Fact check: Did any states file suits against Trump after the 2024 election?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, yes, states have filed suits against Trump after the 2024 election, though the scope and nature of these lawsuits varies significantly.

The most direct answer comes from 19 Democratic state attorneys general who filed a federal lawsuit against Trump's executive order on election rules in June 2025, challenging the order as an unconstitutional overreach of executive power ^[1]. Additionally, 22 states plus Washington D.C. filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for withholding nearly $7 billion in critical education funding ^[2].

However, the analyses also reveal that not all election-related litigation involves states as plaintiffs. For example, SMART Legislation, a nonpartisan watchdog group, filed a lawsuit over voting discrepancies in Rockland County, New York ^{[3] [4]}, but this represents private litigation rather than state-initiated legal action.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important context about the timing and nature of these lawsuits. The analyses show that litigation against Trump administration actions spans multiple domains beyond just election-related issues, with comprehensive tracking systems documenting numerous lawsuits across various policy areas ^{[5] [6]}.

An important missing perspective is that Trump's administration has also been proactive in requesting information from states, such as when the DOJ asked Nevada for voter rolls and information related to Trump's election executive order ^[7]. This suggests a bidirectional legal and administrative relationship rather than purely adversarial state-federal dynamics.

The analyses also reveal that Nevada had previously been the subject of multiple lawsuits related to voter rolls and mail ballot laws filed by the Republican National Committee and Trump's campaign ^[7], indicating that election-related litigation flows in multiple directions depending on the specific issues and jurisdictions involved.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question itself appears factually neutral and appropriately open-ended, asking whether any states filed suits rather than making assumptions about the existence or nature of such litigation.

However, the question could potentially mislead readers into expecting primarily election-focused litigation, when the analyses show that state lawsuits against Trump administration actions cover a broader range of policy areas, including education funding ^[2] and various administrative actions tracked by litigation monitoring systems ^{[6] [8]}.

The framing also doesn't acknowledge that election-related legal challenges can originate from multiple sources - not just states against Trump, but also private organizations like SMART Legislation ^[3] and Republican entities filing suits against states ^[7], creating a more complex legal landscape than the binary state-versus-Trump framework suggested by the original question.