June 19, 2018 - Democratic Attorneys General in 21 states are calling on the Trump Administration to end the “zero tolerance” policy that has resulted in the separation of families at the U.S. border. In an open letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen the state officials said the policy is “inhumane” and...
June 15, 2018 - Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay a combined $100 million to 42 U.S. states to resolve a probe into fraudulent conduct tied to interest-rate manipulation that affected financial instruments worth trillions of dollars. The settlement was announced Friday by several of the states, who alleged Citigroup misrepresented the integrity of the Libor...
June 5, 2018 - Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed a brief, encouraging a district court to dismiss a lawsuit that would prevent the Census Bureau from including a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. “For the census to not collect data about citizenship makes no sense,” Attorney General Hunter said. “Those opposing the question stand...
June 1, 2018 - Eight state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) late Thursday alleging the agency is breaking the law by failing to enforce landfill methane regulations. The regulation at issue is a 2016 guideline developed to help solid waste landfills reduce emissions. While the guideline went into effect in...
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