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California DOJ says special-session funds helped protect $168 billion in federal funding, AG reports
Summary
California Attorney General Rob Bonta told reporters that the Department of Justice has used $5 million of a $25 million special-session appropriation to support litigation that has blocked or reversed federal actions and protected about $168 billion in funding for the state.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the California Department of Justice has drawn down $5 million of a $25 million special-session appropriation to support lawsuits that have blocked or reversed federal actions and protected about $168 billion in funding for the state.
The report Bonta released to the legislature and discussed at the Department of Justice press conference on Oct. 12 said the office filed 37 lawsuits against the federal administration in about 28 weeks and secured early relief in 17 of 19 cases where it asked for temporary restraining orders or preliminary injunctions. Bonta said 13 court orders are currently blocking federal actions and that other victories came when the administration reversed course without a court ruling.
The nut of Bonta’s presentation was financial and legal: the DOJ’s work, funded so far with $5 million, has preserved funding for schools, public health, transportation and…
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