Overview
- The attorney general’s office published a report saying it filed 82 lawsuits against the Trump administration, with 66 cases still active and court actions that it says preserved an estimated $207.1 billion for the state.
- The report lists 45 interim orders that provided early relief, 21 final favorable orders, and eight instances where the administration retreated before trial.
- The office says the litigation helped block a funding freeze, defended birthright citizenship, stopped National Guard deployments to major cities, lifted tariffs that raised consumer costs, and prevented administration attempts to interfere in California elections.
- Officials acknowledge mixed results and ongoing appeals, including losses on certain transgender rights claims and on the scope of presidential executive power, and some cases have reached higher courts.
- The office has spent about $30 million on the work while receiving $19.2 million of a $25 million special-session allocation, the White House called the suits frivolous, and Bonta is using the record as a key theme in his reelection campaign.