Kentucky Attorney General
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Recent News About Kentucky Attorney General
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Attorney General’s Louisville Violent Crime Reduction Team Secures Felony Gun Indictment
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that action by the Attorney General’s Violent Crime Reduction Team (VRT) resulted in the indictment of a Jefferson County man for a felony firearms charge. -
ICYMI: Attorney General Coleman joins WKYT Kentucky Newsmakers with Bill Bryant
Attorney General Russell Coleman discussed a wide range of priorities this weekend on WKYT’s ‘Kentucky Newsmakers with Bill Bryant’. -
Attorney General Coleman Announces Defeat of Biden Administration’s EV Mandate
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the long-awaited defeat of the Biden Administration’s burdensome emissions regulations from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). -
Attorney General Coleman Calls California’s Pork Regulation Hogwash
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced he asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject California’s attempt to regulate the pork producers in every corner of the country. -
Justice Delivered for Scott County Deputy Caleb Conley
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the man charged with the 2023 murder of Scott County Sheriff’s Deputy Caleb Conley will spend the rest of his life behind bars, without the possibility of parole. -
Attorney General Russell Coleman Challenges tax on oil and gas producers
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced his latest challenge to the Biden Administration’s assault on Kentucky’s energy producers. General Coleman joined a 23-state lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule implementing a tax on oil and gas producers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. -
Attorney General Coleman Releases Kentucky’s First-Ever Toolkit to Protect from Strangulation
Attorney General Russell Coleman released the Commonwealth’s first-ever toolkit to combat the horrific crime of strangulation during an event at the University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington. -
Attorney General Coleman Names New Chief of Staff, Communications Director in the New Year
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced two leadership promotions as he enters the second year of his term serving Kentuckians. -
Attorney General Coleman Announces $110 Million Opioid Settlement with Kroger
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a settlement with The Kroger Company (KR) that will bring $110 million to the Commonwealth in support of efforts to combat the opioid crisis. General Coleman announced the agreement at Life Learning Center in Covington. -
Attorney General Coleman Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing $110 Million Settlement with Kroger
Attorney General Russell Coleman delivered the following remarks at Life Learning Center in Covington, Ky. announcing a $110 million settlement with the Kroger Company for its role in worsening the opioid and drug crisis. -
Attorney General Coleman Statement on David Hocker
Attorney General Russell Coleman released the following statement regarding the passing of David Hocker, of Owensboro. -
Attorney General Coleman Achieves Another Victory Over Biden Administration’s Illegal Attempt to Redefine Sex Discrimination
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a federal district court judge blocked the Biden Administration’s attempt to force medical professionals to adhere to its gender politics over medical reality. -
Attorney General Coleman and Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney File Appeal to Continue Prosecuting Convicted Felon for Gun Possession
Attorney General Russell Coleman and Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers announced today they are appealing a recent Jefferson Circuit Court ruling, which would allow a convicted drug trafficker to possess a firearm. -
Attorney General Coleman Urges Franklin Circuit Court to End Its Death Penalty Ban
Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a motion with the Franklin Circuit Court seeking to end the nearly 15-year ruling that has blocked the imposition of the death penalty in Kentucky. -
Attorney General Coleman Leads National Fight Against Biden Administration’s Job-Killing EPA Rule
Attorney General Russell Coleman announced he filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Kentucky manufacturers, utilities and families. -
Attorney General Coleman Joins 26 AGs Asking Supreme Court to Protect Kentucky Voters and Keep Former President Trump on the Ballot
Attorney General Russell Coleman joined 26 attorneys general to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear former President Donald Trump’s petition to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to block him from its presidential ballot. -
Attorney General Cameron Urges White House, Congress to Support Israel
Attorney General Daniel Cameron implored President Biden and Congress to increase America’s support for Israel. -
Attorney General Cameron Fights to End Kentucky’s Drug Crisis
In 2022, we lost over 2,000 Kentuckians to overdose. And we have lost 7,665 Kentuckians to overdose since 2019—that’s a 60% increase in just a few years. Kentucky is clearly in crisis. -
Republican AGs leave national group in fight over management, finances
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A long-simmering fight over how the National Association of Attorneys General is managed – including how it handles nearly $300 million it has obtained from legal settlements -- has broken into the open, as at least five state AGs have withdrawn from the organization and others signed on to a harsh letter calling for greater transparency in its finances and management. -
Kentucky's AG scores win over governor's face mask order
BURLINGTON, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – Kentucky’s attorney general has won a temporary injunction against Gov. Andy Beshear’s coronavirus orders, including one that requires face masks in public.