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Attorney General Bonta Appeals Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Decision
California Attorney General Rob Bonta appealed the Northern District of California’s decision to block enforcement of the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, in response to a lawsuit brought by an online trade association representing companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon, and Twitter. -
Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Opposing Tennessee Anti-Abortion Law
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of a challenge to Tennessee's “abortion trafficking” law, which threatens to punish medical providers and residents alike for providing information or assistance to certain patients within Tennessee seeking to access lawful abortion care outside of Tennessee. -
Attorney General Bonta: Despite Supreme Court’s Stay Order, California Remains Committed to Fighting to Protect Grants That Support Our K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful termination of multi-year grants for K-12 teacher preparation programs. -
Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Order Against Trump Administration over Continued Disruptions to FEMA Funding
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting the motion to enforce the preliminary injunction against the Trump Administration as states continue to face obstacles in accessing obligated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding, including FEMA funding for critical emergency preparedness and recovery programs. -
Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Early Win Halting the Destruction of the CFPB
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement in response to a court granting a preliminary injunction in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). -
This Will Hurt: Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Congress Dumping Rule to Limit Costly Overdraft Fees
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement after Congress overturned a Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have limited overdraft fees to $5. -
Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. -
Attorney General Bonta: Unlicensed Room and Board Operator Charged with Grand Theft from an Elder
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that felony grand theft charges have been filed against an unlicensed Room and Board Operator who allegedly stole from an elder resident while the resident was hospitalized. -
Attorney General Bonta Announces $1.3 Million Settlement Against Companies Over Sham Health Insurance Plans
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a $1.3 million settlement with Sedera, Inc. (Sedera) and Sedera Medical Cost Sharing Community, LLC (SMC) to resolve allegations that they violated California law by advertising and selling sham health insurance plans to over two thousand Californians. -
Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Terminating Federal Probationary Employees
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for Maryland granting a temporary restraining order that bars the Trump Administration’s unlawful mass firing of federal probationary employees from taking effect. -
Attorney General Bonta Issues Consumer Alert Following Extension of Price Gouging Protections Until July 1, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert following Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-23-25, which extends certain price gouging protections in response to the Los Angeles fires. -
California attorney general sued over outsourcing of climate-change litigation to private attorneys
Tensions between the California Attorney General’s Office and the office’s rank-and-file attorneys surfaced last month with the filing of a lawsuit challenging the office’s 2023 decision to hire outside counsel for climate-change litigation. -
Attorney General Bonta Continues Support of CFPB: Destruction of CFPB is the Destruction of Backbone of Federal Consumer Protections
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced joining a coalition of 23 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in National Treasury Employees Union v. Vought, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). -
Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking DOGE’s Access to Private Data
alifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta released a statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York's issuance of a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing Americans’ personal and private information maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department. -
Attorney General Bonta and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk’s DOGE
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump Administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information. -
Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrests, Charges, and the Dismantling of a Sacramento-Area Brothel Operation
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the arrests and filing of felony charges against four individuals for allegedly operating two residential brothels in Sacramento County, laundering money, conspiracy, and tax evasion. -
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over DOGE’s Unlawful Access to Americans’ Personal Information
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to expand access to data maintained by the Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS). In today’s lawsuit, 19 attorneys general argue that this executive action has allowed people associated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access Americans’ personal and private information, including bank account and social security numbers. -
Attorney General Bonta in New Court Filing: Trump Administration Not Complying with Court Order to Unfreeze Certain Federal Funding
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a motion to enforce and a motion for preliminary injunction in NY v. Trump, the ongoing lawsuit challenging actions by President Trump, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and federal agencies attempting to pause nearly $3 trillion in federal assistance funding allocated to the states that support critical programs and services that benefit the American people. -
CA A/G Bonta threatens hospitals for complying with Trump's order blocking child gender transition procedures
Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a letter to Children's Hospital Los Angeles and issued a public statement threatening state action vs hospitals and other medical providers who comply with President Trump's order forbidding federal funding and directing federal action vs those providing child gender transition procedures -
Attorney General Bonta, 22 State Attorneys General Secure Court Order Temporarily Blocking Federal Funding Freeze
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island’s decision granting a temporary restraining order to prevent a pause on critical federal assistance funding from going into effect.