Eric Schneiderman's exit won't end New York's war against Trump

The backdrop: Schneiderman resigned last week after four women accused him of physically assaulting them. He has since denied the accusations.

• The bad blood between Schneiderman and Trump dates back to 2013, when he zoomed-in on the now-defunct Trump University for fraud. A $25 million settlement was finalized last month.

Major challenges:

1) Census: In March, Schneiderman’s office said it would lead a multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census.

2) DACA: A federal judge in February gave New York a significant victory with its challenge seeking to block the administration’s plan to rescind an Obama-era program that shields some 700,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

3) Net neutrality: New York is leading an effort by multiple states to block the Federal Communications Commission’s move last year to roll back net neutrality regulations.

4) Travel ban: Schneiderman’s office has challenged Trump’s first, second and third travel ban orders that target some Muslim-majority countries.

5) Environment: In a suit with a coalition of 15 attorneys general, the state alleged that the Trump administration has failed to control methane emissions from existing oil and gas operations. 

• Earlier this month, New York joined California and 16 other states in a suit accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of violating the Clean Air Act with its proposal to roll back Obama-era mileage regulations on vehicles.

6) Prosecutorial protection: Less than three weeks before his recent fall, Schneiderman asked state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to close a loophole so his office could prosecute Trump’s aides for federal crimes if the president pardons them.

What’s next: New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood — who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and argued 20 times before the nation’s high court — was named acting attorney general until the state legislature appoints someone to complete Schneiderman's term. In a statement, Underwood pledged the office’s work “continues without interruption.”