Lawsuits against Trump administration
California has filed more than 60 lawsuits against the Trump administration since January 2025 — often over multiple issues in a single case. Disputes over federal funding dominate the state’s legal challenges, far outpacing fights over immigration, environment and other policies.
Horizontal bar chart showing California lawsuits against the Trump administration by issue. Funding leads with 30 cases, followed by DOGE/Musk and immigration with 8 each, environment/energy with 7, gender with 5, and smaller categories with fewer cases.
