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In Trump 1.0, a loose coalition of democratic attorneys general worked to resist the administration’s forays into lawless power grabs. In Trump 2.0, the chief law-enforcement officers of 23 blue states have become an organized, surgical, and vital bulwark against the White House’s assaults on the Constitution. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been one of the busiest. On this week’s Amicus podcast, Bonta explained his state’s developing litigation strategy to Dahlia Lithwick. Their conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Dahlia Lithwick: If my math is correct, as California’s attorney general, you are now signed off on 46 lawsuits against t

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