ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA CO-LEADS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RENEWED EFFORT TO IMPOSE UNLAWFUL CONDITIONS ON BILLIONS IN CRITICAL EMERGENCY GRANTS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 23 -- The California Attorney General issued the following press release:

OAKLAND - Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration for imposing unlawful conditions on billions of dollars in federal grants that help States and local governments prepare for, protect against, respond to, and recover from catastrophic disasters. Specifically, the Administration is requiring States to adopt its preferred policies to receive these grants, including complying with new immigration enforcement mandates, accepting new election administration requirements, and allowing funding to be ...