In a recent amicus brief submitted to the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) office has expressed its support for plaintiffs in a case that raises questions about the interplay between Colorado’s...more
9/18/2024
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Consumer Protection Act ,
Housing Market ,
Illegal Fees ,
Landlords ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Residential Leases ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tenants ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In an unusual move, attorneys general (AG) from 30 states and the District of Columbia filed a bipartisan amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting efforts to revive a proposed class action against payment processor...more
7/25/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internet Retailers ,
Payment Processors ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Shopify ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)
On June 3, the U.S. Treasury Department filed a reply in its 11th Circuit litigation against the National Small Business Association regarding the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Of late, the...more
On February 29, the state of Montana, supported by seven other states, filed an amicus brief arguing that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lacks authority to regulate crypto assets. The attorneys general (AG)...more
Republican attorneys general (AGs) from 19 states, led by Utah AG Sean D. Reyes, filed an amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to rehear a case after a panel of judges declined to entertain a lawsuit challenging diversity...more
12/7/2023
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Equal Protection ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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A bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Connecticut AG William Tong has signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its 1972 Flood v. Kuhn decision and revoke the immunity from...more
11/2/2023
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Antitrust Exemption ,
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Baseball ,
Federalism ,
Immunity ,
MLB ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General
On August 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey and 26 other state AGs to participate in oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) et al. v....more
8/30/2023
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Oral Argument ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General
On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva, and...more
8/14/2023
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Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
DuPont ,
Environmental Protection Act ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General
On April 14, a relatively unprecedented bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general from across the country joined forces to protect the rights of military veterans, which if successful would secure full educational...more