Since taking office, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has initiated or joined at least 18 lawsuits against the Trump administration, focusing on defending constitutional principles and protecting the rights of Arizonans.
These legal actions (filed jointly with several other state Attorney Generals) span various sectors, including public health, education, labor, and environmental policy.
In the public health arena, Mayes is challenging administration’s decisions to cut or delay funding for critical public health and healthcare programs. For example, she joined lawsuits opposing the termination of nearly $12 billion in public health grants, which support services like telehealth, mobile vaccine clinics, and opioid treatment programs. They’ve also contested the administration’s attempts to disrupt National Institutes of Health grant processes.
Beyond health care, Mayes et.al. have gotten preliminary injunctions against the mass firing of federal probationary employees and a court order restoring over $1 billion in federal funds aimed at assisting low-income and unhoused students.
These legal efforts underscore the pivotal role of the judicial branch will be over the next 3.5 years in upholding the rule of law when executive and agency actions overstep constitutional boundaries or are in conflict with existing federal laws.
As we press through the next 3.5 years it’s crucial that the judicial branch exercise their legitimate constitutional checks and balances power to ensure that the administration adheres to the constitution and existing federal laws.
Right now, the judicial branch is the only branch of government that’s willing to act as a check on the administration’s illegal and unconstitutional actions.
For a comprehensive overview of Attorney General Mayes’ legal actions, visit the Arizona Attorney General’s Federal Action Lawsuits page: Arizona Attorney General’s Federal Action Lawsuits | Arizona Attorney General
