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Attorney General Daniel Cameron, other state officers sworn in

January 6, 2020 - Kentucky constitutional officers elected in November were sworn into office Monday morning. Daniel Cameron was sworn in as Kentucky's 51st attorney general during a midnight ceremony. He is the first African American independently elected to state office in Kentucky history, and the first Republican attorney general since World War II....

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AG Alan Wilson joins bipartisan coalition in calling for fentanyl to remain a schedule I drug; All 56 attorneys general support and agree

January 1, 2020 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson was joined Wednesday in a bipartisan coalition of all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Schedule I drugs are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. “Fentanyl is a...

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Kansas Attorney General to U.S. Supreme; CFPB is unconstitutional

December 27, 2019 - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has taken issue with The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since its inception, and he’s letting the U.S. Supreme Court know. Schmidt, along with 12 other attorneys general, filed a brief in December arguing that Congress lacked authority to declare the CFPB an “independent”‘ federal agency lead...

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Affordable Care Act my be headed back to Supreme Court

December 20, 2019 - A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they may ask the Supreme Court to save the Affordable Care Act – again. The officials, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, said a third trip to the Supreme Court in eight years may be necessary after a federal appeals court's ruling Wednesday that struck down...

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Tim Fox elected president of National Association of Attorneys General

December 12, 2019 - Montana Attorney General Tim Fox was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) during its Capital Forum on December 9th-11th. As he serves as the association president, Fox says his initiative will be “transformational leadership and civility.” “I am humbled beyond words that my fellow state, territorial,...

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Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise

December 4, 2019 - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks to force Juul to stop marketing to young people; fund a...

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Attorney General Racine Leads 12-State Coalition to Ensure Workers can Resolve Employment Disputes Fairly and Quickly in Arbitration

November 12, 2019 - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 12 state Attorneys General calling on the nation’s leading arbitration firms to provide information about obstacles workers face in resolving employment-related disputes. In the letters sent to the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services...

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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.