneys general of 17 other states, plus Washington D.C. and the City of San Francisco, are challenging President Donald Trump's executive order attempting to limit birthright citizenshi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Leads Challenge to Unconstitutional Trump Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading a challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the United States are entitled.  "Pres  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Trump Attack on Birthright Citizenship (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's unconstitutional executive order attacking birthright citizenship. "This is a war on American families waged by a President with zero respect for our Constitution. We will sue imminently, a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues President Trump to Block Unconstitutional Attack on Birthright Citizenship (Hartford, CT) - Minutes ago, Attorney General William Tong and the attorneys general of 17 other states, the District of Columbia and the City of San Francisco sued President Donald Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging the lawless exe  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 22 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Delaware, 17 other states file suit to defend Americans' 14th Amendment rights * * * Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware and 17 other states--along with Washington, DC and San Francisco--are challenging President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights of all children born in the United  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 22 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Wisconsin joins multi-state coalition to defend Americans' constitutional rights * * * Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced Wisconsin is joining a coalition of states challenging an unconstitutional executive order issued yesterday that attempts to end citizenship for certain kids born in America, violating Americans' constitutional rights to  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces 2025 Legislative Proposal: Strengthen Resilience Against Extreme Weather Events (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the package of legislative proposals that he will ask the Connecticut General Assembly to consider for ratification during the 2025 regular session will include a proposal containing several initiatives to strengthen Connectic  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 22 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * As President Trump Issues Executive Order Purporting to End Birthright Citizenship, Hawaii and 17 Other States and the District of Columbia File Suit to Defend Basic Constitutional Rights for All Americans * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced that she and 18 other attorneys general are challenging President Donald Trump's executive order purporting to end   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Attorney General Platkin Leads Challenge to Unconstitutional Trump Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship As President Trump Issues Order Ending Birthright Citizenship, New Jersey Leads 18 States in Defending Basic Constitutional Rights for All Americans TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he is leading a challenge to President Donald Trump's exec  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Maryland and 18 Other States File Suit to Defend Basic Constitutional Rights for All Americans * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that he and 18 other states are challenging an executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the U.S. are entitled. "Birthright citizenship  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 18 attorneys general challenged a new executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The order, beginning 30 days after signature, would strip children born in the United States of their guaranteed constitutional rights and their ability to fully and fairly be American citiz  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Attorney General Raul Torrez and 17 other states, along with the District of Columbia, announced a joint filing that challenges President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, which violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the United States are entitled. "President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenshi  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: John J. Durham has begun serving as Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York as per the authority of Acting United States Attorney General James R. McHenry III. Mr. Durham was sworn in on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 by United States District Judge Joanna Seybert. He will serve as Interim United States Attorney for a peri  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 22 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that he is joining 19 other Plaintiff states in challenging President Donald Trump's unconstitutional executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship. "On day one, President Trump moved to use executive power to effectively amend the Constitution in an unprecedented, but not unexpected manner," said At  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Vermont Joins 19 Other States and Jurisdictions in Filing a Lawsuit to Defend Basic Constitutional Right * * * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont and 19 other states and jurisdictions are challenging President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. The coalition argues that the executive order violates the rights to w  more