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Citizen Suit Actions/Clean Water Act: Arkansas and 24 Other State Attorney Generals File Amicus Brief in Support of Writ of...

The Arkansas and 24 other State Attorney Generals (collectively, “Amici Curiae”) filed on October 28th an Amicus Brief supporting a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court to address a Clean Water...more

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The State AG Report – 10.31.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New York AG Takes Another Big Hit Against Unlicensed...more

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GOP AGs Urge Supreme Court to Limit Citizen Suits Under the Clean Water Act

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A group of 25 Republican AGs submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Port of Tacoma, et al. v. Puget Soundkeeper Alliance, supporting the petition for certiorari in a case regarding whether the Clean Water Act...more

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State AGs File Amicus Curae Brief in US Supreme Court Case Involving Flavored E-Cigarettes

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Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial orders (MDOs) of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for...more

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Ohio and Kansas AGs Seek Stay of EPA Air Quality Rule by the Supreme Court

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Ohio AG Dave Yost and Kansas AG Kris Kobach have completed briefing on their emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the EPA’s “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate...more

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The State AG Report – 6.6.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Proposed Settlement Between AGs, DOJ, and NCAA Would...more

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Republican AGs Seek Intervention of U.S. Supreme Court to Block Climate Change Lawsuits filed by Blue States Against Fossil Fuel...

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A coalition of Republican state attorneys-general representing nineteen states (Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South...more

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The State AG Report – 5.23.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New York AG Secures Record $2 Billion Settlement in Crypto...more

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SCOTUS Upholds Constitutionality of CFPB’s Funding Mechanism

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in CFPB v. Cmty. Fin. Servs. Assn. of Am., Ltd. upholding the funding structure of the CFPB. The Fifth Circuit had determined that the CFPB’s funding mechanism—drawing funds from the...more

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The State AG Report – 4.25.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican and Democratic AGs Square Up for Emissions...more

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Bipartisan AGs Argue Section 230 Immunity for Online Platforms is Untenable “Engine of Human Misery”

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A coalition of 20 Republican and three Democratic AGs submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Doe v. Snap, Inc., No. 23-961, urging the Court to grant petitioner’s writ of certiorari and reverse the...more

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Democrat AGs to SCOTUS: Don’t Ghost the ATF’s Rule on Ghost Guns

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A coalition of 20 Democratic AGs has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the federal government’s request for review of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Garland v...more

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State Attorneys General Weigh in Amidst Supreme Court Case That Could Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Attorneys general across the country have joined in litigation related to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. A case currently before the Supreme Court, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, could affect...more

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Tennessee and Virginia AGs File Antitrust Suit Against NCAA Over New NIL Policies

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On January 31, Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti, joined by Virginia AG Jason Miyares, filed suit against the NCAA in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for alleged violations of the...more

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SCOTUS to hear oral argument on Feb. 27 in National Bank Act preemption case

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On February 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A., a case involving the scope of preemption under the National Bank Act (NBA). The question before the Court is whether...more

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Bipartisan AG Group Asks Supreme Court to Affirm States’ Right to Enforce Banking Laws

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A bipartisan coalition of 34 AGs wrote an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court advocating for states’ right to enforce their consumer financial protection laws against state and national banks alike....more

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Democratic AGs Try to Drive a Truck Through Arbitration Act Exemption

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A group of 16 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries, urging the reversal of a lower court’s holding that truck drivers for non-transportation companies do not...more

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Bipartisan AG Coalition Signs Amicus Brief Advocating for the US Supreme Court to Revoke MLB’s Antitrust Exemption

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A bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Connecticut AG William Tong has signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its 1972 Flood v. Kuhn decision and revoke the immunity from...more

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Bipartisan AGs Step Up to the Plate to Challenge Baseball Antitrust Exemption

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A bipartisan group of 18 AGs, led by Connecticut AG William Tong, filed an amicus brief encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant the petition for writ of certiorari in Tri-City Valleycats, Inc. v. Office of the...more

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Cozen Currents: Democracy in Disarray?

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The Cozen Lens- What role the United States should play in today’s unstable world is a legitimate debate to have, but to be able to provide any form of leadership abroad, the US needs to be able to demonstrate a certain...more

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The State AG Report – 10.12.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC, CFPB, and California Crack Down on Hidden Fees - •AG...more

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Workplace DEI Programs Still Legal Under Federal Law, Opines Colorado AG

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Colorado AG Phil Weiser issued a formal legal opinion asserting that workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are not unlawful following a recent Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v....more

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Supreme Court Denies Oral Argument to Republican State AGs Who Argue That the CFPB Funding Mechanism Is Unconstitutional

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On August 21, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by West Virginia Attorney General (AG) Patrick Morrisey and 26 other state AGs to participate in oral arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) et al. v....more

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SCOTUS denies motion of Republican State Attorney Generals to participate in oral argument in case challenging constitutionality...

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The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the motion filed by the 27 Republican State Attorney Generals who filed an amicus brief in support of Community Financial Services Association in CFSA v. CFPB asking for leave to participate...more

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The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling: A Shift in How Private Employers Approach DEI?

The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent decision to strike down affirmative action admissions policies in higher education is having significant indirect consequences for private employers and their diversity, equity,...more

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