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The
thing
about
a
second
Trump
presidency
is
we
kinda
know
what
to
expect.
Oh,
for
sure
Donald
Trump
will
be
emboldened
and
will
inevitably
shock
with
the
cruelty
of
some
policy
he
advances.
But
Dems
are
definitely
aware
there’s
a
legal
fight
a-brewin’.
Or,
more
accurately,
several
legal
fights
ahead.
As
such,
California
Governor
Gavin
Newsom
announced
yesterday
he’s
seeking
a
$25
million
litigation
war
chest
from
the
legislature
to
As
reported
by
Reuters:
“The
new
litigation
fund
will
help
safeguard
critical
funding
for
disaster
relief,
health
care,
and
other
vital
services
that
millions
of
Californians
depend
on
daily”,
the
governor
wrote
in
the
proposal.
He
added
the
state
plans
to
“defend
against
unlawful
federal
actions
that
could
jeopardize
not
only
tangible
resources
and
the
state’s
economy”
as
well
as
protection
of
reproductive
health
care
and
civil
rights.The
fights
could
also
force
the
federal
government
to
pay
needed
funding,
Newsom
said
in
a
statement,
citing
successful
legal
skirmishes
with
the
federal
government
during
the
first
Trump
administration.
And
California
Attorney
General
Rob
Bonta
said
he’d
staff
up
so
the
office
would
be
ready
to
file
restraining
orders
and
injunctions
as
needed.
California
is
doing
what
it
can
to
ready
the
resistance.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
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