News and Blogs
A collection of news articles and blog posts spotlighting state attorneys general and their work.
National State AG News
- Janelle Nanos, Healey Sues Grubhub over Delivery Fees During Pandemic, The Boston Globe (July 29, 2021).
- Illinois AG Calls for Access to Public Transportation for Disabled, The Times Weekly.com (July 28, 2021).
- David Cross, Lawsuit over Virginia Schools’ Transgender Policies Tossed by Lynchburg Judge, ABC 13 News (July 27, 2021).
- Joe Nelson, State Sues Fontana to Block Sprawling Warehouse Project in Low-Income Area, Daily Bulletin (July 26, 2021).
- Samaia Hernandez, CT Leaders to Raise Awareness of Act that would Close Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Loophole, News 8 (July 26, 2021).
- Phillip Jackson, Maryland Attorney General’s Office Hires Former DOJ Civil Rights Attorney to Investigate Killings by Police, The Baltimore Sun (July 26, 2021).
- Christian Zapata, Car-Sharing Company Getaround to Pay D.C Nearly $1 Million over Alleged Misrepresentation of Services, DCist (July 23, 2021).
- Jimmy Bentley, AG Sues Construction Firm Over Unsafe Asbestos Work In Braintree, Patch (July 21, 2021).
- Brian Mann, State Attorneys General Reach A $26 Billion National Opioid Settlement, NPR (July 21, 2021).
- Ted Land, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Rejects ‘Insufficient’ $527 Million Settlement With Opioid Companies, King 5 News (July 21, 2021).
- Associated Press, Virginia Looking for Its First Cann0abis Attorney, NBC Washington (July 20, 2021).
- Connecticut Launches “One Stop Shop” Elder Justice Hotline, AP News (July 19, 2021).
- Attorney General Bonta Launches New Community Engagement Office Within the California Department of Justice, State of California Department of Justice (July 15, 2021).
- Mick Stinelli, Pa. Attorney General Shapiro Announces Launch of Police Misconduct Database, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 14, 2021).
- Nick Minock, D.C. Attorney General’s Office Protects Residents Against Aggressive Debt Collectors, WJLA (July 14, 2021).
- Isabella Colello, NY AG Calls for Improvements to Child Car Seat Safety Standards, MyTwinTiers.com (July 13, 2021).
- Clara Hendrickson, AG Accepts GOP Lawmaker’s Request to Investigate Those Peddling Election Lines, Detroit Free Press (July 8, 2021).
- FOX 9 Staff, AG Ellison Asks PUC to Block Utilities From Charging Minnesota Consumers Some Winter-Storm Gas Costs, FOX9 News (July 7, 2021).
- Patrick McGreevy, California Attorney General Launches Teams to Investigate Fatal Police Shootings, Los Angeles Times (July 7, 2021).
- Michael Prunka, NC’s Stein Helping Lead Coalition of Attorneys General Suing Google for Antitrust Violations, Wavy.com (July 7, 2021).
ACSblogs and Issue Briefs
For all ACSblogs on State Attorneys General, click here.
- Dana Nessel, Thoughtful Action Extends Beyond Pride Month, ACS Expert Forum (June 23, 2021).
- Gurbir Grewal, Celebrating Heritage and Confronting Hate, ACS Expert Forum (May 17, 2021)
- Terri Gerstein, Lorelei Salas, David Seligman, When Corporations Deceive and Cheat Workers, Consumer Laws Should Be Used to Protect Workers, ACS Expert Forum (May 6, 2021).
- Jenny Hunter, Amazon and the Fight Over Whether Workers Can Have a Voice, ACS Expert Forum (March 29, 2021).
- Aaron D. Ford, Black History Month: Continue the Conversation, ACS Expert Forum (February 28, 2021).
- Terri Gerstein, The People’s Lawyer, for All the People: State Attorneys General and Immigrants’ Rights, ACS Issue Brief (June 25, 2020).
- Russ Feingold, On the Path to Gender Equality: From the 19th Amendment to the ERA, ACS Expert Forum (May 22, 2020).
- Terri Gerstein, How State Attorneys General are Protecting Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic, ACS Expert Forum (April 3, 2020).
