News & Events
Frosh, Attorneys General Urge Trump to Prioritize Coronavirus Testing, Production of Protective Gear
March 24, 2020 - Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has joined a coalition of more than a dozen attorneys general urging President Donald Trump to utilize the Defense Production Act to prioritize the production of critical items first responders and health care workers need amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Frosh said: “COVID-19 is a deadly...
The Investigators: Attorneys General are flooded with price gouging complaints. Is the practice always illegal?
MArch 18, 2020 - Attorney General Offices in Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas have been busy with complaints from consumers who are seeing an unfair rise in prices in the midst of this pandemic. Attorneys General are the only agencies in the Mid-South with the power to investigate price gouging. Price gouging laws are only triggered when the Governors...
New York, Missouri attorneys general order companies to stop promoting alleged coronavirus cures
March 11, 2020 - Two state attorneys general have ordered a prominent televangelist and other companies to stop peddling alleged coronavirus elixirs. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sent cease and desist orders to the Silver Edge Company and Sherrill Sellman for marketing products, such as "Silver Solution" and "Micro-Particle...
An attorneys general coalition files brief with Supreme Court over drug policy
March 3, 2020 - Attorneys general from Nebraska and Kansas have joined a coalition of 46 AGs in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday over prescription drugs. In Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, the attorneys general argue that in order to protect the well-being of consumers, states must regulate pharmacy benefit managers,...
U.S. Congress should not override California privacy law – state attorney general
February 25, 2020 - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday sent a letter to four top U.S. lawmakers urging them not to pre-empt the state’s new privacy law with a watered down federal legislation. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective since the start of 2020, is among the most significant regulations overseeing the data...
Eric Schmitt announces Missouri Attorney General Campaign
February 19, 2020 - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his candidacy for the position in a new video on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Schmitt was sworn in as the state’s 43rd Attorney General on Jan. 3, 2019. He was appointed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson. Spokespeople with Schmitt’s office said since taking office he has been part of new...
Attorney General Dana Nessel calls for fentanyl to be permanently classified as a Schedule I drug
February 14, 2020 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is continuing to call for fentanyl-related substances to be permanently classified as Schedule I drugs following a temporary emergency classification renewed by President Donald Trump last week. On Feb. 6, the day it was set to expire, Trump signed S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of...
Trump administration and GOP-led states ask Supreme Court to hold off on deciding Obamacare’s fate
February 3, 2020 - The Trump administration and Republican-led states told the Supreme Court on Monday that it should not step in at this time to consider the fate of the Affordable Care Act. Instead, they are asking the high court to allow the case to return to a district judge for further proceedings. In December, a federal appeals court held that the...
Twenty-three Attorneys General argue consumer refunds are critical in preventing fraud
January 31, 2020 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general, today announced an amicus brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ability to seek restitution for consumers when enforcing consumer protections under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in Federal...
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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.