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Attorneys General Defend State Laws to Protect Online Consumers
July 11, 2024 - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) and Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) filed a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief earlier this month. The brief, submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, defends state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for online consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California...
Alabama Attorney General Leads 26-State Legal Challenge Against Biden’s Fuel Efficiency Standards
July 6, 2024 - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, announced a legal action against the Biden Administration’s latest fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. The lawsuit, joined by 26 states, aims to block the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sues Temu, calls it a ‘data-theft business’
June 25, 2024 - Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against e-commerce giant Temu, accusing the online marketplace of being a “data-theft business” that has violated state consumer protection and privacy laws. Temu is an online retailer known for selling a wide array of products to consumers in the United States. It is owned by...
AG Kris Mayes sues Arizona over plan to use $115 million in opioid settlement funds for budget deficit
June 20, 2024 - Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Arizona on Thursday in an attempt to block the state from using $115 million in opioid settlement funds to remedy budget deficits. Mayes said the decision by the Arizona Legislature and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to use the funding for purposes not related to preventing opioid use was illegal. An emergency...
AG Kris Mayes Sues Arizona Over Plan to Use $115 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds for Budget Deficit
Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Arizona on Thursday in an attempt to block the state from using $115 million in opioid settlement funds to remedy budget deficits.
Nevada joins DOJ’s Apple smartphone monopoly lawsuit
June 11, 2024 - The Attorneys General of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington joined the civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, 15 states and the District of Columbia against Apple in March for monopolizing multiple smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. According to a DOJ media release, the department...
Nevada Joins DOJ’s Apple Smartphone Monopoly Lawsuit
The Attorneys General of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington joined the civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, 15 states and the District of Columbia against Apple in March for monopolizing multiple smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
Attorney General Bonta Advocates for Greater Regulation and Enforcement of Private Equity Healthcare Transactions and Abuses
June 6, 2024 - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 11 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ request for information regarding consolidation in healthcare by private equity. In...
Attorney General Bonta Advocates for Greater Regulation and Enforcement of Private Equity Healthcare Transactions and Abuses
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 11 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ request for information regarding consolidation in healthcare by private equity.
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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.