Arkansas State Executive - Attorney General
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Attorney General Griffin Clears Owners of Fort Smith Property Near Ebbing Air National Guard Base
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding the results of his investigation into the ownership of property near Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith. -
Attorney General Griffin Leads 14-state Amicus in Support of Texas Suit Against Biden-harris Overtime Rule
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief on behalf of himself and 13 other state attorneys general in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas supporting Texas’s motion for summary judgment in its suit against the U.S. Department of Labor and its rule regulating overtime pay for exempt employees: -
Attorney General Griffin Praises ‘win for Arkansans’ in Lawsuit Against Google
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after a federal judge ruled yesterday that Google had broken the law when it tried to ensure its market dominance in a lawsuit that Arkansas, the U.S. Department of Justice, and 13 other state attorneys general brought against the tech giant. -
Attorney General Griffin Names Arkansas Chef to Compete in 20th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-off
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he has nominated Executive Chef Payne Harding, owner of Cache restaurant in Little Rock, to represent Arkansas in the 20th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off on August 3, 2024, in New Orleans. -
Arkansas sues Chinese company Temu over data privacy concerns
Arkansas has become the first state to sue Chinese e-commerce company Temu for alleged data concerns. -
Attorney General Griffin Hails Decision in Title Ix Case as a Win for Arkansas Women and Girls
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement regarding the preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden-Harris administration’s new rule interpreting Title IX. -
Attorney General’s Special Investigations Division and Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Five for Illegal Gambling
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after five people were arrested in Bradley County on charges related to illegal gambling. -
Consumer Alert: Resources Available to Arkansans Affected by Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement alerting Arkansans to the availability of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services after Change Healthcare’s February data breach. -
Circuit Court Denies Tiktok’s Motion to Dismiss, Deceptive Trade Practices Lawsuit Will Continue in Union County
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after the Union County Circuit Court denied a motion by TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to dismiss Griffin’s lawsuit against the social media platform. -
Attorney General Griffin Leads 20-state Coalition Supporting Legislation to Protect Americans From Unlawful International Criminal Court Prosecutions
Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter on behalf of 20 state attorneys general supporting the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act (ICC Act), legislation sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) to protect American civil and military officials from unlawful prosecutions by the International Criminal Court (ICC). -
Attorney General Griffin Secures Court Order Blocking Biden’s Latest Attempt to Cancel Student Loans
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after securing a preliminary injunction halting President Biden’s latest attempt to cancel student loans without authorization from Congress. -
Griffin Establishes Cold Case Unit Within the Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after announcing at the annual Missing Persons Event in Benton that his office will establish a new unit investigating cold cases. -
Attorney General Griffin Leads 18-state Letter Calling for President Biden to Reverse Palestinian Amnesty Policy
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing he has sent a letter to President Biden on behalf of 18 state attorneys general opposing the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Certain Palestinians Presidential Memorandum of February 14, 2024. -
Choices Women’s Medical Center Complies With Attorney General Griffin’s Cease and Desist Demand, Removes Unlawful Language From Website
Attorney General Tim Griffin made the following announcement after sending a letter to Choices Women’s Medical Center of Queens, New York. -
Attorney General Griffin Announces Guilty Pleas by Grandmother/granddaughter Duo to Medicaid Fraud
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing guilty pleas entered by Mary Rhodes, 71, of Little Rock and Najee Rhodes, 28, of Maumelle on misdemeanor charges of Medicaid Fraud. -
Attorney General Griffin Files Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster and Parent Live Nation, Joins U.S. Department of Justice and 29 Other Attorneys General
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that he has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 29 other attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., over its illegal monopoly of the live entertainment industry. -
Attorney General Griffin Issues Cease and Desist Letters to Abortion Pill Companies Advertising in Arkansas
Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he has sent cease and desist letters to New York-based Choices Women’s Medical Center, Inc., and Aid Access of the Netherlands for potential violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) related to abortion pill marketing and sales. -
Griffin Lauds Unanimous State Supreme Court Win Upholding State Election Laws
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after the unanimous decision by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Thurston v. League of Women Voters, upholding four state election laws relating to absentee ballots, voter identification, and polling-place electioneering restrictions. -
Attorney General Griffin Celebrates ‘big Win’ Allowing State Lawsuit Against Tiktok to Proceed
Following an order today from the Circuit Court of Cleburne County denying TikTok’s effort to dismiss the state’s suit against it and its parent company, ByteDance, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement. -
Attorney General Griffin Announces $104,246 Settlement With Wireless Carriers Over Deceptive and Misleading Advertising Practices
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing Arkansas will receive $104,246.46 as part of a $10.25 million, 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless resolving state attorneys general investigations into the wireless carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices: