The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request from a group of 19 GOP AGs to extend Title 42 immigration authority that was set to expire December 21. The Title 42 restrictions were put in place by the Trump administration in March...more
A group of 14 Democratic AGs, led by California AG Rob Bonta, Maryland AG Brian Frosh, and Massachusetts AG Maura Healey, filed a comment letter with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries...more
A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that...more
A group of ten Republican AGs, led by Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, sued the Biden administration over an alleged violation of the Administrative Procedures Act by President Biden in issuing an executive order restoring Obama-era...more
A bipartisan group of 25 AGs, led by Illinois AG Kwame Raoul, sent a letter to Congress urging it to use the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) to rescind a Trump-era True Lender Rule, which provides guidance on determining...more
State AGs in the News-
Governor Newsom Nominates Rob Bonta for California Attorney General-
•Governor Gavin Newsom nominated California Assemblyman Rob Bonta to replace Xavier Becerra as California AG. Bonta’s...more
3/26/2021
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Business Expenses ,
Clinical Trials ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cross-Border ,
Economic Injuries ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraudulent Marketing ,
Governor Newsom ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Medical Devices ,
Nominations ,
Obama Administration ,
Pipelines ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Revenues ,
Trump Administration
State AGs in the News-
Alaska Governor Nominates Acting Attorney General to Be Attorney General-
•Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy nominated acting Alaska AG Clyde “Ed” Sniffen for the AG position. The nomination must be...more
1/22/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appellate Courts ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
NCUA ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tipped Employees ,
Trump Administration ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Antitrust-
What a Waste! Merging Waste Disposal Companies Must Divest Assets to Avoid Antitrust Concerns-
•The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the AGs of Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin...more
10/29/2020
/ Attorney General ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Judgment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mergers ,
Multistate Investigations ,
Price Gouging ,
Scams ,
True Lender ,
Trump Administration ,
Waste Management
2021 AG Elections-
Virginia Incumbent Attorney General Seeks Reelection, Skips Governor’s Race-
•Virginia AG Mark Herring reportedly will seek a third term as AG and not run for governor as previously reported.
•As...more
9/11/2020
/ Attorney General ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debt Collection ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Joint Employers ,
Mail-In Ballots ,
Membership Agreements ,
True Lender ,
Trump Administration ,
USPS
Antitrust-
Energy Company Agrees to Divest Gas Stations to Avoid FTC’s Antitrust Concerns-
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached an agreement with energy company Tri Star Energy LLC after determining that its...more
8/21/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Attorney General ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hedge Funds ,
Injunctions ,
Public Charities ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Trump Administration ,
Trustees ,
Unfair Competition ,
USPS ,
Vacatur ,
Writ of Mandamus
2019 AG Election-
Democrat Jennifer Riley-Collins Announces Intention to Run for Mississippi AG-
Jennifer Riley-Collins, a Democrat, announced her intention to run for Mississippi AG in 2019.
...more
Breaking News-
New York Federal Judge Declares Structure of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unconstitutional-
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held in Consumer Financial Protection...more
6/22/2018
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Ban the Box ,
Citibank ,
Clean Air Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Libor ,
OMB ,
Opioid ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration ,
Walgreens
2018 AG Elections-
Democrat Paul Doyle and Republican Susan Hatfield Declare Candidacies for Connecticut Attorney General-
Democratic Connecticut state Senator Paul Doyle and Republican Susan Hatfield, a state...more
AG Elections-
Republican Frank White Announces Bid for Florida Attorney General-
Republican state Representative Frank White announced his candidacy in the open 2018 race for Florida AG. He is also the general counsel...more
AG Elections-
2017 Virginia Attorney General Election Update-
Following uncontested primaries, incumbent Democrat AG Mark Herring and Republican challenger John Adams will proceed to the Virginia general election this...more
Mark, Howard and Blake discuss the state of the Democratic race. Also, Bernie Nash and Lori Kalani, co-chairs of Cozen O'Connor's State AG practice, discuss the State AG races....more