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“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that’s also illegal. Judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.” Vice President Vance, February 9, 2025
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released the following joint statement, signed by 17 state attorneys general, regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025.
Attorney General Bonta joins the attorneys general of Connecticut, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington in signing the statement.