Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Supreme Court to maintain the Universal Service Fund (USF). The USF was established by Congress in 1996 to promote nationwide communications services,
CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued updated guidance to state, county and local law enforcement agencies to clarify the role of Illinois’
CHICAGO - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle
In a memo obtained by the Associated Press, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of enforcement of immigration laws under President Donald Trump's administration.
The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.
The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.
Raoul and five other Democratic attorneys general claim the White House's freeze on federal assistance programs is unconstitutional.
"The impending raids are a brazen attempt to stomp out the sanctuary city movement and run roughshod over the First Amendment," immigrant advocates said.
Illinois joins several other states to stand against President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement plan.
President Trump invoked presidential powers to begin his long-promised immigration crackdown shortly after taking office on Monday.
The executive order would apply to any children born after the order takes effect, but many are concerned that the Trump administration could take it beyond newborns.
"January 20 was an inauguration—not a coronation," said one attorney general suing the Trump administration for its federal spending freeze.