For example, in the US the Justice Department just “sued” the state of Texas over the abortion ban. Typically I think of “sueing” for monetary compensation when someone has wronged you in some way, so what does it mean in this context?
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What you’re asking about is remedies. Money damages are certainly a type of relief that can be sought where appropriate, but a lawsuit can also ask ask a remedy that the court prevent the other party from doing something, force the other party to do something, or to have a law invalidated because it violates the Constitution among other things. In this case, the federal government is asking a federal court to declare the Texas law invalid because it violates the Constitution and to prevent anyone from acting on or enforcing that law.
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