March 16, 2021 - Attorney General Karl A. Racine joined 23 other state attorneys general in issuing a statement expressing disappointment in a plan filed by opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma in bankruptcy court. The attorneys general expressed concern that the plan, which would resolve their lawsuits against the company and its owners, the Sackler family,...
March 4, 2021 - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with 38 other states, is shutting down an illegal robocall operation that used veterans, children and first responders to deceptively solicit $110 million in donations. The money was collected through a massive robocall operation by Associated Community Services, also known as ACS. ACS made 1.3 billion...
February 23, 2021 - Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined 30 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fund internet connectivity and internet-enabled devices to K-12 students attending school remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This month, the FCC asked for comment on petitions urging the...
February 19, 2021 - 17 Democratic state attorneys general have added their voices — and the weight of their offices — to the growing chorus of activists and lawmakers calling on Biden to cancel $50,000 in student debt for borrowers. The initiative, led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, supports...
February 3, 2021 - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-Miss.) joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett in the United States Supreme Court, supporting the right of Americans to bear arms outside of their homes. “The Constitution is clear: Law-abiding Americans have the...
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