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New York AG Letitia James: Attorney General James Issues Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Guidance for Schools
Published: March 17, 2025NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in issuing guidance to K-12 schools, colleges, and universities outlining the benefits, legality, and importance of common diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies and practices in education.
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New York AG Letitia James: Attorney General James and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds
Published: March 17, 2025NEW 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, loans, and other financial assistance programs.
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New Jersey AG Matt Platkin: AG Platkin Co-Leads National Lawsuit to Restore Critical Teacher Training Programs
Published: March 17, 2025TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that New Jersey is joining with California and Massachusetts to co-lead a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its illegal early termination of U.S. Education Department (USED) grants to fund critical teacher preparation programs.
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: Attorney General Ellison files lawsuit to stop mass firings of federal probationary employees
Published: March 17, 2025SAINT PAUL — Minnesota Attorney General Ellison co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit in federal court in Maryland against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees.
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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul: Attorney General Raoul leads Coalition Defending the Integrity of of the National Labor Relations Board
Published: March 17, 2025CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led 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 protecting American workers’ right to unionize.
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California AG Rob Bonta: Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Challenging the Trump Administration’s Early Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans
Published: March 17, 2025OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the early termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela.
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New York AG Letitia James: Attorney General James Delivers More Than $344,000 of Baby Formula to Bronx Families
Published: March 17, 2025NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office secured more than $344,000 worth of baby formula from Marine Park Distribution Inc. (Marine Park) for families in the Bronx.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Launch New Podcast ‘Pantsuits and Lawsuits’
Published: March 6, 2025PHOENIX/LANSING – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the launch of a new podcast, Pantsuits and Lawsuits, a powerhouse perspective on news, justice, and everything in between.
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Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha: Attorney General Neronha and Commissioner Infante-Green issue guidance to schools on LGBTQ+ students’ rights and diversity programs
Published: March 6, 2025RHODE ISLAND – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green today shared guidance with school officials on safeguarding the rights of Rhode Island students regardless of their identity, gender, and sexuality.
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Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell: Governor Healey and Attorney General Campbell Issue Joint Guidance Affirming Commitment to Equal Access to Education in Massachusetts
Published: March 6, 2025BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued updated joint guidance today to support Massachusetts’ higher education and K-12 institutions in their work to further equal access and representation in education in response to recent Executive Orders by President Trump and a U.S. Department of Education “Dear Colleague” letter dated February 14, 2025.
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