Roughly half of the country is represented by Democratic attorneys general who are gearing up to confront President-elect Donald Trump, just as many did during his first term. Currently, twenty-three states along with the District of Columbia and Northern Marianas Islands have Democrats serving as their top law enforcement officers, positioning themselves as a line of defense against a Trump administration.
Washington Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson emerged as a prominent figure in state-government litigation last term, being involved in 99 suits against the Trump administration, albeit losing only three. Ferguson notably litigated the Muslim travel ban and expressed concerns about potential Trump-era changes to abortion, immigration, and LGBTQ policy.
