Maryland Dems Give AG Power To Sue Trump Without Governor’s Approval

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh calls for reforms to structured settlement cases for lead paint cases during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Legislation seeks to protect people ... Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh calls for reforms to structured settlement cases for lead paint cases during a news conference in Annapolis, Md., on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Legislation seeks to protect people from bad deals offered by businesses that have bought legal settlements from victims, such as Baltimore’s Freddie Gray, at a steep discount. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) MORE LESS
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Democratic lawmakers in Maryland on Wednesday gave the state’s attorney general, also a Democrat, the power to sue President Donald Trump without the approval of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

The state House of Delegates passed that measure on Wednesday, after the state Senate had passed the bill on Friday, according to the Washington Post. The resolution does not need Hogan’s approval to go into effect, according to the newspaper.

The Baltimore Sun reported that the measure would let state Attorney General Brian Frosh sue the Trump administration over issues that could hurt Maryland residents’ health care, immigration rights, civil liberties and other issues.

Frosh had asked Hogan for approval to file a lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending the refugee program and barring travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries, but Hogan never responded to that request, according to the Baltimore Sun.

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