Nebraska State Executive - Attorney General
State Government: Executive Offices | Attorney General / Department of Justice
Recent News About Nebraska State Executive - Attorney General
-
Attorney General Hilgers Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement with Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
Attorney General Hilgers announced that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. -
New Charges Filed in Petition Fraud Case
Hall County Attorney Marty Klein and Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced the filing of new criminal charges today in Hall County, part of an effort to protect the integrity of Nebraska’s ballot initiative process. -
Jason Jones Convicted for Quadruple Homicide in Laurel Nebraska
Dakota County District Court, Jason Jones, age 44, was found guilty of the first-degree murders of Michele Ebeling and Gene, Janet, and Dana Twiford on August 4, 2022, in Laurel, Nebraska. -
Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit Building Statewide Collaboration
Attorney General Hilgers is pleased to announce a successful Nebraska Human Trafficking Task Force Summit was hosted in Kearney, Nebraska this week. Over 200 people attended the event to help combat human trafficking in Nebraska. -
Attorney General Hilgers Leads 24 States in Opposing California’s Electric Truck Mandate
Attorney General Mike Hilgers spearheaded a 24-State coalition in filing a comment that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. -
Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Files Four Additional Lawsuits Against THC Shops in Norfolk for Mislabeled Products and Selling to Children
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed four more lawsuits in Madison County as part of the series of suits the Attorney General has filed against THC shops to address rampant unlawful conduct in the industry, which continues to cause serious harm to Nebraska consumers. -
Attorney General Mike Hilgers’ Statement in Response to Retirement of Chief Justice Heavican
“I thank Chief Justice Heavican for his lifetime of service to Nebraska and congratulate him on his retirement. -
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Justice Department’s Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster Across the Live Concert Industry
Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and the Nebraska antitrust laws. -
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Challenges Biden-Harris Administration’s Unlawful Voter Registration Scheme
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of nine attorneys general in challenging the Biden-Harris Administration’s unlawful plan to repurpose federal tax dollars for voter registration and threatening to diminish state authority over elections. -
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Coalition to Stop Biden-Harris Administration from Extending Obamacare to Illegal Aliens
Attorney General Hilgers and a coalition of 15 state attorneys general led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Biden-Harris administration from extending Obamacare to illegal aliens. -
Attorney General Hilgers and Attorney General Bird Lead Coalition Petitioning EPA to Enact Uniform Labeling Requirements
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led an 11-state coalition petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enact a rule that would create uniform labeling requirements across the country and preempt California’s Prop 65. -
Council Bluffs Woman Sentenced for Financially Exploiting Disabled Adults
Beth Yeates of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced in Washington County District Court for financially exploiting seven DUET clients who lived in group homes for developmentally disabled adults in Blair, Nebraska. DUET is a disability services provider. -
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Victory in Stopping Biden Administration’s Title IX Rule
Attorney General Hilgers announces the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Arkansas v. U.S. Department of Education halting the implementation of the Biden Administration’s new rule interpreting Title IX. -
Hilgers Leads a Coalition of Attorneys General Opposing Rescheduling of Marijuana
Attorney General Mike Hilgers led a coalition of eleven States in submitting a public comment letter opposing the Biden Administration’s proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III on the federal Controlled Substances Act. -
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Announces Four New Successful Settlements in Delta 8 Litigation Campaign
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers reached four new settlements in his successful statewide litigation campaign against shops selling dangerous synthetic THC products. -
Nebraska Attorney General's Office to Host Mobile Office in Kearney
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, representatives from the Attorney General’s Office will be available to personally meet citizens interested in submitting concerns to the Office. -
Attorney General Hilgers Announces Two Major Victories Against The Biden Administration
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced victories against two recent unlawful and undemocratic mandates by the Biden Administration that inflict harm on Americans, economy, and economic security. -
Michael Keener Sentenced to 85 Years to Life for January 2022 Murder of 77-Year-Old Columbus Man
Platte County District Court Judge Rachel A. Daugherty sentenced 31-year-old Michael J. Keener to 85 years to life of incarceration for the January 2022 murder of 77-year-old Larry A. Houdek in Columbus, NE. -
Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers Announces First Settlements in Campaign Against Delta 8 Retail Industry
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announces the first two settlements in his statewide campaign to clean up the Delta 8 retail market in Nebraska. -
Scammers Targeting Nebraska Nonprofits with Fraudulent Refunds
Individual Americans donated more than $326 billion in 2023, according to Giving USA's Annual Report on Philanthropy.