California has filed 44 lawsuits against the Trump administration in the past 21 months, with major battles on health care, immigration and energy policy. The federal government, meanwhile, has filed three suits against California. The price tag for the California vs. Trump war was $9.2 million for the 2017-2018 fiscal year ending June 30, up from $2.8 million the previous year — which included six months of the president’s first year in office.
The total federal workload for attorneys, expert analysis and other legal costs represented a little more than 1 percent of the total $894 million Department of Justice budget, up from a third of a percent the previous year.
"Just because California and its Democratic leaders disagree with something the president or his administration does, that doesn’t mean the courts are the place to have that disagreement,” said Harmeet Dhillon, an attorney and committeewoman for the Republican National Committee. “Xavier Becerra is misusing the courts to score political points.
"Not only is this a massive waste of taxpayer resources, but every time he files one of these frivolous lawsuits, that takes federal resources and court time — that means less time for immigration cases, business disputes, trademark cases, asylum cases.”
Of the 44 total lawsuits, California has received a favorable ruling in 21, according to an analysis by Becerra’s office. The Trump administration has also triumphed, including on the border wall lawsuit in February, when a judge in San Diego said the federal government has broad authority to waive dozens of environmental laws to advance construction.
reeeee california spent 9m out of their 120b budget on lawsuits, can't afford to move out now !!
No even batting .500
Spending all that cash and losing.. gj cali
why would they send this at 8am ppl tryin to sleep
Are you back in the states?
ya im back in hawaii for now
math expert
doesnt understand time zones
jfc i know ur retarded but seriously
most of the cases dont have a ruling u fucking old moron
The majority of California’s cases are still pending, with the costs escalating.