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Constitutional Law

Nov. 12, 2024

Fighting back

California filed 123 lawsuits against the federal government during Trump's first presidency and is preparing for more under Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Erwin Chemerinsky

Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law

Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).

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Once more, California will be in the role of aggressively challenging Trump era policies. During the first Trump presidency, California filed 123 suits against the federal government. On Thurs., Nov. 7, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special legislative session to ensure funding for these actions during the second Trump presidency. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has pledged to bring them and to represent California's much more progressive policies in the courts....

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