BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration From Freezing Federal Funds BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today secured a preliminary injunction order in New York v. Trump. The order blocks the Trump Administration's illegal policy to place a categorical freeze on billions of dol  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition Defending the Integrity of the National Labor Relations Board OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge in YAPP USA Automotive Systems Inc. v. National Labor Relation Board that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Re  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration Blocking Harmful Federal Funding Freeze If allowed to go into effect, the federal funding freeze would have threatened hundreds of billions of dollars in California annually, including vital public safety, healthcare, childcare, and infrastructure funding, and other essential services OAKLAND - Ca  more

ALBANY, New York, March 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of 22 other attorneys general, today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Works to Stop Unaccountable Federal Plan to Illegally Build a Nuclear Waste Facility on World's Most Productive Oil Field Attorney General Ken Paxton's office defended Texas before the Supreme Court of the United States ("SCOTUS") yesterday against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's attempt to send the nation's nuclear waste to a proposed facility located in Texas'  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial a  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Withholding Critical Federal Funding LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration (PDF) to block its illegal policy that would withhold funding for essential federal ag  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Defending the Integrity of the National Labor Relations Board LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ability to carry out its responsibility of protectin  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Preliminary Injunction TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today w  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS IN TWO LAWSUITS CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES Court Blocks Federal Funding Freeze and Cuts to Medical, Public Health Research Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that a court blocked the Trump administration's illegal decision to freeze critical federal funding to states. It is the second of two pre  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and other financial   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM approves Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management today approved the Nevada North Lithium Exploration Project near Montello in Elko County. With this approval, Surge Battery Metals USA, Inc., is authorized to conduct lithium mineral exploration activities through phased exploration over the course of three years. The pla  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 7 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ AND MULTISTATE COALTION SECURE COURT ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM FREEZING FEDERAL FUNDS HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants,  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 7 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * JUDGE RULES TRUMP TERMINATION OF NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD MEMBER UNLAWFUL AND VOID Ruling follows an amicus brief AG Anne Lopez filed in support of Wilcox News HONOLULU - Today, a federal court declared that Gwynne Wilcox remains a full member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), finding she was unlawfully dismissed by President Donald Trump. After her   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE investigation leads to Nevada man's 11-year sentence for sex trafficking a minor PHOENIX, Ariz. - Tyree Eugene Rideaux, 31, of Henderson, Nevada, was sentenced, Feb. 25, to 132 months in prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, and subject to registering as lifetime sex offender due to an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and C  more

DOVER, Delaware, March 7 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * In blow to Trump, pair of courts side with Jennings and colleagues Back-to-back wins protect billions in federal grant funds, medical research for Delaware Two federal courts in two days have sided with Attorney General Kathy Jennings and other state attorneys general in legal battles against the Trump Administration. Late Wednesday afternoon, Jennings and her colleagues secured a   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 7 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants,  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 7 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health an  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general that today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy to freeze funding for essential federal   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees BALTIMORE, MD (March 6, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expe  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition secures court order blocking Trump administration from freezing federal funds PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration from abruptly freezing trillions of dollars in federal funds to the states, a move he said had resulted in "catastrophic consequences" across the country, hitting particularly hard on vulnerable populations  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 7 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds Albuquerque, NM - Today, a federal district court in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to reinstate funding for essential government services for a range of programs including, but not limit  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 7 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Ford and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds Las Vegas, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 7 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction to Stop the Defunding of Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Las Vegas, NV - Yesterday, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health a  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and ot  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Nationwide Preliminary Injuction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institu  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Neronha secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump Administration for defunding public health research Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Servi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 6 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul Joins Coalition Defending the Integrity of the National Labor Relations Board MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ability to carry out its responsibi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 7 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * AG Kaul and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and ot  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 7 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * AG Kaul Secures Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Servic  more