Some of the battles against the second Trump administration are loud and visible. Others are quieter but constant.

In seven months, Democratic attorneys general have filed dozens of lawsuits , and California is moving fast.

"Our position is we hold the line on the law. The law is broken, we sue. We've done that 39 times in 31 weeks," said California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Bonta said his office has protected constitutional rights like birthright citizenship, Medicaid data the Department of Homeland Security intended to use for immigration enforcement, and federal funding for the state.

"We've protected $168 billion that California was owed, that Trump was trying to withhold," Bonta said. "That money continues to flow to critical services here in California to support Californians

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