November 26, 2019 – Attorney General Mark Herring continued his efforts to fight human trafficking Tuesday by collaborating with the Richmond Regional Human Trafficking Collaborative. On Tuesday, the pair new initiatives that will improve the way the Richmond region responds to human trafficking. Specifically, Herring and several law enforcement agencies discussed how a new case… Read more »
November 21, 2019 – Twenty-two states on Wednesday signed an amicus brief in support of Colorado’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ August ruling in the “faithless electors” case. Colorado petitioned the nation’s high court to review the ruling in October. In August, the appeals court… Read more »
November 12, 2019 – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 12 state Attorneys General calling on the nation’s leading arbitration firms to provide information about obstacles workers face in resolving employment-related disputes. In the letters sent to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS), the Attorneys… Read more »
November 6, 2019 – Daniel Cameron, a former legal counsel for Senator Mitch McConnell, won his race for attorney general of Kentucky on Tuesday, making him the first black person to be elected to the office in the state. He was also the first black person to be independently elected to a statewide office in… Read more »
November 5, 2019 – Mississippi’s two-term state treasurer is earning a promotion to attorney general. Republican Lynn Fitch beat Democrat Jennifer Riley Collins on Tuesday, making her the first woman to win the office. Democrat Jim Hood, who ran for governor, has been attorney general for 16 years. Fitch says she wants to fight opioids… Read more »
October 30, 2019 – The Nevada Attorney General’s office is warning families about cyber-scams that target children. Scammers may use apps, games and social networking sites to get kids to share confidential information, Aaron Ford’s office said in a statement. False ads can offer cheap or free items or a scholarship. Some scams also use… Read more »
October 22, 2019 – New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that 47 attorneys general from states and U.S. territories plan to take part in a New York-led antitrust probe into Facebook. Shares of Facebook fell 3.9% on the news. The multistate investigation was announced in September with participation from seven other states,… Read more »
October 14, 2019 – On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General released the highly anticipated draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The regulations focus heavily on three main areas: 1) notices to consumers, 2) consumer requests and 3) verification requirements. While the regulations focus heavily on these three topics, they also… Read more »
October 8, 2019 – The attorney general in Arkansas has warned retailers that they can face steep fines for selling or shipping vaping products to minors. Attorney General Leslie Rutledge delivered the warning in an enforcement advisory Monday at the start of a youth vaping conference at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported. The… Read more »
October 3, 2019 – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is funding a study in a bid to find genetic markers that could make people more prone to opioid addiction. “While Ohio’s first responders and treatment and recovery experts are fighting a heroic battle to curb opioid-related fatalities, the key to victory is to stop people… Read more »