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Recent News About Louisiana Attorney General
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Judge refuses to lift order barring deportation of five Venezuelans
A federal judge has declined to lift a restraining order that bars the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport five Venezuelans. -
Judge opens door to class-action allegations in social media censorship lawsuit
A federal judge has granted a motion to add class-action allegations in a case filed by the Louisiana and Missouri attorneys general alleging federal officials colluded with social media companies to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights. -
Biden White House accused of silencing opposing views online with 'censorship enterprise'
Lawsuit: "Federal 'Censorship Enterprise' is voluminous and overwhelming" -
Court: Louisiana AG's blunder should cost state $2,300
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry was wrong to try to transfer a wrongful demotion lawsuit against his office to federal court and will have to pay the attorney fees incurred by the plaintiff. -
AG Landry talks CTCL election lawsuit at CPAC Dallas
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - In the months leading up to the 2020 presidential elections, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg was creating a ballot harvesting operation in Louisiana under which the government was being turned into an arm of the Democrat Party, according to that state's top law enforcement official. -
Judge shoots down Biden's Social Cost of Carbon executive order
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana – A federal judge has granted a request by states to halt the Biden Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon executive order. -
Dispute over stray cat's vet bill will cost Louisiana $20K for bringing frivolous lawsuit
LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) – A Louisiana man who took a stray cat to a state-run vet’s office may have had to deal with the death of the animal but his dispute with the bill will have state officials thinking twice about filing collections lawsuits. -
Attorney general has the right to sue medical corporations on behalf of the state of Louisiana, Supreme Court rules
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – While a lower appellate court in Louisiana said the state's attorney general didn’t have the right to sue a group of corporations that double as Louisiana’s economic mediator for the Medicaid program, the Supreme Court of Louisiana disagreed and reversed the lower court’s ruling on May 8. -
Louisiana attorney general seeks to stop governor's appointment to Red River Waterway Commission
NATCHITOCHES, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a lawsuit against the Red River Waterway Commission, alleging the state's governor unlawfully filled a vacancy on the commission. -
Louisiana attorney general alleges governor's bid to appoint commission member is unlawful
SHREVEPORT — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is alleges the state's gubernatorial changes relating to filling vacancies on the Red River Waterway Commission are unlawful and could be subject to a challenge. -
Louisiana attorney general, governor plan legal actions against opioid manufacturers
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) — Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Feb. 20 they will coordinate efforts in pursuing opioid manufacturers for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “ -
Close to 2,000 Louisiana students eligible for refunds after multi-state settlement with Corinthian Colleges
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced April 21 that close to 2,000 students in the state who attended Corinthian Colleges Inc. schools between 2010 and 2014 may be eligible for loan forgiveness. -
Louisiana AG petitions EPA to revise risk-management rule
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a petition urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to revise the agency's Risk Management Program Rule. -
Groups want Third Circuit to enforce Flonase class action settlement against Louisiana AG
The Washington Legal Foundation is among those calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn a Pennsylvania federal court’s decision that, they argue, would undermine class-wide settlements by permitting plaintiff states to file copycat lawsuits despite benefiting from a settlement. -
Louisiana AG cancels outside legal contracts in case involving drywall damages
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has cancelled the outside legal contracts related to the State of Louisiana, ex rel. James D. (“Buddy”) Caldwell v. Knauf Gips KG et al. lawsuit. -
State GOP snubs Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s reelection effort
BATON ROUGE — Incumbent Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell has been passed up by the Louisiana Republican Party in favor of opponent Jeff Landry. -
AstraZeneca sued by Louisiana claiming it created a monopoly over a drug
The State of Louisiana is suing the maker of a congestive heart failure medication over allegations that the company prevented generic versions of the drug from going to the market. -
GSK accuses La. AG Caldwell of attempting to pursue case that was already settled
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is attempting to have an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office last December thrown out claiming it is a copycat of a similar class action lawsuit settled in 2013. -
Louisiana joins multi-state lawsuit against Affordable Care Act
Louisiana has joined five other states in a lawsuit against President Obama over the Affordable Care Act, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said on Wednesday. Caldwell said that he filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. House of Representatives’ lawsuit, House of Representatives v. Burwell, which alleges Obama illegally implemented Obamacare. -
Louisiana AG sues GSK, says it ‘schemed’ to stop generic versions of Flonase
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell has filed a lawsuit in state court against the maker of the prescription nasal spray Flonase for allegedly scheming to keep generic versions of the drug off the market.