Attorney General Jackson, along with 22 other attorneys general, asked the federal court for an immediate temporary restraining order to prevent the freeze from going into effect.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Tuesday to block the federal government's freeze on grants and funding.

"The Attorney General is supposed to have the backs of the people of the state. This was clearly a case in which tens of thousands of people were being taken advantage of," Jackson said when asked why he chose this particular action as his first major move in office. "We wanted to send a message, we're not going to let this happen."

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other state attorneys general in requesting a temporary restraining order from a court to halt President

North Carolina is joining more than 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block a freeze of federal funds ordered by the Trump administration that was set to begin Tuesday evening, but has now been temporarily blocked in federal court.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 22 other state attorneys general Tuesday in filing a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration's sweeping freeze on federal funding, warning it could severely impact hurricane recovery efforts and law enforcement operations across the state.

A coalition of 18 Democratic attorney generals, including North Carolina’s Jeff Jackson, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump’s bid to end birth right citizenship. The lawsuit,

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing President Donald Trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship. North Carolina joins 17 other states in a federal lawsuit claiming Trump's effort is unconstitutional.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson accused President Donald Trump of “creating legal uncertainty and denying fundamental rights to children born in this country.”

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, over Trump's executive order that attempts to end birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment to the United ...

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, over Trump's executive order that attempts to end birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment to the United ...

What’s next? An executive order that purports to repeal the law of gravity? That’s the understandable reaction many people have had in recent days to President Donald Trump’s lengthy list of first-week edicts.