LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – Nevada’s Attorney General is fighting back against a number of federal orders from the Trump Administration. Wednesday night, he joined Attorneys General from other western states to explain how Nevada is taking action. This is a comprehensive list shared during the townhall:
Protecting Nevada: 2025 Legal Actions
- Co-leading lawsuit challenging unlawful federal overreach
- Sued HHS to overturn public health grant cuts
- Sued to stop dismantling of Department of Education
- Joined coalition to defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Sued to stop withholding essential federal funding
- Challenged unconstitutional Executive Order ending Birthright Citizenship
- Joined lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s unconstitutional power grab
- Stands with transgender military members in challenge to President Trump’s discriminatory Executive Order
- Joined coalition in filing an Amicus Brief to support law firm politically targeted by Trump Administration
- Joined Amicus Brief to keep Labor Board functioning
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford says he is doing this to stop federal government overreach.
“I am not afraid… of not winning re-election… I am not afraid what comes next because I recognize what my priorities are and so that frees me up to act in a way that is bold, that is in the face of opposition,” Ford told the crowd. Ford took part in the townhall in Denver, Colorado with Attorneys General of Colorado, Washington and Hawaii. The AG’s, all democrats, say the administration’s unconstitutional actions have harmed their constituents. Members of the audience shared the impacts the rapid changes at the federal level have had on their lives.
While Ford is pushing back on moves already made, the Trump Administration continues to make cuts. A new internal memo shows plans to cut roughly a third of the federal health budget including programs for chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, programs on gun violence, minority health, and rural health programs.
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