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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to U.S. Justice Department: Investigate Pricing in Beef Markets
May 29, 2020 - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate significant price swings in the cattle and beef markets to determine whether any illegal market manipulation has occurred, the attorney general’s office announced today. In a letter sent today to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, Schmidt joined the...
Car Loan Giant Santander Reaches $550M Settlement with Illinois, 33 Other Attorneys General
May 20, 2020 - Thirty-four attorneys general announced a $550 million settlement Tuesday with auto loan financing company Santander over allegations it knowingly targeted consumers who were likely to default on its loans. Consumers who defaulted on their loans from the company as of last year will be allowed to keep their car if it has not been...
Alabama Attorney General joins 21 states urging Congress to enact COVID-19 liability protections
May 13, 2020 - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 20 other state attorney generals to ask Congress to enact liability protections from frivolous Covid-19 related lawsuits. Marshall, along with 20 other AG's, sent a letter on May 11 to Congressional leaders describing legal ramifications. The letter states: in the wake of this unprecedented...
11 attorneys general seek probe into meatpacking industry for price-fixing
May 6, 2020 - The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration and potential price-fixing by meatpackers in the cattle industry during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, the state attorneys general noted that the...
Attorney General Ford, 21 states fight to protect consumer credit during COVID-19 pandemic
April 29, 2020 - Attorney General Aaron Ford sent a letter to the nation’s three Consumer Reporting Agencies that they he will not hesitate to enforce safeguards set in place to ensure consumers’ credit is properly protected and their credit reports are fairly and accurately reported. The AG is joined by a coalition of 21 attorneys general in this letter....
Tennessee Attorney General Among 34 Nationwide Calling for More Protection for Homeowners
April 23, 2020 - Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and 33 other attorneys general are calling on extra precautions to be put in place to protect homeowners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. AG Slatery signed on to letters addressed to the leaders of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance...
Ohio Attorney General Says COVID-19 Stimulus Checks are Protected by Ohio Law
April 13, 2020 - Coronavirus stimulus checks are protected under existing Ohio law from bill collectors and exempt from state and federal attachment, garnishment or execution. Ohio Attorney General David Yost announced this Monday in a press release. “The stimulus checks were intended to be used during an emergency – to put food on the table, keep the...
South Carolina Attorney General Joins Coalition Looking to Hold Companies Accountable for Defective Products
April 9, 2020 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson looks to ensure companies are held accountable for selling defective products to consumers. Wilson joins several other attorneys general from across the country regarding this matter for U.S. consumers. In a legal brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, Wilson and the coalition of attorneys...
Attorney General Ford, 20 States Ask Federal Government to Halt Non-COVID-19 Rulemaking
March 31, 2020 - Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and 20 other attorneys general wrote a letter calling on the Trump Administration to focus its efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic and freeze other pending rulemaking activity. “The need to prioritize regulations responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic should be self-evident,” the letter states. In their...
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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.