If California’s legal challenge can’t stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said over 100 employees could be affected.

A coalition of states, including California, has filed a lawsuit asking for the release of $6.8 billion in school funding frozen by the federal government for programs that support English learners, teacher training, after-school programs and migrant education.

The U.S. Department of Education froze the funding without warning June 30, a day before it's typically sent to Pennsylvania and other states.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined forces with 23 other states, filing a lawsuit to force the White House to release the frozen education funding.

The Trump administration violated the U.S. Constitution when it withheld billions from schools in early July, the lawsuit alleges.