Trump stopped federal funding to Maine over transgender athletes. Could California follow?

Trump stopped federal funding to Maine over transgender athletes. Could California follow?
- April 23, 2025
- Graeme Boushey, political science, Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2025
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California can base some hope on a legal parallel that dates to Trump’s first term, when he went after federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities — which opposed Trump’s immigration policies. At that time, Trump’s effort failed in the courts, noted Graeme Boushey, director of Center for the Study of Democracy at UC Irvine. In the current situation, “the legal argument for broadly coercing a state into doing what you want isn’t really different,” Boushey said. “What concerns some observers is that the thing that’s changed is the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court, tilting more in favor of the Trump administration.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-23/trump-stops-maines-funding-over-transgender-athletes-could-california-follow.
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