News & Events
Indiana’s AG’s office announces $49.5 million settlement for Blackbaud data breach
October 5, 2023 - Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a $49.5 million multistate settlement with software company Blackbaud, Thursday. “Nonprofits doing their great work rely and depend on vendors like Blackbaud to protect sensitive and private information,” Attorney General Rokita said. “This type of leak is unacceptable, and we fought back on behalf...
Oregon AG Rosenblum files suit against EPA over wood stove emissions
September 28, 2023 - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a lawsuit with nine other attorneys general against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to regulate wood stove emissions, the attorney general announced Wednesday. “This is a serious public health, environmental, and consumer protection issue all wrapped into one!” Rosenblum...
NY AG Heads Multistate Effort to Support DOJ & FTC Merger Guidelines
September 20, 2023 - In a significant move to strengthen merger oversight and prevent excessive corporate power, New York Attorney General Letitia James has led two groups of attorneys general in supporting proposed revisions to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Merger Guidelines. These guidelines determine...
Google reaches $93 million privacy settlement with California
September 14, 2023 - Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices. The settlement announced on Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta resolves claims that the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit deceived people into believing they maintained...
Arizona Joins Coalition Asking Congress To Study AI And Its Harmful Effects On Children
September 6, 2023 - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a coalition in sending a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. The letter states, “AI is also being used to...
16 Attorneys general, including Montana, alerting of SHEIN’s business practices
August 28, 2023 - Montana is leading an effort with 15 other states Monday alerting the business practices of fast-fashion retail giant SHEIN. A letter signed by the 16 attorneys general states SHEIN, founded in China in 2008, is the world's biggest fashion retailer estimated at a value of $64 billion with its mobile app ranked as the fourth most...
Oregon attorney general joins Democratic peers calling for strategy to curb new plastic production
August 21, 2023 - A plan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb the nation’s plastic pollution is drawing criticism from Democratic and Republican attorneys general, including Oregon’s Ellen Rosenblum. Currently in draft form, the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution sets out steps for ending plastic waste in oceans and U.S....
Nessel joins coalition in providing comments to FTC highlighting benefits of collaboration between FTC and state attorneys general
August 16, 2023 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighting the benefits of collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general. The comments were jointly authored by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Illinois...
Iowa joins probe of TikTok’s impact on youth mental health
August 8, 2023 - Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health. The five-member Iowa Executive Council — comprised of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, secretary of agriculture and state auditor — unanimously...
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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.