The lawsuit seeks to, once again, block the Trump Administration’s attempt to illegally withhold federal funding and commandeer local law to enforce of federal immigration laws.

SJSU, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts high school athletic association are cited as violators of President Trump's Feb. 5 executive order banning transgender athletes. The N.C.A.A. changed its position immediately, citing the President's order.

The City Council pledged an undetermined amount of new financial support for the Rapid Response Network, co-founded by the city in 2016 to track actions by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, providing on-the-spot counseling and legal assistance to undocumented immigrants.

One of President Trump’s first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, including California. ICE can still arrest and deport undocumented people living in California.

President Donald Trump is reportedly trying to accelerate the appointment of new U.S. attornies at faster pace than his predecessors, including his own first term, to provide stronger support for his deportation and other initiatives.

Threatening a showdown with state officials, local sheriffs and police departments, the Justice Department warns that state and local officials must cooperate with the department under the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and threatens criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.

As California AG Xavier Becerra joins Joe Biden’s cabinet as head of Health and Human Services, locals are looking ahead.