California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed 100 lawsuits against the federal government.
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The John Phillips ShowOct 17, 2026
Multiple sources (CalMatters, LAist, KQED, Center Square, and the AG's own press release) report that Bonta filed the state's 100th lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct 15, 2026, and the post's own remark about his 'one hundredth lawsuit against this federal government' matches.
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… That sounds reasonable. And, of course, Bob Bonta is at the center of a lot of this. Yes, Babathibanta, our attorney general, sat down with Ashley Zavala at K c r a three to talk about his one hundredth lawsuit against this federal government and was asked about the latest lawsuit. This was on yesterday with Ashley Zavala on K c r a three. The Trump administration also filed a lawsuit today against California, this one claiming that there are 20,000 people on the state's voter rolls who are non …
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Supports. CalMatters reports Bonta has filed the state's 100th lawsuit against the federal government since Trump took office for a second time in 2025, reached in 21 months.[2][3][4]
Supports. The California Attorney General's own press release headlines 'Attorney General Bonta Files 100th Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration in Under Two Years,' dated October 15, 2026.[1]
Supports. LAist, KQED, and The Center Square independently repeat the 100th-lawsuit milestone, tied to the ICE courthouse lawsuit filed Thursday.[5][6][7][8]
Context. CalMatters notes California sued the federal government 123 times during Trump's first term, so the 100 count refers to the second term.[3]
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8 sources: 1 primary, 7 not rated
- 1Federal Accountabilityoag.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Calmatters: California Files Its 100Th Lawsuit Against Trump, This Time Over Ice At Courthousessfgate.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3California files its 100th lawsuit against Trump, this time over ICE at courthousescalmatters.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4California files its 100th lawsuit against Trump, this time ...localnewsmatters.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5ICE at courthouseslaist.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Silicon Valley Spends Millions on North Bay Assembly Race - KQEDkqed.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7California sues feds over immigration enforcement - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8California sues Trump administration to bar ICE immigration arrests at courthousessanluisobispo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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