March 11, 2020 - Two state attorneys general have ordered a prominent televangelist and other companies to stop peddling alleged coronavirus elixirs. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sent cease and desist orders to the Silver Edge Company and Sherrill Sellman for marketing products, such as "Silver Solution" and "Micro-Particle...
An attorneys general coalition files brief with Supreme Court over drug policy
March 3, 2020 - Attorneys general from Nebraska and Kansas have joined a coalition of 46 AGs in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday over prescription drugs. In Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the attorneys general argue that in order to protect the well-being of consumers, states must regulate pharmacy benefit managers,...
U.S. Congress should not override California privacy law – state attorney general
February 25, 2020 - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday sent a letter to four top U.S. lawmakers urging them not to pre-empt the state’s new privacy law with a watered down federal legislation. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective since the start of 2020, is among the most significant regulations overseeing the data...
Eric Schmitt announces Missouri Attorney General Campaign
February 19, 2020 - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his candidacy for the position in a new video on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Schmitt was sworn in as the state’s 43rd Attorney General on Jan. 3, 2019. He was appointed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Spokespeople with Schmitt’s office said since taking office he has been part of new...
Attorney General Dana Nessel calls for fentanyl to be permanently classified as a Schedule I drug
February 14, 2020 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to call for fentanyl-related substances to be permanently classified as Schedule I drugs following a temporary emergency classification renewed by President Donald Trump last week. On Feb. 6, the day it was set to expire, Trump signed S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of...
Trump administration and GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to hold off on deciding Obamacare’s fate
February 3, 2020 - The Trump administration and Republican-led states told the Supreme Court on Monday that it should not step in at this time to consider the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Instead, they are asking the high court to allow the case to return to a district judge for further proceedings. In December, a federal appeals court held that the...
Twenty-three Attorneys General argue consumer refunds are critical in preventing fraud
January 31, 2020 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general, today announced an amicus brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to seek restitution for consumers when enforcing consumer protections under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in Federal...
NY-Led Coalition’s Amicus Brief in CFPB Case Urges SCOTUS to Preserve State Powers
January 24, 2020 - State Attorney General Letitia James is leading a 24-state coalition that has filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing for preserving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s existence and, perhaps as importantly, argues the coalition, keeping in place state powers under the Dodd-Frank Act even if the protection bureau...
Knowledge is Power: California Attorney General Issues Advisory on the CCPA
January 15, 2020 - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said last week that “knowledge is power, and in today’s world knowledge is derived from data. When it comes to your own data, you should be in control…” These words came in an Advisory highlighting California consumers’ rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Advisory...
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