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AG Campbell Joins Supreme Court Brief Opposing The Criminalization Of Involuntary Homelessness
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she has joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the respondents, two homeless individuals, in City of Grants Pass v. Gloria Johnson and John Logan. -
Massachusetts Residents Lost Over $577 Million Through Competitive Electric Supply Contracts In The Last 8 Years
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released a new competitive electric supply report, which found that in the last eight years, individual residential customers who switched to and received their electric supply from competitive suppliers paid over $577 million more on their electric bills than they would have paid if they stayed with their utility company’s basic service. -
AG Campbell's Office, Sandy Hook Promise Announce $1Million Grant To Expand Youth Violence Prevention Training In Schools Across The Commonwealth
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced today that her office, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), a national non-profit organization founded and led by family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. -
Attorney General's Office Files Preliminary Injunction Against Debt Buyers, Debt Collection Agencies, And Owner To Halt Unfair And Deceptive Practices
The Attorney General’s Office has filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction against Champion Funding, Inc., Champion Funding LLC, Judgment Acquisitions Unlimited, Inc., Andrew Metcalf, d/b/a Judgment Acquisitions Unlimited, Inc., and Andrew Metcalf, individually, to halt harmful debt collection practices. Metcalf is the owner of the above-named corporate entities, both of which are debt collection agencies. -
Ag Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Town of Milton for Failure to Comply With Mbta Communities Law
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell filed suit today against the Town of Milton for failure to comply with the MBTA Communities Law, a bipartisan law that addresses the Commonwealth’s housing affordability crisis by requiring municipalities served by the MBTA to have at least one reasonably sized district where multi-family housing can be built. -
AG Campbell Joins Coalition To Protect Access To Medication Abortion Nationwide
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general to protect access to mifepristone nationwide. -
AG Campbell Announces $350 Million Settlement With Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis Health Over Role In Opioid Epidemic
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health that would resolve the Commonwealth’s litigation against the marketing and communications firm for its role in the opioid crisis, including its work for opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma. -
During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Ag Campbell Highlights Resources for the Public and Ongoing Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking
During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and as part of her ongoing effort to combat human trafficking in Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is sharing materials and resources dedicated to raising awareness and educating the public on how to help identify signs of and report sex and labor trafficking. -
AG Campbell Announces Settlements With Three Temporary Nurse Staffing Agencies For Overcharging Long-Term Care Facilities
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced settlements with three temporary nurse staffing agencies to resolve allegations that they failed to comply with regulations and charged for temporary nurse staffing at long-term care facilities at rates above the maximum rates allowed by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS). -
Ag Campbell Issues Over $475,000 in Citations Against Two Owners of Plymouth Restaurants for Child Labor, Sick Time, Wage and Hour Violations
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced $476,351 in citations, in the form of restitution and civil penalties, against Peter Lucido, 51 of Duxbury, and Paul Tupa, 45 of Pembroke for child labor, sick time, wage and hour, and payroll record violations. -
Ag Campbell’s Office Announces Charges Against Fall River Man for Prohibited Possession of Firearms, Including Assault Weapons and Ghost Gun
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced charges against Joshua Rosa-Reyes, age 29, of Fall River for Possession of an Assault Weapon, Possession of Large Capacity Weapon/Feeding Device, and Possession of Ammunition without a License to Carry/Firearm Identification Card. -
AG Campbell Joins Multistate Coalition In Support Of Ruling Invalidating Arkansas' Ban On Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Youth
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, urging the Court to affirm a district court ruling granting a permanent injunction against an Arkansas law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. -
AG Campbell Urges The ATF To Expand Background Checks And Reduce Illegal Gun Trafficking
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, has led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. -
AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Neo-Nazi Group NSC-131 For Slew Of Civil Rights Violations And Other Unlawful Conduct
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has today filed a civil complaint in Suffolk County Superior Court against the Nationalist Social Club, a self-described neo-Nazi organization commonly known as NSC-131, and two of its leaders, Christopher Hood and Liam McNeil, in response to an escalating series of unlawful and discriminatory incidents. -
AG Campbell Files Multistate Amicus Brief To Uphold Laws Restricting Gun Magazine Capacity
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has co-led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in supporting the state of California’s efforts to restrict the capacity of firearms magazines within its borders. -
AG Campbell Announces Indictments Against Two Defendants For Luxury Car Theft Scheme Estimated Over $1 Million And Shooting
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced indictments against Dyllan Lopes and Angelo Henderson by a statewide grand jury including multiple counts of Larceny of a Motor Vehicle and Receiving Stolen Motor Vehicle, Armed Assault with Intent to Murder, and associated firearms offenses arising from a shooting. -
AG Campbell Issues 2023 Health Care Cost Trends Report Examining Ambulance Billing In Massachusetts
A new report released by Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell examines ground ambulance services in Massachusetts and the financial burdens many consumers face after an ambulance ride. -
AG's Office Determines an Audit of the State Legislature Without its Consent is Not Authorized Under Current Law
Following a comprehensive legal review and analysis, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has responded to State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s request that the AGO recognize that the State Auditor’s Office has statutory and constitutional authority to audit the Massachusetts State Legislature over its objection, and permit litigation on the issue. -
Ballot initiative that would have left the fate of Lyft, Uber drivers to Massachusetts voters is withdrawn
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A ballot measure that was certified by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D) was declared unconstitutional by the Massachusetts Supreme Court. -
Massachusetts gig economy drivers resist employment, prefer independent contract status
WALTHAM, Mass. (Legal Newsline) - When Prossie Namanda was pregnant, she was an Instacart shopper and driver.