A multistate coalition led in part by Virginia obtained a court ruling blocking the federal government from conditioning public safety grants on states’ acceptance of immigration-enforcement demands. The court declared the conditions unlawful and permanently enjoined their implementation or enforcement; the release reports no monetary penalty.
The court permanently enjoined implementation or enforcement of the challenged conditions on federal grants.
This action does not concern privacy, so it does not identify privacy clauses requiring revision. Public-sector legal and grants teams should review federal grant agreements and subrecipient agreements for eligibility conditions, immigration-enforcement obligations, suspension or termination rights, and requirements that could conflict with statutory grant purposes or court orders; confirm that VOCA and Byrne JAG funding terms reflect the applicable court ruling.
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Other"the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ)"
"Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds"
"the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution."
"The Administration’s actions violated laws passed by Congress as well as the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution."
"permanently enjoined any implementation or enforcement of these illegal conditions."
A federal court ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully conditioned public-safety grants on states’ cooperation with immigration enforcement and permanently blocked implementation or enforcement of those conditions. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of 23 states brought the lawsuit; the action concerns grant conditions, not privacy violations.
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass proposed legislation addressing the federal government’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records. The press release says DOJ has not fully disclosed the records required by the original law and that personal information of at least 43 victims was exposed in released files; this is a legislative advocacy announcement, not an enforcement action imposing a penalty or remedy.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief opposing the U.S. Department of Justice's subpoena for patient records from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center related to gender-affirming care. The brief argues that the subpoena violates patient privacy, infringes on states' rights to regulate medicine, and exceeds DOJ's statutory authority.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to quash a U.S. DOJ administrative subpoena seeking sensitive medical records and personally identifying information of adolescent patients receiving gender-affirming care at Children's Hospital Colorado. The brief argues the subpoena violates states' rights to regulate medicine under the Tenth Amendment and misinterprets the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which would harm off-label drug use across all medical fields.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 15 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to limit a U.S. DOJ subpoena seeking medical records of transgender youth from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, arguing it violates patient privacy and could intimidate providers of gender-affirming care.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act. This is a legislative advocacy announcement, not an enforcement action; it references a separate $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta but does not provide its settlement date or impose a penalty in this announcement.