News and Blogs
A collection of news articles and blog posts spotlighting state attorneys general and their work.
National State AG News
- KIRO 7 News Staff, AG Ferguson: Federal Judge Blocks ‘Drastic Operational Changes’ By USPS, KIRO7 (September 18, 2020).
- Pa. AG Asks Judge to Keep Limits on Crowd Size Amid Legal Battle, WFMZ 69News (September 17, 2020).
- Jared Esposito, N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Shuts Down Fundraising Campaign, Weny News (September 17, 2020).
- Mass Attorney General Issues Advisory on Poll Monitoring and Voter Intimidation, Framingham Source (September 17, 2020).
- Attorney General Aims to Stop Facial Recognition Company from Collecting Selling Images of Vermonters, Mountain Times (September 16, 2020).
- Erika Esquivel, New Mexico Launches Partnership to Strengthen Accountability Within Nursing Homes, KFOX14 (September 16, 2020).
- Sydney Lake, VA Attorney General Secures $15.3M Settlement for Former ITT Tech Students, Virginia Business (September 15, 2020).
- Nathan Diller, D.C. Attorney General Reaches Settlement With City’s Housing Authority Over Response To Crime, DCist (September 15, 2020).
- N.Y. Attorney General Annouces Settlement With Dunkin’ Over Security Breach, CBS New York (September 15, 2020).
- California Attorney General Leads Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rollback of Regulations that Limit Methane Emissions, Sierra Sun Times (September 15, 2020).
- Emily Featherston, Stein to Continue Lawsuit After Company Backs Away from Seismic Testing Citing Other Possible Attempts, WECT6 News (September 14, 2020).
- Sophia Tareen, Illinois Files Lawsuit Against E-Cigarette Maker Juice Man, AP News (September 10, 2020).
- Rachel Pacella, Maryland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Sue EPA, Claiming Failure to Enforce Cleanup Plan, Capital Gazette (September 10, 2020).
- DJ McAnemy, Delaware Sues 31 Fossil Fuel Organizations Over Climate Change Effects, WDEL (September 10, 2020).
- Jared Esposito, N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Takes Legal Action Against a Debt Collection Operation, Weny News (September 9, 2020).
- Oscar Flores, Attorney General Becerra Issues Consumer Alert on Price Gouging During California’s Wildfires, NBC Los Angeles (September 9, 2020).
- Eliza Berkon, D.C. Attorney General Sues Seven Companies And Professionals, Alleging Housing Discrimination, DCist (September 9, 2020).
- Terri Gerstein, State Attorneys General Are Helping Workers in Hard Times, The American Prospect (September 7, 2020).
- Nick Ciolino, State Justice Dept, U.S. Treasury Seek to Combat Corrupt LLCs, Delaware Public Media (September 7, 2020).
- Office of North Carolina AG Josh Stein, North Carolina AG Josh Stein Leads Coalition of 24 Other Attorneys General: “It’s Against the Law to Vote Twice in the Election”, YubaNet.com (September 7, 2020).
ACSblogs and Issue Briefs
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- 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).