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FACT CHECK #4EFX4MLO

06/18/26 · 11:41 PM UTC · 10 SOURCES

“Barack Obama filed lawsuits against the states of Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana.”
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LEANS FALSE · HIGH CONFIDENCE

TL;DR ·The administration sued Arizona; however, other listed states primarily sued the federal government.

WHAT WE FOUND

The claim that Barack Obama filed lawsuits against these four states is a mixture of fact and inaccuracy. The Obama administration did file a federal lawsuit against Arizona in 2010 to challenge the state's controversial immigration law . However, in Ohio, the legal action mentioned was filed by Obama's presidential campaign rather than the Department of Justice or the administration itself . Regarding Indiana, the administration did not file a lawsuit but instead submitted a friend-of-the-court brief in a case initiated by Planned Parenthood . Furthermore, multiple sources indicate that Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Arizona were actually the parties suing the Obama administration in various collective lawsuits . These included challenges to the administration's Overtime Rule and executive actions on immigration programs like DAPA .

SOURCES

  1. 1 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
    PolitiFact | Chain email falsely says Barack Obama is 'first president to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect'

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  2. 2 · texasattorneygeneral.govACADEMIC
    Texas AG Ken Paxton and Nevada AG Adam Laxalt Lead Coalition of 21 States Against the Obama Administration's Illegal “Overtime Rule” | Office of the Attorney General

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  3. 3 · congress.govACADEMIC
    OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S ABUSE OF POWER | Congress.gov | Library of Congress

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  4. 4 · pewresearch.orgACADEMIC
    States suing Obama over immigration programs are home to 46% of those who may qualify | Pew Research Center

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  5. 5 · nytimes.comNEWS
    17 States Suing on Immigration - The New York Times

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  6. 6 · en.wikipedia.orgWEB
    Barack Obama presidential eligibility litigation - Wikipedia

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  7. 7 · americanimmigrationcouncil.orgWEB
    States Sue Over President Obama’s Immigration Executive Action

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  8. 8 · thehill.comWEB
    25 states sue Obama over amnesty, but some states are silent

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  9. 9 · time.comWEB
    17 States Are Suing President Barack Obama Over Immigration Action | TIME

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  10. 10 · politico.comWEB
    17 states sue to block Obama immigration order - POLITICO

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