Attorney General Rob Bonta emerges from Gov. Gavin Newsom's shadow with the state's first lawsuit against the Trump administration over birthright citizenship.

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As Donald Trump unleashes a flurry of executive orders to kick off his second term, expect California to fight back and often win in court.

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As promised in his inaugural address, President Donald Trump orders an end birthright citizenship. California Attorney General Rob Bonta this morning clapped back. L.A. Times staff writer Kevin Rector joined Lisa McRee with what Bonta plans and to unpack the rest of Trump’s raft of executive actions that he told us were coming.

As L.A. and Gov. Newsom await a presidential visit due to the fires, A.G. Rob Bonta files a lawsuit challenging Trump's birthright executive order

The lawsuit: Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, Bonta said at a Tuesday news conference. He called Trump’s executive order “blatantly unconstitutional” and “unAmerican,” adding, “I’ll see you in court.”

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 18 state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration, challenging President Trump’s executive

The legal battle comes as various organizations, from healthcare providers to educational institutions, brace for potential impacts on the communities they serve.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other areas of the state “for use by

California, a coalition of other states and the city of San Francisco sued the federal government Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship via executive order —