Attorney General Tim Griffin, alongside Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, has initiated a lawsuit representing Arkansas, Indiana, and 12 other states against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The legal action challenges a new FCC rule regulating phone service providers in prisons.
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrest of former El Dorado Mayor Veronica Creer on a theft charge. Creer is accused of closing the bank account of El Dorado Crime Stoppers, a nonprofit where she was once a board member, and withdrawing $23,544 in October 2023. The funds were redirected to another nonprofit, Parents United Against Youth Violence, without approval from other board members.
Attorney General Tim Griffin has announced a lawsuit filed in Phillips County Circuit Court against Google LLC, YouTube LLC, XXVI Holdings, Inc., and their parent company Alphabet, Inc. The suit alleges that these companies engaged in deceptive and unconscionable trade practices in violation of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA).
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrest of Charlotte Dedmon, 48, of Little Rock, on a felony charge of Medicaid fraud. In his statement, Griffin said, "I congratulate my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for securing the arrest of someone stealing from the hardworking taxpayers of Arkansas. A caregiver cannot marry a Medicaid beneficiary and then bill the state for services."
The Arkansas Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's emergency rule on driver’s license gender identification. The order was issued in the case of Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration v. Gallagher.
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrests of two individuals in separate child pornography investigations. The arrests were made within a 24-hour period by agents from his Special Investigations Division.
Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrest of Oscar Stilley, a resident of Crawford County, on charges of felony perjury related to voter registration. The arrest followed an investigation by the Election Integrity Unit in Griffin's office.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement following a Pulaski County Circuit judge's decision to deny a motion to dismiss Griffin’s lawsuit against Family Dollar for violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA).
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement today regarding the arrest of Austin Norris, 28, of Watts, Oklahoma, on a federal count of receiving or distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Attorney General Tim Griffin has joined 41 other attorneys general in a bipartisan effort urging Congress to mandate U.S. Surgeon General warning labels on algorithm-driven social media platforms. The coalition aims to address the addictive nature of these algorithms and their detrimental effects on young users.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin announced today that Gabriel Fortenberry, 27, of Jonesboro, has entered a guilty plea on one count of Abuse of an Endangered or Impaired Person.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia granted a temporary restraining order against the U.S. Department of Education’s recent attempt to cancel student loans.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement following the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by convicted felon Oscar Stilley. The lawsuit aimed to revive the Arkansas Abortion Amendment by challenging Secretary of State John Thurston’s rejection of signatures collected by uncertified paid canvassers under Act 1413 of 2013.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin announced today that he, along with 19 other state attorneys general, has filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This brief supports a Tennessee-led coalition’s lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration’s Title IX rule.
LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced that Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Wisconsin—representing a bipartisan coalition of 30 states—have reached a settlement with Delaware officials to conclude the damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute. The dispute was won by Arkansas before the United States Supreme Court in 2023.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an application from the Biden-Harris administration to vacate an injunction that blocks its student-loan forgiveness program. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued a statement following the decision, emphasizing the legal constraints on the federal government regarding unilateral cancellation of student loans.
Attorney General Tim Griffin has announced that he, along with 23 other state attorneys general, has sent a letter urging Brown University to reject a proposal for divestment from companies conducting business with Israel. The move is said to trigger anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction (BDS) laws in several states.
Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued a statement regarding the Arkansas Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision in Cowles v. Thurston, confirming that the Arkansas Secretary of State properly rejected the paid canvasser signature submissions supporting the Arkansas Abortion Amendment.
