California Eyes $25 Million Legal Fight Against Trump Plans (1)

California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to allocate as much as $25 million to challenge President-elect Donald Trump’s most aggressive policies with a battalion of lawyers.

On Monday the state legislature, led by a Democratic supermajority, will convene a special session at the request of Newsom. They’re looking to add resources to the state’s legal team in preparation for what could be a wave of court challenges once the Republican president takes office on Jan. 20.

“We’re in the calm before the storm,” Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire said in an interview. “Believe me, the hurricane force winds are ...