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AG Nessel Hails Work of Elder Abuse Task Force as Michigan’s Uniform Securities Act Administrative Rules Take Effect
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the Elder Abuse Task Force are celebrating the implementation of critical amendments to Michigan’s Uniform Securities Act.
Valisure-driven class action could get lawyers $1.2 million
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers who ran with a study produced by a controversial laboratory are asking for $1.2 million from a settlement that gives buyers of a dry shampoo some money back.
Attorney General Raúl Torrez Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Dismantling of National Volunteer Public Service Agency, AmeriCorps
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85% reduction of its workforce, effectively ending the agency’s ability to continue administering the programs, operations, and funding that make its important work possible.
Attorney General Platkin Joins Multistate Coalition in Urging Trump Administration to Restore Title X Funding
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Trump Administration to express serious concern with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to withhold tens of millions of dollars in Title X funding for family planning and other healthcare services.
Sonia Kaur Bain Named 2025 WX Woman of the Year
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Real Estate partner Sonia Kaur Bain has been named the 2025 Woman of the Year by WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate (“WX”). Sonia will be recognized at WX’s 2025 Woman of the Year Gala on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at The Plaza in New York City.
Hawaiʻi Leads Multistate Letter Urging Trump Administration to Restore Title X Funding
Attorney General Anne Lopez led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Trump Administration to express serious concern with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to withhold tens of millions of dollars in Title X funding.
Washington State Challenges Trump Administration’s Dismantling of AmeriCorps
Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown joined a multistate lawsuit challenging an illegal executive order that terminated AmeriCorps grants and reduced the agency’s workforce by 85 percent.
St. Clair Shores man convicted of illegal firearm activities
A St. Clair Shores resident, Chase Farmer, was convicted by a federal jury for illegally importing, possessing, and transferring machineguns and failing to maintain proper records as a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL).
Federal jury convicts two for drug distribution and unlicensed firearm dealing
A federal jury has delivered guilty verdicts against two individuals involved in separate firearm and drug trafficking conspiracies, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Michele Beckwith.
South Carolina House passes bill enhancing fight against child exploitation
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a significant development today as the South Carolina House passed Senate Bill 74, known as the Administrative Subpoena Bill.
Tucson pair charged with firearm possession linked to violent crime
Hassan Omar Kassim and Alexandra Brooke Wisdom, both 19 and residents of Tucson, Arizona, were arrested on May 6, 2025.
Parmelee man sentenced to six years for assault with dangerous weapon
A Parmelee, South Dakota man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon.
South Lake Tahoe man indicted for alleged fentanyl distribution causing deaths
A federal grand jury has indicted Timothy Austin Pannell, 32, from South Lake Tahoe, on charges of distributing fentanyl that resulted in death.
Georgia man sentenced to prison for transporting minor across state lines
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual acts.
Sex trafficker sentenced to over seven years in prison
Johnny Lee Gibson, a 58-year-old from Florence, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for sex trafficking.
Bay Minette man receives lengthy sentence for attempting to entice minor
Timothy Allen Arthur, a 66-year-old resident of Bay Minette, Alabama, has been sentenced to 17½ years in prison following his guilty plea to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
Maryland man receives eight-year sentence for attempting sex crime against child
Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott, a 36-year-old resident of Bowie, Maryland, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison.
High school student charged with firearm possession on campus
An 18-year-old resident of Edinburg, Texas, has been charged with possessing a firearm on school property.
Nurse pleads guilty to tampering with fentanyl vials at Michigan hospital
A registered nurse from Grosse Pointe Park, Travis Eskridge, has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Former Rock Hill officer convicted for distributing child sexual abuse materials
A federal jury in Columbia, South Carolina, has found Daniel Paul Shealy, a former Rock Hill police officer, guilty on 18 counts related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.