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Attorney General Griffin, 37 AGs call for stricter penalties on organized retail crime
March 1, 2025 - In a coordinated effort to call for stiffer penalties regarding organized retail crime, Attorney General Tim Griffin and 37 other AGs are urging congress to impose stricter penalties for organized retail crime acts. "Arkansas has been a leader on organized retail crime for the past two years, and I have made it a priority in my office,"...
Attorney General Wilson calls for FDA to act on counterfeit weight loss, diabetes drugs
February 19, 2025 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced he is leading 37 states on a territory bipartisan coalition requesting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on counterfeit forms of weight loss and diabetes drugs. The drugs mentioned in the letter include: Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic and Wegovy. “The popularity of these...
Attorney General Hilgers, 23 other states send comment criticizing dietary recommendations
February 11, 2025 - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is leading 23 states in pushing back against dietary recommendations in the most recent “Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” According to a release sent Monday, Hilgers says that the report lists beans, peas, and lentils as as preferred sources of protein, and lists meat, poultry, and eggs as last...
22 States Sue to Block New York Law Targeting Fossil Fuel Companies
February 6, 2025 - Twenty-two states, led by West Virginia, are suing to block a recently approved New York law that requires fossil fuel companies to pay billions of dollars a year for contributing to climate change. Under the law, called the Climate Change Superfund Act, companies that were the biggest producers of greenhouse gas emissions between the...
NCAA settles lawsuit with states over NIL rules for recruits
January 31, 2025 - The NCAA has settled the lawsuit with the attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia and other states over its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits. Notice that a settlement has been reached in principle with a term sheet signed was filed Friday with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
Maryland AG joins $106 million multistate settlement with Vanguard
January 22, 2025 - Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a $106 million multistate settlement with Vanguard over big tax bills, the AG said Wednesday. According to the settlement, Vanguard failed to properly disclose tax implications when it lowered investment minimums for its Institutional Target Retirement Funds in 2020, triggering significant...
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...
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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.