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Children’s after-school and summer programs, disaster preparedness and mitigation projects, and affordable healthcare — those are the latest victims of President Trump’s illogical, dangerous, and illegal rampage over programs that support and protect millions of families across the nation.
This week, California DOJ filed lawsuits 31, 32, and 33 against the Administration. We’ll see Trump in court, again.
We are fighting to protect $900 million in critical education funding for our state. We are fighting to protect FEMA’s pre-disaster mitigation program that ensures our communities can withstand floods, fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters. And we’re fighting to keep healthcare affordable and accessible.
The President has an enormous amount of lawful power—but he is not all powerful. He is not above the law. As Attorney General, I will always hold the President and his Administration accountable to the law and the U.S. Constitution.
Respectfully,
Rob
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Defending Funding for Disaster Prevention
 Nearly 30 years ago, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress recognized a simple fact: Preparing for disasters, instead of just reacting to them, saves money and lives. That’s why I filed a lawsuit this week challenging the unlawful termination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. Since 2020, FEMA has made billions of dollars available under the BRIC program to prepare for and mitigate the risks from disasters before they happen. From flooding to wildfires to landslides to earthquakes, California is uniquely at risk from natural disasters and the largest beneficiary of this program. Along with 19 other states, we’re asking the court to compel FEMA to reverse the unlawful termination of the BRIC program.
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Fighting for Education Funding Ahead of the New School Year
 Earlier this week, my office sued the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education just weeks before the school year in many parts of California is set to start. In California, an estimated $939 million in federal education funding is frozen. Without this funding, many educational programs will shutter – already, ongoing summer learning programs have been left unfunded. Taken together with his other attacks on education, President Trump seems comfortable risking the academic success of a generation to further his own misguided political agenda. But as with so many of his other actions, this funding freeze is blatantly illegal, and we’re confident the court will agree.
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Supporting Legislation Requiring Immigration Agents to Identify Themselves
 Transparency and accountability are foundational to good law enforcement. With this in mind, I joined a multistate coalition in sending a letter to Congressional members urging them to advance legislation prohibiting immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia, with limited exceptions. In light of recent events, this legislation is necessary to protect the public, ensure accountability, and preserve the reputation and effectiveness of law enforcement at every level of government. If federal authorities are confident that their practices are lawful and just, they should not fear identifying themselves.
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Defending Americans’ Healthcare Coverage
 I co-led a lawsuit challenging an unlawful final rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would create significant barriers to obtaining healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. These sweeping changes would impose onerous verification requirements, increase health insurance premiums for some consumers, shorten enrollment periods in federal and state healthcare exchanges like Covered California, deprive up to 1.8 million Americans of health insurance, drive up out-of-pocket healthcare costs and so much more. It’s unlawful and it’s wrong – we’re meeting the Trump Administration in court to defend Americans’ healthcare coverage.
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Making Your Life Affordable
 Making Your Life Affordable: From groceries to gas, costs seem to be rising and rising ... and rising. California DOJ has your back and is committed to protecting California families grappling with the high cost of living. In this segment, find some of the ways California DOJ is protecting Californians — and their wallets.
Hot Tip: Zipping up and down the state this summer? Watch out for text message scams claiming you owe toll charges — these texts are designed to scam you out of your hard-earned money. The best way to protect yourself? Do not click on links in texts appearing to alert you to overdue toll charges and check your legitimate toll accounts though official webpages only.
What California is Doing: This year, my office alerted drivers to a significant increase in text-based toll scam activity and provided consumers with guidance on what to do if you receive a possible toll scam text. Over the years, my office has been relentlessly advocating for federal regulators to protect consumers nationwide and more effectively block illegal robocalls and robotexts.
What this Means to You: Text-based toll charge scams are prevalent right now and knowing what to look for can keep consumers safe against these tactics. Scammers are relentless and becoming more sophisticated. My office is committed to educating consumers on how to protect themselves and what to do if folks find themselves the victims of these scams.
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Keeping You Safe: Combating White Collar Crime
 This week, we announced the arrest and arraignment of two defendants for a complex white collar fraud scheme, where the defendants allegedly defrauded victims of more than $1 million in investments into franchises or stock options for a company offering pizza restaurant franchises. The defendants are facing 24 felony charges Franchise Fraud, Security Fraud, Fraudulent Securities Scheme, Grand Theft, and a special allegation of aggravated white-collar crimes with losses over $500,000. The scheme victimized many individuals with little to no business investment experience, leading them to believe they were becoming legitimate business owners or stockholders, including some victims who were over the age of 65, and military veterans. At the California DOJ, we won’t stand idly by when bad actors cause financial harm to hardworking Californians to enrich themselves. Our Bureau of Investigations White Collar Investigations Team and Special Prosecutions Section are on the case to protect Californians from white collar crime.
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Make a Difference at California DOJ
 Apply today to help the California DOJ protect the health, well-being, and public safety of Californians. Check out our featured jobs below and visit oag.ca.gov/careers for a full listing of available positions:
Deputy Attorney General IV, Civil Rights Enforcement Section
Deputy Attorney General IV, DMFEA Criminal Prosecutions
Deputy Attorney General Supervisor, Antitrust Law
Deputy Attorney General IV, Health Education & Welfare Section
Deputy Attorney General Supervisor, Environmental Justice and Protection
California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Specialist, Application Development Bureau
Senior eDiscovery Specialist, Legal Support Services
Full Stack Java Developer, Managed Applications Services Section
Research Data Analyst II, Office of Information Security & Research Services
Legal Secretary, Legal Support Operations
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Post of the Week
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Video of the Week
 AmeriCorps lights a spark of service in people across the nation.
We’re fighting to protect it.
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Resource Corner
 The Office of Community Awareness, Response and Engagement (CARE) invites you to join our virtual CARE Community Briefing on the California Department of Justice's (CA DOJ) annual Hate Crime in California, 2024 report. This briefing will highlight the latest hate crime data trends and findings in California from 2024 as reported by local law enforcement agencies to CA DOJ, including the most common types of hate crimes broken down by county and protected class. The briefing will also share information and resources to support ongoing efforts across the state to combat hate.
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