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NC Attorney General urges Shopify to block illegal e-cigarette sales to kids
November 24, 2025 - At least 28 illegal e-cigarette websites are currently being hosted on the e-commerce platform Shopify, with an additional 200 websites selling illegal tobacco products, according to North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson. The North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) announced Monday, Nov. 24, that Jackson, along with a...
Attorneys general form bipartisan task force to safeguard AI technologies
November 14, 2025 - Two state attorneys general announced Friday the formation of a bipartisan task force to develop safeguards for artificial intelligence technology, partnering with major AI companies including OpenAI and Microsoft, according to a release. North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown will lead the...
Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia AG race
November 4, 2025 - Democrat Jay Jones has won the election for Virginia attorney general, NBC News projects, overcoming a text message scandal that threatened to derail his candidacy in the final stretch of the race. Jones defeated Republican Jason Miyares, the incumbent who served one term. The typically low-profile race was thrust into the national...
Attorney General Alliance Launches New Initiative to Protect Children Online
October 29, 2025 - The Attorney General Alliance (AGA) today announced the creation of a groundbreaking Partnership for Youth Online Safety, a new initiative dedicated to strengthening online safety for children. The initiative aims to reduce online harms through the development of practical, collaborative, and measurable design-based safeguards while also...
Online clothing retailer agrees to $1M multistate settlement over deceptive advertising, billing practices
October 24, 2025 - The company behind brands like JustFab, ShoeDazzle and FabKids has agreed to a $1 million settlement, accusing it of deceptive advertising and billing practices, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. TFG Holding, Inc., an online clothing retailer that sells clothing, shoes and accessories, is accused in the lawsuit, brought by...
Tennessee social media law receives national support
October 14, 2025 - Attorneys general from across the country filed a brief supporting a Tennessee law implementing certain restrictions to minors’ access to social media. Last week, a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general filed in support of the Protecting Children from Social Media Act, a Tennessee law passed in 2024 which requires social media...
AG Drummond Leads Coalition Demanding Action from Meta Over Hamas’ Live Terror Broadcasts on Facebook and Instagram
October 10, 2025 - Meta is under scrutiny from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition of state attorneys general after reports that Hamas militants used Facebook and Instagram to share live footage of violent incidents, including murders, during an October 2023 terror attack. According to the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office release,...
Car donation charity fined millions, accepts fundraising restrictions in Colorado and 18 other states
October 1, 2025 - A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado. Kars-R-Us.com and its ownership, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank of California, reached a...
Maryland AG: Proposed Capital One Settlement Would Return Fraction of $2 Billion in Unpaid Interest
September 25, 2025 - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposed class action settlement they argue would unfairly benefit Capital One while shortchanging customers who lost more than $2 billion in unpaid interest. The coalition contends the deal provides inadequate compensation, fails to...
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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.