- Valerie M Nannery, State Attorneys General Take Action During COVID-19 Outbreak, ACS In Brief (March 18, 2020).
- Karen Sokol, The Essential Role of State Courts in Addressing Climate Harms, ACS Expert Forum (November 20, 2019).
- Jane Flanagan, No Exit: Understanding Employee Non-Competes and Identifying Best Practices to Limit Their Overuse, ACS Issue Brief (November 2019).
- Julia Stein, Revoking California’s Clean Air Act Waiver Is Bad Policy and Legally Indefensible, ACS Expert Forum (September 18, 2019).
- Michelle Mello and Nora Freeman Engstrom, The Oklahoma Opioids Verdict and Ongoing Litigation, ACS Expert Forum (August 29, 2019).
- Timothy Zick, TRUST and Retaliation: The First Amendment and Trump’s Taxes, ACS Expert Forum (July 31, 2019).
- Nicole Huberfeld, Texas v. U.S.: Another Day, Another Threat to the Affordable Care Act, ACS Expert Forum (July 8, 2019).
- Danielle Conley and Ariel Levinson-Waldman, Discriminatory Driver’s License Suspension Schemes, ACS Issue Brief (March 19, 2019).
- Alan Neff, Litigation to Enjoin the National Emergency Declaration: An Overview of Alleged Injuries and Related Proof Issues, ACS Expert Forum (March 13, 2019).
- Ann Carlson, Meredith Hankins, and Julia Stein, Shifting Gears: The Federal Government’s Reversal on California’s Clean Air Act Waiver, ACS Issue Brief (February, 2019).
- Alan Neff, On Wisconsin: Suing In State Court To Overturn Republicanss’ Lame-Duck Sore-Loser Legislation, ACS Expert Forum (January 22, 2019).
- Jeff Mandel and Craig Mastantuono, Brazen Effort to Curtail Wisconsin Attorney General’s Power is Unconstitutional, ACS In Brief (December 5, 2018).
- Zinelle October and Faisal Sheikh, State Attorneys General Impact Our Everyday Lives; Their Elections Matter, ACS In Brief (November 6, 2018).
- Alexandra O’Keefe, More Than 30 State Attorneys General Are Up for Election in 2018. Their Races Are Even More Important Than You Think, ACS In Brief (November 5, 2018).
- Jonathan Miller, Beyond the Courts: The Role of State and Local Governments in Supporting Immigrant Communities in the Trump Era, ACS Expert Forum (July 17, 2018).
- Andy Beshear, Kentucky Must Keep the Promise on Pensions for Teachers, Police, State Workers, ACS Expert Forum (Apr. 30, 2018).
- James Tierney, It’s Time To Take On Big Opioid Like We Did With Big Tobacco, ACS Expert Forum (Mar. 5, 2018).
- Alan Neff, State Prosecutions After Trump Pardons – Mueller’s Plan B?, ACS Expert Forum (Feb. 28, 2018).
- Terri Gerstein, Microsoft ends forced arbitration for sexual harassment: good news, but only a first step, ACS Expert Forum (Jan. 8, 2018).
- James Tierney, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Takes Action to Compel Reform in the Chicago Police Department, ACSblog (Sept. 1, 2017).
- James Tierney, A Courageous Response to the Voice of Hate, ACS Expert Forum (Aug. 23, 2017).
- Ngozi Esomonu, Resistance from State Attorneys General Reminds Trump that No One is Above the Law, ACS Expert Forum (June 14, 2017).
- Leah Litman, States and The Emoluments Clause, ACSblog (June 13, 2017).
- Faisal Sheikh, Bipartisan Coalition of State AGs Oppose Defunding Legal Services Corporation, ACS Expert Forum (May 25, 2017).
- James Tierney, Twenty-One AGs Urge Education Secretary to Reconsider Rollback of Student Loan Reforms, ACS Expert Forum (May 2, 2017).
- James Tierney, Sabin Center and StateAG.org Launch Environmental Action Database, ACS Expert Forum (Mar. 16, 2017).
- James Tierney, Maryland Legislature Expands State AG Authority – Finally!, ACS Expert Forum (Mar. 3, 2017).