Texas v. Richter
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in federal court over the Biden Administration’s decision to unlawfully strip away Texas’s 1115 Medicaid waiver extension, which would have ensured stable […]
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State Attorneys General Play an Active Role in the Realm of Legal Policy and Our System of Government.
State attorneys general file lawsuits, amicus briefs, and comment letters arguing for the defense of liberty, equality before the law to ensure predictability and lawfulness, and the sovereignty of the states as provided in the Constitution on issues of extreme importance in society. State attorneys general have engaged in over 40 lawsuits and issued more than 25 letters in the first six months of 2021. The aim of the lawsuits and letters is to hold accountable the federal government to ensure fairness and promote prosperity for all Americans.
Lawsuits
Texas v. Yellen
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in federal court, arguing that Congress lacks the authority to usurp state taxing authority, which was included in the American Rescue Plan […]
Texas v. Biden
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden Administration in federal court for encouraging the spread of COVID-19 at the border by allowing illegal aliens, potentially infected with COVID-19, to […]
Louisiana v. Biden
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry led 10 states in suing the Biden Administration in federal court over an executive order, known as the ‘social costs of carbon,’ which is an […]
Amicus Briefs of Note
State of New York et al. v. United States Department of Education et al.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief on behalf of 15 states in support of the Trump Administration’s Title IX sexual discrimination rule. The states argue the rule […]
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Then-Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amicus brief on behalf of 21 states supporting a football coach who was fired for praying after […]
Will McRaney v. North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi filed an amicus brief in support of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in an employment dispute case. The states contend the […]
National Pork Producers Council & American Farm Bureau Federation v. Karen Ross
Then-Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill led 20 states opposing California’s Proposition 12. The states argue the Commerce Clause prohibits California’s attempt to usurp other States’ authority to set their own […]
Comment Letters
Bostock Interpretations Letter
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery led a comment letter from 21 states to the Biden Administration opposing several agencies’ interpretations of the Bostock decision from the Supreme Court. The letter […]
Biden Vaccine Door-to-Door Campaign
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich responded to reports that the Biden Administration was planning to send volunteers door-to-door to encourage people to take the COVID-19 vaccine. General Brnovich warned the […]
Migrant Protection Protocols Letter
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security opposing the termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols Program. Attorney General Morrisey argues the termination […]
Cybersecurity and Pipelines Letter
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter from 19 states to President Biden in response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, expressing the need for robust energy infrastructure, including the […]
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