In just his first three months of office, President Donald Trump has signed more than 100 executive orders, dramatically altering the size and function of government and in many cases, according to Maine's attorney general, violating the limits of presidential authority. Since the start of Trump's second term, Maine has joined nine multi-state lawsuits challenging some of the president's most controversial mandates. Here's a summary of each one, starting in chronological order. CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS — Trump's efforts to limit birthright citizenship The first executive order Maine sued the Trump administration over dealt with birthright citizenship. On January 20, President Trump signed an executive order to make it so that United States citizenship does not automatically extend to people born in the country. The order seeks to change language to clarify that children born in the U.S. are only citizens if they have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or legal resident. Critics say this violates the 14th Amendment. In the multi-state lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts on Jan. 21, Frey notes that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld birthright citizenship twice, regardless of the immigration status of the baby's parents. Maine is among 19 states challenging the order on the grounds that it's "directly inconsistent" with the Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act and two U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The order was temporarily blocked in a preliminary injunction and could head to the U.S. Supreme Court after three appeals courts denied the Trump administration's requests to lift the block.FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE — Lawsuit against "illegal policy" outlined in a Jan. 27 memo from Office of Management and Budget On Jan. 28, Frey and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general sued the Trump administration for freezing trillions of dollars in federal funds for grants, loans and state financial assistance programs. The coalition argued that the move was illegal because the funding had already been appropriated by Congress. On March 6, a judge in Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction, temporarily stopping the funding freeze until a final decision is made. 'DOGE' & ELON MUSK SUED — Maine AG claims bank account details and Social Security numbers were unlawfully shared A lawsuit Maine signed onto on Feb. 7 accuses the Trump administration of illegally giving billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency "unauthorized access" to the Treasury Department's central payment system. Frey argues this move was another alleged attempt Trump made to skirt the rule of law, and it puts the private sensitive information of Americans at risk. In the lawsuit, Frey and 19 other attorneys general are seeking a judge's injunction on the policy, and a declaration that the change is "unlawful and unconstitutional." A judge granted the preliminary injunction on Feb. 21. RESEARCH REIMBURSEMENT CUTS — Maine faces loss of millions in funding for biomedical researchFrey and 21 other attorneys general sued the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 10 to block the cutting of funds that support medical research at universities. The Trump administration announced the slashing of "indirect cost" reimbursements to cover research-related expenses to an across-the-board 15% rate, which is "significantly less" than the cost required to perform that research, according to the complaint. In Maine, the UMaine System, Jackson Laboratory, MaineHealth are among several institutions that have received NIH funding in the past. Frey says the drastic cuts threaten to cripple "vital research into areas that touch the lives of many Mainers, including cancer treatment, infectious diseases, neuromuscular disorders, aging, and addiction."On March 6, a judge in Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction, blocking Trump's order as the case proceeds and a final decision is made. MASS LAYOFFS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — Plaintiffs seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the layoffs On March 13, Frey joined 21 other attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging Trump's order to reduce the Department of Education's staff by nearly 50%. Education Secretary Linda McMahon had promised that the order would not impact essential services or Title I funding for low-income schools, Pell grants and money for children with disabilities.In the complaint, the attorneys general argue that regardless of what alternative resources are in place by the Trump administration, the massive reduction of force "will create and has created chaos, disruption, uncertainty, delays and confusion for plaintiff states and their residents." DRAMATIC HHS CUTS — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named as a defendant in lawsuit seeking to reverse the cutting of public health grants to states The Trump administration is also getting sued over its cutting of $11 billion in public health funding, a move that led to layoffs at state health agencies across the country.In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Rhode Island on April 1, Maine and 22 other states argue that the cuts "threaten the urgent public health needs of states around the country at a time when emerging disease threats, such as measles and bird flu, are on the rise."The lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the agency's Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said that most of the cuts involved redundant administrative positions and were designed to make the agencies work more efficiently. Two days later, Kennedy said some of those positions were mistakenly cut and were going to be reinstated. In Maine, the loss of federal funding led to the Maine CDC to lay off dozens of subcontracted workers. According to Frey, Maine stands to lose more than $91 million from the termination of public health grants by HHS. Frey said that if the funding is not restored, important state public health programs and initiatives will have to be dissolved or disbanded.The lawsuit asks the court to immediately stop the Trump administration from rescinding the money, which was allocated by Congress during the pandemic and mostly used for COVID-19-related efforts such as testing and vaccination. The money also went to addiction and mental health programs.ELECTION SECURITY — President Trump accused of attempting to rewrite election laws "by decree"Maine's Attorney General also believes that Trump does not have the authority to dictate how states administer elections. Another multi-state lawsuit filed on April 4 in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts challenges a March 25 executive order that requires proof of citizenship in federal elections and all absentee ballots be received by Election Day. Trump's order threatens to pull federal funding from states that don't comply. It was signed as part of the new administration's efforts to increase election integrity, but AG Frey argues that it will result in Mainers having a harder time casting their ballot. DISMANTLING OF FEDERAL AGENCIES — Complaint alleges Trump's order threatens libraries and museums In response to Trump's March 14 executive order eliminating seven government agencies deemed "unnecessary," Maine signed onto a multi-state lawsuit on April 4 in an attempt to stop three of them from being dismantled. The agencies that Maine and 20 other states are trying to save include the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS). Collectively, the agencies provide hundreds of millions of dollars for programs in every state that support libraries, museums, minority-owned businesses and workers. The lawsuit argues that the president "cannot decide to unilaterally override laws governing federal spending" and seeks to "stop the targeted destruction" of agencies that "millions of Americans rely on." In Maine, the dismantling puts federal administrative library staff at risk of layoffs and will cut hundreds of grants for state libraries and museums.USDA CHALLENGE & TRANSGENDER ATHLETE CONTROVERSY — The first lawsuit in direct response to a Maine-specific issue On Monday, April 7, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey filed a lawsuit — the first in Maine's federal court — against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins — after the agency froze certain funding for school nutrition programs. AG Frey argues that the withholding of grant funds is illegal and vowed to take legal action to "remind the President that Maine will not be bullied into violating the law." Frey is asking the court to reverse the funding freeze and prevent the USDA from doing so in the future. The funding freeze was announced by Rollins in an April 2nd letter that was sent to Governor Janet Mills because of her "defiance of federal law" when it came to the Trump administration's new interpretation of Title IX protections. Maine is also responding to two separate Title IX investigations which accuse school officials of discriminating against cisgender students by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's and girls sports.