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Multistate lawsuit challenges Trump administration's cuts to ARPA education funds
Attorney General Dan Rayfield has joined forces with a coalition of attorneys general from 15 states and the Governor of Pennsylvania to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
HSPRD Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Perkins Coie in Defense of the Rule of Law
Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. proudly joins the amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie in the fight to uphold the rule of law.
Carr Takes New Action to Deport Violent Tren De Aragua Gang Members
Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending President Trump’s efforts to immediately deport noncitizen Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang members.
Attorney General Bird Warns Iowans to Protect their 23andMe Data as Company Goes Bankrupt
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird warns Iowans who have used 23andMe, a genetic testing company that tracks ancestry, to protect their data as the company faces bankruptcy.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Commends Ruling Preventing Trump Administration from Cutting Essential Public Health Funding
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin commended a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granting a temporary restraining order that prevents the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., from abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states, including more than $350 million in federal funding for New Jersey.
Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Executive Order Seeking to Impose Sweeping Voting Restrictions
Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against President Trump, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the federal Election Assistance Commission, and other Trump Administration officials over Executive Order No. 14248 (the Elections Executive Order).
Greenberg Traurig Expands Litigation Practice with Addition of Eric W. Moran
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Litigation and White Collar Defense & Investigations practices with the addition of Eric W. Moran as a shareholder in the New Jersey and New York offices.
President of The Heartland Institute on Energy Transfer vs. Greenpeace verdict: ‘Hooligan vandals should not get a free pass for their lawbreaking aggression’
James Taylor, President of The Heartland Institute, has expressed strong support for $666.8 million in damages awarded to Energy Transfer in its lawsuit against Greenpeace.
Jackson Lewis Continues to Grow New York City Presence with Addition of Bryn Goodman
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Bryn Goodman has joined its New York City office as a principal.
Judge who halted Trump spending freeze was big Democrat donor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - It took a year for Democrats in the U.S. Senate to confirm the controversial nomination of a personal injury lawyer as a federal judge, but now they have him on their side in one of the many court fights over new policies implemented by President Donald Trump.
Push for citizen-only voting amendments continues to grow
At least two more states will have amendments that would ensure citizen-only voting on ballots next year, and more are likely.
Carolina lawyer tasked with mining for asbestos money hit with $1.3M U.K. penalty
A U.K. court has ordered South Carolina attorney Peter Protopapas to pay 1 million British pounds – about $1.3 million at current exchange rates -- by the end of the month to compensate a foreign company that complained he tried to illegally seize control of it to collect money for U.S. asbestos plaintiffs.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files Lawsuit Against Disabled Veterans Consultants, Inc. for Defrauding New Mexican Veterans
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a lawsuit against Disabled Veterans Consultants, Inc. (DVC) in Las Cruces for illegally offering benefits-related consulting services to veterans, despite the fact that veterans are provided free resources for these services and are not required to pay fees to receive their benefits.
Attorney General Clark Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees
Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general, led by Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, to secure a preliminary injunction (PI) in Maryland et al. v. USDA, a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for Maryland suing numerous federal agencies for the unlawful mass firing of federal probationary employees.
Attorneys general secure order restoring $11 billion in critical public health funding
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a temporary restraining order that immediately restores $11 billion in critical public health funding to state and local public health agencies across the country, including Washington state.
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Expansion of Synthetic Delta 8 Fight to Grand Island and Kearney
Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office’s expansion of its fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC. After a multi-agency investigation, the Attorney General is issuing cease & desist letters to all of the remaining locations in Grand Island and Kearney, Nebraska that have not already been sued.
Bradley Attorney Preston White Named to Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 by Tennessee Chapter of Cystic Fibrosis
Bradley is pleased to announce that Preston White has been named to the 2025 Nashville Top 30 Under 30 list by the Tennessee Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Incident on Airplane Leads to Arrest of Hot Springs Man on Child Pornography Charge
Attorney General Tim Griffin released the following statement announcing that his office arrested Micah Shawn Morrison, 51, of Hot Springs on one count of Pandering or Possessing Visual Medium Depicting Sexually Explicit Conduct Involving a Child, a Class C Felony.
Attorney General Mayes Sues HHS, Sec. Kennedy to Overturn Public Health Grant Cuts
Attorney General Kris joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $12 billion in critical public health grants to the states.
Labrador Tells Court that Prisoners Have No Constitutional Right to Sex-Change Surgeries
Attorney General Raúl Labrador leads a 24-state amicus brief with Attorney General Todd Rokita of Indiana, defending an executive order by President Trump setting new guidelines affecting federal inmates claiming to experience gender dysphoria.