>> There have been nearly 100 legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders all filed in the 6 short weeks since he assumed office.

That's according to the digital Long Policy Journal.

Just security, Illinois has joined in on those complaints that range from pushing for transgender rights to fighting for public health care funding.

Here now with more is Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul Attorney General.

Welcome back.

Thanks for joining us.

Thanks for having How busy would you say this administration has kept your office these last 6 weeks?

Quite busy.

Quite busy in and it spans beyond.

>> Just the past 6 weeks because we anticipated many of the actions would come forth.

We began preparing see almost a year ago, not knowing what the outcome of the elections would be, but knowing that we couldn't wait until January 20th to begin to prepare for the types of things that were being laid out, instance, in project 2025. is this very different or how would you say this compares to the first 6 weeks of Trump's first term?

Well, I came in halfway halfway and we were quite busy that I think there were some wind every of 138 lawsuits against the administration June.

The first administration where we prevailed in about 80% of those for those of U.S. attorneys general had the experience of dealing with this before.

It's so just some preparedness for what we're dealing with now, except that the pace.

That the administration is taking with something sections and sort of a that city of the unconstitutional and unlawful actions a bit different from the first time around.

>> We know that tomorrow.

Mayor Brandon Johnson is testifying before Congress along with several other mayors about the city's sanctuary status.

The state is also considered a sanctuary state.

And you've issued guidance to law enforcement on this issue.

What's been your advice?

>> Then actually we've been sued by the Department of along with the city of Chicago and the county, a the state with regards to our trust act and the city and the county with regards to essential sanctuary city ordinance.

Since we filed a motion to dismiss today and basically the same advice that we give to law enforcement is that local and state law enforcement officers offices cannot be commandeered by the federal government to do immigration is we have ingrained in Constitution, the 10th amendment that kind of sets up the coexistence of of in federalism, of state and federal government and there's to that supports a motion to dismiss.

We've been sued on this before and 7th circuit has moved on it before the federal government cannot commandeer local governments to do the federal government's work.

And to be clear, you said you just file that motion to dismiss the lawsuit today.

Yes, this morning, OK?

start with we would have on yeah.

I want to be clear that since the outset of my administration as attorney general, I have collaborated with federal law enforcement, including the FBI, ATF, DEA and Homeland Security.

And we've collaborated on all sorts criminal activity, some activity that might have been committed accept might may have been committed by citizens and some acts that may have been committed by noncitizens.

And we continue to do to work towards that.

Collaboration has been a framing fetch that somehow the sanctuary city or the trust back suggest that we would not collaborate on capturing immigrants who are who have committed criminal acts.

And that's the furthest thing from the truth.

>> You are also working with a coalition of state attorneys general to protect a provision of the Affordable Care Act creates the Preventive Services Task Force.

First, tell everybody what this task force does.

Well, it's about access to preventative health care.

I, myself.

>> have the warning of my father and my grandfathers who succumb to prostate cancer and because of that morning, I had access to preventative health care that led to my early detection.

That allows me to sit before you to hear today.

And we believe that every all all citizens should have that access.

And so it's aimed at trying to make sure that folks have access to preventative healthcare, such that they can be the beneficiaries like I am of her early detection and and live long lives and healthy lives.

And right now the case Kennedy versus Braidwood management.

That is before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

What is your concern if this task forces?

>> Ruled an unconstitutional by the court?

Well, would be devastating to to health care outcomes for a lot of people throughout through throughout the Affordable Care Act is provided access to health care and and with a focus on preventative health care and not having people seek there, health care and emergency rooms and be be the beneficiaries of primary care and again, preventative health You've also sued the Trump administration over the federal funding freeze that the president implemented back in January.

A federal judge blocked that order through a separate other lawsuits.

But Governor Pritzker still says that funds are still not flowing the way they should be.

>> To all departments and agencies to the tune of about 1.8, 8 billion dollars.

What more can your office issue deaths that we're going to write We first off at the outset, the the the these funding freeze is and really cold.

They violate.

>> Again, the Constitution.

Congress has the power of the person article one section 8 set set out in spending clause and we we filed suit got injunction.

And we've since filed motions to and for us because has been evidence of violation of the court's order.

And so we will can continue to as as that comes to our attention, continue to take action.

>> What are your thoughts on you know, should the courts rule against you in any of these cases?

Because there are a lot of them.

And of course, there are going to be federal judges on some of these courts that were appointed appointed by Trump and we'll see his in his administration's perspective.

>> Well, I mean, you take very first lawsuit on birthright citizenship.

I myself, was born to a mother, not yet naturalize Haitian immigrant.

That's why I am a birthright citizen.

That's again, clear language in our Constitution.

It was a Reagan appointed judge that pointed out that it was a blatantly unconstitutional action and that he saw he could not understand how any member of the bar would come before a court to try to defend such an action.

So even the most conservative judges cannot twist.

The plain language of our constitution and the laws that Congress have said as well.

>> You recently gave guidance on diversity equity inclusion and accessibility in the workplace.

In a letter that was written alongside 100 join Campbell, the Massachusetts attorney general.

And in it, you write, quote, Employment discrimination is a serious and persistent problem in the United States over the last 5 years, more than 28500,000 discrimination complaints have been filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by employees in our states alone.

Combatting continuing discrimination is a strategic priority for our offices.

How do you recommend employees were excuse me, employers or any departments for that matter ensure diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible workplace without running afoul of the federal government.

>> first of all, the federal government is is suggesting things that are not factual with regards to the law.

The case of Sff a v Harvard weighed in on missions.

Whether or not race can be used as a factor admissions.

And so that settled by may have disagreed with the opinion.

But it is the law and I respected as a law, but it cannot be stretched into all of the different things that this administration has suggested try to outlaw any sort of diversity training to outlaw it.

Affinity groups or employee resource groups within companies try to outlaw outreach.

2 communities that are underrepresented.

All of those things are are legal and there have been studies that have supported that diversity is not only right and moral thing to do, but it's a good business interest thing to embrace.

And so I advise those corporations to not be misled and not be intimidated backing away from initiatives that are legal backing away from the nomenclature even up diversity, equity, inclusion, somehow DUI or these words, diversity, equity and inclusion have made been made out to be evil.

Words and that