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Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed a brief in the Fifth Circuit of Appeals urging the Court to vacate the preliminary injunction rulinggranted in July, which blocked HB 1126, the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, passed without a single "no" vote from theLegislature, from taking effect.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Governor Tate Reeves,and Secretary of State Michael Watson filed a complaint on behalf of the Stateof Mississippi challenging an illegal Executive Order directing an all-of-government voter registration effort by federal agencies and led by the WhiteHouse.
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Attorney General Fitch joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Districtof Columbia to uphold the national TikTok divest-or-ban legislation passed byCongress earlier this year.
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The Office of the Attorney General completed its review into the December10, 2022, incident involving an officer-involved shooting in HancockCounty and presented it to the Hancock County grand jury last week.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the recentsentencing of James West, Jr. of Jackson, Mississippi, who was arrested in November 2021 as a result of a human trafficking operation in Pearl.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) and Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state lawsthat hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protectionviolations.
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed apermanent injunction and sided with Attorney General Lynn Fitch agreeingthat the Tax Mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) “unlawfullyforc[es] the States to adopt certain tax policies” and noting that it exceeds.
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In celebration of the two-year anniversary of the Mississippi Dobbs decision, Attorney General Lynn Fitch released the following statement.
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A federal judge has sided with Mississippi Attorney GeneralLynn Fitch and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issuing a preliminary injunction against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC)attempt to hijack the protections of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
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Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and TennesseeAttorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a multi-state lawsuitchallenging a new rule recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services (HHS) that redefines the Affordable Care Act’sprohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” to include “genderidentity.”.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a bipartisan coalition of 23 State Attorneys General in an amicus brief supporting a petition for certiorari by a young man seeking to hold Snapchat accountable for its rolein the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his teacher.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch welcomed Delta State University as the latest partner to One Pill Can Kill, her publicawareness campaign to educate, support and empower Mississippians with information on the dangers of fentanyl, how to identify it, and what to do if astudent or friend is overdosing.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced thecompletion of a week-long human trafficking investigator training, culminatingin an operation that resulted in the recovery of four victims and one arrest.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch today unveiled the free Mississippi Access to Maternal Assistance (MAMA) mobile app that connectspregnant women and mothers to private and public resources available acrossthe state. Since launching the MAMA website in October 2023, over 7,200 individuals have visited the site.
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In two separate public comments this week, AttorneyGeneral Lynn Fitch, and a coalition of Attorneys General, urged the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) to stop telemarketing companies from using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)to evade laws that protect consumers from unwanted, illegal robocalls.“
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It is with deep regret that I must announce that my office will no longer be ableto serve as counsel for Auditor Shad White in the two defamation suits thathave been brought against him.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that just prior to Christmas, the Fentanyl Strike Force completed OperationChecking the Naughty List, which resulted in 13 felony and 12 misdemean or charges, including Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Distribute for fentanyl, morphine,methamphetamine, oxycodone, and other controlled substances.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced thesentencing of Norman Keith Aycock of Boyle, Mississippi, who was investigatedand prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office for six counts, including Filming Another with an Expectation of Privacy and Voyeurism.
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The Office of the Attorney General completed its review into the May 20, 2023,incident involving an officer-involved shooting in Indianola, Mississippi, andpresented it to the grand jury in Sunflower County.
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Attorney General Lynn Fitch warned Mississippians to be aware of unsolicited “missed delivery” notification scamsas they increase this holiday season.“Sadly, the holiday season is a prime-time opportunity for scammers,” said General Fitch.
