Democrats and Republicans Alike Scratch Heads as State AGs Launch Federal Challenges to DOJ Program Designed to Help Them
In a twist of legal irony that even the Supreme Court clerks are meme-ing, multiple state attorneys general this week filed federal challenges to DOJ program that was literally designed to fund their own offices. Legal experts confirm the program, which provides grants for law enforcement training and victim services, is now being sued for “undue federal influence” by the same governors who signed up for it. The internet has already dubbed the saga “Biting the Hand That Writes the Check,” with one viral tweet reading: “I’m suing my bank for giving me an ATM fee refund, and I demand they also pay my legal fees.” As the DOJ scrambles to respond, one state AG reportedly issued a statement that translates to: “This program is an overreach, unless we get the money first.”