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AG Campbell Issues Joint Statement On Lawsuit To Protect Americans From DOGE
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information: -
AG Campbell Stands With Transgender Military Members In Challenge To President Trump's Discriminatory Executive Order
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 19 other attorneys general today filed a “friend of the court,” or amicus brief, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. -
AG Campbell Files New Motions To Stop Trump Administration From Unlawfully Withholding Essential Federal Funding
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led 22 other attorneys general in filing a preliminary injunction motion in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration for actions that froze nearly $3 trillion in federal funding for critical programs and services that benefit the American people. -
AG Campbell Leads 14 AGs In Issuing Statement On Protecting Access To Gender-Affirming Care
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell led a coalition of 14 other attorneys general to reaffirm their commitment to protecting access to gender-affirming care in the face of the Trump Administration’s recent Executive Order. -
AG Campbell Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration From Freezing Essential Federal Funding
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell released the following statement after a federal judge in Rhode Island granted a motion filed by her office and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general to halt the implementation of a new Trump administration policy that would block federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. -
AG Campbell Issues Joint Statement On President Trump's Executive Orders Dismantling DEIA Initiatives
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington, and Rhode Island, issued a joint statement addressing President Trump’s recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies and programs – collectively referred to below as “DEIA”. -
AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion, Up To $108 Million For Massachusetts, From Purdue Pharma And The Sackler Family For Fueling The Opioid Crisis
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she, along with a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties, has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma (Purdue), for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis. Up to $108 million of the settlement funds will be distributed to Massachusetts. -
Joint Statement From Thirteen State Attorneys General: State And Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered For Federal Immigration Enforcement
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Minnesota, and Washington, issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement. -
AG Campbell Introduces "The STUDY Act" To Promote Safe Technology Use and Distraction-Free Education For Youth
As part of her legislative agenda, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, alongside Senator Julian Cyr, Representative Alice Hanlon Peisch and Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian have introduced the STUDY Act, SD654/HD3070 An Act promoting Safe Technology Use and Distraction-free education for Youth. -
AG Campbell Calls On Congress To Preserve Inflation Reduction Act
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general in urging Congress to safeguard the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), landmark legislation that provides historic investments in towns and cities across the nation. -
Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements With Facilities In North Grafton, West Bridgewater, And Salisbury Over Clean Water Act Violations
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced two separate settlements today with All Steel Fabricating, Inc. (All Steel) and Williams Scotsman, Inc. (WSI) to resolve allegations that each company, in separate instances, violated the Federal Clean Water Act. -
AG Campbell Urges Walmart To Continue Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Practices
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in sending a letter to Walmart today, voicing concerns about the company’s recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. -
AG Campbell Issues Statement On Victory In Attorney General v. Town Of Milton
Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Attorney General v. Town of Milton, resolving Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s lawsuit against Milton for failure to comply with the MBTA Communities Law by declaring that Milton now must do so.