News & Events
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, 22 other states sue to halt planned federal methane fines
January 16, 2025 - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by a 22-state coalition, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block the implementation of a methane emissions tax created under the Inflation Reduction Act. The lawsuit, filed in the final days of President Biden’s administration, argues that the EPA rule —...
Mass. AG Campbell joins Justice Dept. lawsuit against nation’s Big 5 landlords
January 8, 2025 - Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell has joined with colleagues in nine other states in a federal lawsuit against the nation’s biggest landlords over what they say are anticompetitive practices that make it harder to rent an apartment. The August 2024 lawsuit against RealPage and five other companies claims the companies take...
Coalition of 15 States and National Association of Home Builders Sue HUD and USDA Over New Home Energy Standards
January 4, 2025 - A coalition led by Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, including 15 states and the National Association of Home Builders, has taken legal action against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), challenging new energy efficiency...
States ask SCOTUS to uphold ‘divest or ban’ law against TikTok
December 29, 2024 - A U.S. law that would force the Chinese parent company of social media giant TikTok to either sell the service or face a U.S. ban is constitutional, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Friday. In this 2020 photo illustration, the TikTok app is displayed on an Apple iPhone. (Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Following...
Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC
December 17, 2024 - Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he launched an investigation into the 20-year-old operation after...
SC attorney general joins 51 others warning phone companies to stop robocalls to residents
December 10, 2024 - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced he is warning phone companies to stop allowing robocalls to bombard South Carolina residents. Attorney General Wilson is a member of a 51-bipartisan collective of state attorneys general Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force, which has been investigating the providers. The group sent a...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Leads Effort To Confirm Pam Bondi As U.S. Attorney General
December 3, 2024 - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, alongside South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, is spearheading a multistate coalition urging the U.S. Senate to confirm former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as the 87th U.S. Attorney General. Bondi, Florida’s first female attorney general, served in the role for eight years and has...
Dozens of states, including Kansas, reach settlements with pharmaceutical companies accused in price-fixing scheme
November 25, 2024 - Several states have reached a settlement with two pharmaceutical companies accused of jacking up prices in the generic drug market. The Kansas Attorney General’s Office says anyone who purchased a generic drug manufactured by Heritage Pharmaceuticals or Apotex between 2010 and 2018 could be eligible for compensation. Connecticut led 50...
Attorney General Letitia James Leads Multistate Push for Kids Online Safety Act in Congress
November 19, 2024 - Attorney General Letitia James is rallying the troops – 32 state attorneys general, to be precise – to urge Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). In a bipartisan battle cry for the safety of kids online, the coalition seeks to create a digital environment that considers the mental and emotional wellbeing of America's...
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2023 AGA Annual Meeting: An Ethics Conversation With the “Wise Ones” Panel
Bruning Law Group Partner Katie Spohn participated in a panel of former Deputy Attorneys General at the June 2023 Attorney General Alliance Annual Meeting in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. She was joined by Paul Connell (WI), Stephen Cobb (VA), and Kyle George (NV) to discuss Attorney Generals’ Offices’ opinions and ethical guidelines.
Bruning Lecture Series: District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine spoke at this year’s Attorney General Jon Bruning Lecture Series at the University of Nebraska College of Law. AG Racine’s presentation, “Using the Law in Public Interest,” discussed his nearly 30-year legal and leadership career and how current and aspiring lawyers can use the law to uplift vulnerable residents.
The Bruning Lecture Series offers students an opportunity to consider the significance of dedicating one’s legal career, wholly or in part, to public service.