The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and its current President, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit earlier this month entitled America’s Youth: AGs Looking Out for the Next...more
State attorneys general from across the country met in Colorado for the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Annual Meeting last week, along with AG staff and the legal and business communities. In opening the conference, Nevada...more
In our seventh State AG Pulse episode in season 4, we discuss the changing of the guard in Oregon and Washington, where the AG races are both open seats after the offices have been held by Ellen Rosenblum and Bob Ferguson,...more
A growing patchwork of state privacy laws has created headaches for businesses and put increasing pressure on Congress to respond. In episode 6 of State AG Pulse, season 4, Meghan Stoppel and Keturah Taylor, in collaboration...more
The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) held a Policy Conference in Seattle, WA from February 14-16, 2024. The conference was well-attended, including 14 Democratic AGs and high-level staff from an additional...more
Credit card surcharging has increasingly gained the attention of consumers, businesses, and regulators over the past few years, and for good reason. As inflation continues to squeeze businesses and consumers alike, many...more
The California Office of the Attorney General—like most state AGs—has the authority to seek both civil penalties and restitution for alleged violations of state consumer protection laws. Civil penalties are paid to the AG’s...more
State AGs’ authority is by no means limited to their more traditional jurisdictions - consumer protection, privacy, and antitrust - as several recent actions by state AGs in the labor and employment arena clearly demonstrate....more
In 2020, action by Major League Baseball left 40 minor league teams out in the cold and their communities economically impacted. The minor leagues brought an antitrust suit against the MLB. Now a bipartisan coalition of state...more
In addition to serving as consumer guardians, state AGs take their role as custodians of the environment very seriously, as exemplified by a recent action by DC AG Schwalb against electric utility Pepco. In Episode 5, Meghan...more
Student loans have been much in the news and with federal loan payments restarting next month. Chris Allen and Keturah Taylor take a dive into the debt servicing world. They contend that an investigation by Minnesota AG Keith...more
The Attorney General Alliance (AGA) held its Annual Meeting last week in California, which brought AGs and AG staff from 32 states and territories together with the legal and business communities to discuss a wide range of...more
7/3/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Healthcare ,
IP Addresses ,
Machine Learning ,
Organized Crime ,
Retailers ,
State Attorneys General ,
Technology ,
Telemarketing
On April 4, 2023, the office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul was joined by leaders in technology and law enforcement for a full-day symposium designed to inform CISOs, CTOs and CIOs on how best to protect their...more
Last week, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its annual Capital Forum in Washington, DC, which provided AGs, AG staff, and private sector attendees the opportunity to engage with each other as well as...more
12/15/2022
/ Big Tech ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
State Attorneys General ,
Technology
As consumers and businesses recover from the frenzy of holiday commerce and look ahead to the new year, the supply chain disruptions that grabbed headlines in late 2021 may seem like a distant memory. However, these issues...more
State Attorneys General (“AGs”) continue to be active as both litigants and amici in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. This term there are several cases with significant State AG amici involvement that implicate important...more
10/5/2018
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
App Store ,
Apple ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Attorney General ,
Class Action ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Franchise Tax Board ,
Franchises ,
Independent Contractors ,
Preemption ,
Property Owners ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Takings Clause ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Weyerhaeuser Company v United States Fish and Wildlife Service