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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.
Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Victory in Defense of Alabama’s Law Prohibiting Sex-Change Procedures for Minors
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today a landmark legal victory in Boe v. Marshall following the plaintiffs’ decision to drop their challenge to Alabama’sVulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, which prohibits experimental sex-change procedures for minors.
Holland & Knight Advises Triaplex in Sale to VTG
Holland & Knight advised cybersecurity firm Triaplex Inc. in its sale to VTG, an industry-leading national security solutions provider and portfolio company of A&M Capital Partners.
Hawaiʻi Condemns Administration’s Illegal Attempt to Interfere With State Lawsuit Against Big Oil
Attorney General Anne Lopez condemns the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi on April 30, 2025, seeking to preemptively halt a separate lawsuit against Big Oil companies for their deceptive conduct leading to the current climate crisis: Attorney General Lopez said: “We have an obligation to the people of Hawaiʻi, to do everything in our power to fight deceptive practices from these fossil fuel companies that erode Hawaiʻi’s public health, natural resources and economy.
$100,000 Powerball Prize Won in Jamestown
May is here and so is another six-figure win as someone hit it big with Powerball! A $100,000 Powerball with Power Play ticket for Wednesday night’s draw won by matching four white balls and the Powerball.
Former Oregon House candidate: Rideshare bill includes ‘unclear and unreasonable requirements that could undermine safety'
Thomas Busse, a former candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives, expressed concerns about Oregon's proposed legislation, SB 1166.
Attorney General Brown Urges Court to Reinstate Funding to Fair Housing Organizations
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, supporting fair housing organizations in their appeal of a ruling that lifted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from cancelling these organizations’ grant funding.
Do the crime, lose tax-exempt status: Does Greenpeace pipeline protest apply?
Greenpeace calls the $660 million verdict a jury delivered against it for orchestrating violent protests at a North Dakota pipeline a threat to “our rights to peaceful protest and free speech.” But one of the biggest threats may be to its status as a tax-exempt public interest group.
AG Platkin and DEP Commissioner LaTourette Announce Filing of Three Environmental Enforcement Actions in Overburdened Communities, Settlement of Past Lawsuit
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced three new environmental enforcement actions in communities considered overburdened under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law.
Nebraska Attorney General's Office Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Cryptocurrency Scams
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is issuing a consumer alert to the public following a surge in reports of romance scams and cryptocurrency-based investment fraud.
Bradley Announces Anne Marie Seibel as Chair of Litigation Practice Group
Bradley is pleased to announce that Birmingham partner Anne Marie Seibel has been named chair of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and will be responsible for overall strategic planning for the practice.
Eric Scott Thompson Joins Marshall Dennehey’s Wilmington, Delaware Office As Special Counsel
Eric Scott Thompson has joined Marshall Dennehey’s Wilmington, Delaware office as Special Counsel in the firm’s Casualty and Workers’ Compensation Departments.
DaShawn Street Convicted of Murder and Attempted Murder for Two Separate Shootings in 2018
Anchorage jury found Dashawn Anthony Street, a 31-year-old Mountain View resident, guilty of Murder in the First Degree and Attempted Murder for killing one man and nearly killing another within 90 minutes of each other in the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2018.
AG Jennings co-leads lawsuit to save AmeriCorps
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware is co-leading a group of 24 states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps.