Over the past 100 days since Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump's administration has been acting as if they are above the law, launching a full-scale assault on our democracy, our rights, and the rule of law. As state attorneys general, we've had no choice but to fight back, filing nearly 20 lawsuits to stop their reckless agenda.

We've been here before. During Trump's first term, Democratic attorneys general brought over 150 legal challenges against his policies. We won critical victories that protected immigrant families, members of the LGBTQ community, the environment, and health care access. But this time Trump is acting faster, going farther, ignoring court orders, and showing no signs of slowing down.

That's why we're responding with everything we've got.

Hours after his second inauguration, Trump issued an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship—an extreme move that would strip the citizenship of U.S.-born children of immigrant parents. This is not only morally reprehensible, but it's a direct violation of the 14th Amendment. Within days, we filed suit to block the order. And we won. The Constitution is clear—citizenship is guaranteed to all people born on American soil, and we will defend that.

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