LEGAL NEWSLINE

The Justice Department announced today a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the New York State Court System, Office of Court Administration (OCA), to improve access to the Rockland County, New York, Drug Treatment Court for people with limited English proficiency (LEP). The department enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin by recipients of federal financial assistance. Prohibited discrimination may include a failure to provide meaningful language access.

Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act would establish a commission to investigate and make recommendations on solutions to protect kids online and improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to prevent, detect, and prosecute child exploitation crimes committed using artificial intelligence (AI).

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a significant victory against the Biden Administration’s Department of Education (DOE), halting its attempt to reinterpret Title IX to mandate the adoption of transgender policies in Texas schools.

The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider eight applicants when it meets on July 11, 2024, in Sevierville, Tennessee, to select nominees for a circuit court judge in the 4th Judicial District. This district covers Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 17 states in a lawsuit against a Biden administration rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas to unionize. Under federal law, American farm workers are prohibited from collective bargaining.

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey has announced a $700 million nationwide settlement involving Johnson & Johnson, in collaboration with 42 other attorneys general. The settlement addresses allegations concerning the marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products containing talc.

On June 11, 2024, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 42 other attorneys general announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products containing talc. Oregon will receive approximately $15 million from the settlement, pending judicial approval, with $4.7 million earmarked for women's health initiatives.

Attorney General Raoul asks Supreme Court to rule on states’ authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) over a new regulation that aims to grant foreign nationals working in American agriculture more rights than American citizens.

The North Dakota Court System has announced an opening for the position of Electronic Court Reporter/Transcriptionist in Minot, ND. The role offers an annual salary of $49,896 and is classified as a full-time, regular position under job number 2024-U4-MIN-15-ECRT2.

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), announced that Monroe County Judge Mark L. Goodman has ordered Phil G. Mlsna and Mlsna Dairy Supply, Inc. to pay $209,641.47 for violations of Wisconsin’s wastewater laws at their concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Sparta, Wis.

June 11, 2024 (DENVER) – Safe2Tell experienced its third highest reporting month ever in May 2024, meaning that the top three highest months of reports all occurred during the spring 2024 semester. According to the monthly report released today, the program received 3,053 reports in May, with only February 2024 (3,224) and April 2024 (3,188) hitting higher monthly volumes in the program’s history.

June 11, 2024 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some of its baby powder and body powder products containing talc.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading 42 other attorneys general in a multistate action to secure $700 million nationwide from Johnson & Johnson. The action resolves allegations related to Johnson & Johnson’s marketing of former baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. This action addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some of its previous talc powder products. Johnson & Johnson has agreed to stop the manufacture and sale of its baby...

Attorney General William Tong, along with 42 other attorneys general, announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products containing talc. Connecticut will receive $9,273,125.22 from this settlement, which is pending judicial approval.

RICHMOND, Va. – Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma’s authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma’s request to review a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which held that federal laws preempt Oklahoma laws regulating PBMs.

The North Dakota Court System is seeking a full-time paralegal for the District Court Judge Chambers in Minot, ND. The annual salary for this position is $57,636.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The coalition filed an amicus brief requesting the court to review a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which ruled that federal laws preempt Oklahoma's PBM regulations.

Attorney General Alan Wilson leads endorsement of the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024

Attorney General Dave Yost has informed the Ohio Supreme Court that he supports the City of Columbus's right to appeal a preliminary injunction that blocks the enforcement of its firearm regulations. In his amicus brief, Yost emphasizes that while the State of Ohio opposes Columbus on the merits of additional firearms regulations, it strongly defends the city's right to appeal the preliminary injunction.