New York State Executive - Attorney General
State Government: Executive Offices | Attorney General / Department of Justice
Recent News About New York State Executive - Attorney General
-
Attorney General James Announces Over $13 Million for the Hudson Valley to Combat Youth Vaping Epidemic
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the Hudson Valley will receive over $13 million from a historic $462 million multistate settlement that she secured from JUUL Labs Inc. -
Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers of Online Romance Scams
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about increasingly common online scams in which fraudsters use dating apps, social media, and unsolicited text messages to befriend their victims and then convince them to make fraudulent investments. -
Attorney General James Announces Historic Agreement with Northwell to Help More New Yorkers Receive Financial Assistance for Medical Care
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a historic agreement with Northwell Health (Northwell), New York’s largest health care network, to significantly improve and expand access to financial assistance for millions of New Yorkers at Northwell facilities and clinics across the state, including all 21 Northwell hospitals. -
Attorney General James Appoints New York City Public Health Advocate Tracie M. Gardner to Opioid Settlement Board
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her appointment of Tracie M. Gardner of Brooklyn, New York to the state’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board, which provides recommendations for how New York’s opioid settlement funds should be used in communities across the state. -
Attorney General James Announces Agreement Requiring NCAA to End Transfer Eligibility Rule
New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice, and a multistate coalition of 10 attorneys general today announced that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has agreed to permanently end its transfer eligibility rule, which prohibited Division I college athletes from competing for one year if they transferred schools twice. -
Attorney General James and DEC Interim Commissioner Mahar Sue Contractor for Illegal Construction Near Protected Wetlands on Long Island
New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today filed a lawsuit against Anthony Labriola and his two affiliate companies—ALAC Realty, LLC (ALAC Realty) and ALAC Contracting Corp. -
Second Circuit to decide if ghost guns are weapons
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge will let the makers of ghost guns appeal his ruling that their products are weapons and should be regulated as such. -
Attorney General James Takes Action to Defend Protections for Pregnant Workers
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 23 attorneys general defending a proposed rule issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC) to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) of 2022. -
Attorney General James Stops Discriminatory Hiring Practices at DoorDash
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with online food delivery platform DoorDash for routinely rejecting delivery worker applicants with criminal histories without fair assessment, in violation of state human rights and corrections laws and the New York City Fair Chance Act. -
Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Christian Emile, who died on May 12, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn. -
New York AG free to ask social media about threats to Jews, Muslims despite injunction
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Letitia James is free to send voluntary interrogatories to social media companies, even though a federal judge has ordered an injunction against the state's Hateful Conduct Law. -
Attorney General James Secures More than $700,000 from Pathward Bank for Illegally Freezing Bank Accounts and Turning Over Consumer Funds to Debt Collectors
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured more than $700,000 from Pathward, National Association (Pathward), a national bank formerly known as MetaBank, for unlawfully freezing customer accounts and illegally transferring money to debt collectors. -
Attorney General James Urges U.S. Senate to Confirm Adeel Mangi to Federal Appeals Bench
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 attorneys general urged the U.S. Senate to confirm President Biden’s judicial nominee Adeel Mangi to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Attorney General James and Pine Barrens Commission Announce Agreement With Landscaping Supplier for Illegally Destroying Protected Land on Long Island
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission (Pine Barrens Commission) Executive Director Judith Jakobsen today announceda settlement with Stephen Affatato and his company Affa Organics, Inc. (Affa Organics), a landscaping supply business, for illegally removing trees and vegetation from the Pine Barrens, protected land on Long Island. -
Attorney General James Warns Jewish Communities to be Cautious of Discriminatory Practices Ahead of Passover
New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert urging New Yorkers to be careful of potential discriminatory pricing practices at car washes in the days leading up to Passover and warning businesses that this practice is illegal. -
Attorney General James Provides Tips for New Yorkers Ahead of Solar Eclipse
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert ahead of the total solar eclipse urging New Yorkers to ensure any solar viewing glasses they purchase are properly certified. Large parts of New York state, including Western New York, the Finger Lakes, and Central New York, will be within the total eclipse path on April 8, and other regions, including the Hudson Valley and the New York City metro area, will experience a partial solar eclipse. -
Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Queens
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Win Rozario, who died on March 27, 2024 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Queens. -
Attorney General James Secures Over $1.9 Million from Nissan Dealers that Cheated New Yorkers
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced settlements worth more than $1.9 million with five Nissan car dealerships in New York City and on Long Island for overcharging over a thousand New Yorkers who wanted to purchase their leased vehicles at the end of their lease term. -
Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into the Death of Rakim Tillery
New York Attorney General Letitia James released police body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Rakim Tillery, who died on January 3, 2024 following an encounter with the New York State Police (NYSP) in Ramapo, Rockland County. -
Attorney General James Champions Legislation to Protect Kids From Addictive Social Media Feeds in National USA Today Op-Ed
Gannett published an op-ed by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta in its flagship USA Today newspaper about their work to advance legislation to protect children’s mental health by reining in addictive social media feeds.