LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel has been a frequent participant in legal challenges and lawsuits against the Trump administration since President Donald Trump returned to office. But a new report indicates that some of those legal battles may have been in the works well before Inauguration Day – and even before voters knew who would win the 2024 presidential election.

According to a report by The Center Square, Michigan was among the many states that signed onto a confidential and joint litigation strategy document titled “PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL COMMON INTEREST AGREEMENT.” According to the report, Michigan’s AG signed the document on May 21, 2024, roughly eight months before Trump’s second inauguration. The document reportedly outlined plans for Democratic attorneys general to coordinate legal challenges against a future Trump administration.

The lawsuits were planned before the presidency.

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For critics, the revelation suggests the legal battles were driven more by politics than by the policies themselves, with lawsuits being planned before voters had even elected the next president.

The report fits neatly with Nessel’s record. Since Trump returned to office in January 2025, Michigan has joined coalition lawsuit after coalition lawsuit challenging executive orders, funding decisions, immigration policies, healthcare regulations, environmental actions and other administration initiatives. Nessel’s own office now maintains a dedicated Federal Actions Tracker cataloging the growing list of cases against the Trump administration. The website prominently features updates on the federal lawsuits, complete with summaries of ongoing cases and legal victories.

Altogether, according to The Center Square, state attorneys general have filed nearly 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration since January 2025. The coordinated legal campaign has reportedly been dubbed the “Project for Federal Accountability.”

No response from Nessel’s office.

Michigan News Source emailed the Michigan Attorney General’s Office asking for comment on the allegations that her office signed onto the joint litigation strategy document in May of 2024. As of publication, the office had not responded.