The primary check on unilateral executive power has shifted to multi-state litigation coalitions.
Democratic-led state attorneys general and major municipal governments are bypassing a deadlocked Congress to organize massive, coordinated lawsuits that systematically block unilateral White House policies.
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It illustrates local and state governments coordinating parallel lawsuits to defeat unconstitutional federal funding conditions.
It documents a 25-state coalition leveraging the Court of International Trade to halt unilateral executive tariff measures.
It shows a multi-state coalition successfully suing to overturn a unilateral federal permit freeze.
It demonstrates a massive coalition of states securing a federal injunction to protect local election control from executive orders.
It shows a large coalition of states organizing a unified legal challenge against federal administrative health policy overhauls.