Red state attorneys general told The Washington Times that they also are looking to the courts to check the Biden administration’s sweeping federal regulations on elections and transgender inclusion in the military and school athletics, as well as national COVID-19 pandemic mandates.
“We are going to be prepared, with various states being able to initiate challenges,” said Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, policy chairman for the Republican Attorneys General Association. “It is going to be a growing trend, and one that is going to be necessary.”
Mr. Biden issued more than 30 executive orders during his first few weeks in office, more than any other president in recent history. Conservatives see the unilateral moves as power grabs that run afoul of the separation of powers established by the Constitution.