Lead law enforcement officials in some states are strategizing their responses to expected policy decisions from President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, while one Cabinet appointee has cautioned against interfering with immigration plans.
Attorneys general of California, Washington, New York, and New Jersey have all voiced a readiness since Election Day to file lawsuits against the Trump administration regarding a host of issues, including deportation plans, environmental protections, and abortion.
While state attorneys general historically focus on statewide issues, they began taking more federal actions in Barack Obama’s administration, with 62 multistate lawsuits filed.
“Neither side likes [litigation] when they’re in power, but when you’re out of power, you like it, and you use it a lot,” Paul Nolette, associate professor at Marquette University and director of the Les Aspin Center for Government, told The Epoch Times on Nov. 27….