Rob Bonta

US Supreme Court says no to taking up Huntington Beach's appeal to defy state housing law The nation's top court let's a lower court ruling stand. Now the city faces a looming deadline to plan for more than 13,000 homes.

Another day, another embarrassing, tax-dollar-wasting court loss for the City of Huntington Beach

Exactly as expected

Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.

Trump’s motto: If at first you don’t succeed at illegally raising prices for Americans, try, try again

California officials hail SCOTUS ruling on tariffs The ruling was praised by California officials

Trump, as expected, has suffered another humiliating loss before the US Supreme Court

In a major win for affordability & the rule of law, today the Court struck down Trump’s unlawful, price-raising tariffs

We’ll continue holding lawless Trump accountable

California sues Trump administration over $600M in public health cuts to blue states

California is suing the Trump Administration over its plans to cut $600 million in public health funding from California and three other Democratic states, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday. bit.ly/3MeqeQJ

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Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.

After saying he’d
lower prices on Day 1, Trump imposed illegal tariffs that raised costs for Americans by $1000 per household…& climbing

The American people deserve better

I led CA’s 1st-state-in-the-nation suit to block these illegal, price-raising tariffs

I’ll keep fighting to lower your costs

Bonta sues to block Trump funding threat over student ‘forced outing’ law

UPDATE: California wins agreement to keep $4.9 billion in education funding intact The latest education news updates from EdSource.

We’ve defeated Trump again and protected $4.9 Billion dollars in critical public education funding for California students and schools

As long as Trump is a repeat offender he will be a repeat loser

Trump says California is full of fraud. Bonta says the claims are 'reckless' The California attorney general said Trump's claims are "wrongly and dangerously alleging the [state] government is involved in fraud" and said state authorities have worked arduously over the years to combat fraud, recovering nearly $2.7 billion through criminal and civil prosecutions since 2016.

Trump says California is full of fraud. Bonta says the claims are 'reckless'

More baseless politicization of “fraud” by Trump leading to more losing in court as he shamelessly tries to exact revenge against blue states who dared not to vote for him

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court has rejected the most recent Trump-backed, Republican effort to undermine Proposition 50

Republicans have worked overtime to thwart the overwhelming will of CA voters

We beat them in all 6 of their challenges & they maintain a perfect losing record, as expected

If Republicans in Congress won’t be a check on Trump, Dem AGs like @robbonta.bsky.social will continue stepping up to the plate.

California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes A model for the next Minneapolis, from Attorney General Rob Bonta.

Spoke to CA AG Rob Bonta about the new portal his office set up, in light of atrocities in Minneapolis, for witnesses to quickly bank evidence of ICE/CBP crimes. We also discussed related matters, including how Dem AGs are planning to protect voters from DHS subversion. Hope you’ll watch or listen.

California Supreme Court shoots down Huntington Beach's voter ID law Huntington Beach residents passed a voter ID charter amendment in 2024, but an appellate court struck that down and the California Supreme Court will not hear the city's argument.

The city of Huntington Beach has been a lawless repeat offender

And a repeat loser

We shut them down once more when they tried to infringe upon the fundamental right to vote based on a figment of their imagination

'They're escalating': A Q&A with Rob Bonta on Trump's immigration crackdown

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration more than 50 times. CalMatters spoke with Bonta this week about those cases and how he views the Trump administration’s current focus on Minneapolis. bit.ly/3NRXYU8

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California YIMBY endorses Rob Bonta for Attorney General

California YIMBY is pleased to endorse @robbonta.bsky.social for California Attorney General.

California Sens. Padilla, Schiff tour ICE detention center amid concerns over detainee treatment California's two U.S. senators visited the California City Detention Facility Tuesday as questions mount over how detainees are being treated following recent immigration raids across the state.

According to Bonta, detainees may not be receiving adequate medical care, lack proper clothing or blankets to stay warm, and are being housed in unsanitary areas.”
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CA's AG: “A Republican-led Congress is doing nothing. They are supine. They are not a check."

CA's AG, also openly supporting the protest movements: “Crowds are super important. That is the rawest, most powerful expression of our democracy. When people show up, whether it’s Hands Off or No Kings, we are speaking about what we will never accept and what we demand.”

YouTube video by Legal AF California Puts Trump DOJ & ICE on NOTICE

California AG Rob Bonta, with Gov. Gavin Newsom, issued guidance affirming that state police and prosecutors can investigate crimes by federal agents, even if federal authorities refuse to cooperate. AG Bonta discusses the move with Adam Klasfeld of All Rise News. Full conversation below.

🚨NEW: As Trump’s federal agents break the law, Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Bonta issued a first-of-its-kind legal alert confirming state and local law enforcement have the AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE crimes committed by FEDERAL AGENTS.

YouTube video by CBS LA CA Attorney General Rob Bonta affirms authority to investigate federal agent crimes

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If a federal agent murders a Californian on CA soil, can a CA law enforcement agency investigate & prosecute?

Yup

Don’t believe the Trump Administration’s gaslighting & blatant misrepresentations

You have my word: If I find that federal agents have committed a crime, I’ll file charges

California AG Bonta joined Professor Meiselas’s law class at USC today as a guest lecturer.

Like AG @robbonta.bsky.social says, courage is contagious. Speaking up inspires those around you and the Dem AGs fighting for you every day.

Operation 'Stand on Demand' nets 120 arrests in CA related to human trafficking | Full California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference in San Diego to announce the results of statewide human trafficking operation 'Stand on Demand'.

We continue to crack down on human trafficking across California

My office spearheaded a multi-county, 6-day operation holding perpetrators accountable and helping survivors heal

Grateful for the 18 law enforcement partners across the state we teamed up with to deliver this important result

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We’re all in for @robbonta.bsky.social ✊ Every time Donald Trump breaks the law, hands Big Oil another regulation rollback, or targets clean energy, we want prosecutors like Rob holding him accountable and we can help him win. Donate $10, $25, or $50 to help keep Rob fighting for our planet. 🧵 1/2

SF: Bonta Reflects On Year Of Lawsuits Against Trump Administration California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Tuesday championed what he said was the state's success with dozens of lawsuits against the second administration of President Donald Trump, who entered...

Over the past year, Trump has been a lawless repeat offender &, due to our legal challenges, a repeat loser

I sued Trump 54 times & won 80% of the time

We’ve protected $188 BILLION for CA

& we’ve delivered an unheard of 989,000% return on investment

When we fight w/the law on our side, we win

Behind the front lines of the legal battle against Trump's National Guard deployments As President Trump began a pattern of deploying the National Guard to democratic-led cities, several Democratic attorneys general and their staffs worked to coordinate their fight against the deployme...

I and my fellow AGs @agdanrayfield.bsky.social and @ilattygeneral.bsky.social fought tooth and nail over the last six months to end Trump‘s unlawful military occupation of our cities— and we won

When we fight, we win

And when we fight together, we can’t be beat

California Investigates Elon Musk’s xAI Over Sexualized Images

We’re on the case

Trump administration drops fight to tie transportation funding to immigration The Department of Transportation had attempted to withhold billions in funding from states that refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement.

Trump has thrown in the towel, waved the white flag and accepted defeat— again

Another win for the people and for California