California's legal action points out that Congress, not the executive branch, possesses the power of the purse, saying "the constitution does not afford the executive Branch power to unilaterally refuse to spend appropriations that were passed by both houses of Congress and were signed into law.

Twenty-four state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Monday, after it froze more than $6 billion in federal funding promised to schools.

“I am fighting for Arizona students and the education they were promised," Mayes said, noting districts were expected to receive the money July 1 as had happened in years past.