LEGAL NEWSLINE

Attorney General Miyares issues AG opinion prohibiting ESG influences on VRS investment decisions

As the 2023-2024 school year concludes, Safe2Tell experienced a notable increase in report volume, with a more than 25% rise compared to the previous year. The July monthly report, released today, shows a total of 28,218 reports for the school year, marking the highest number in Safe2Tell’s history.

The Justice Department has transferred $300,921.09 in forfeited criminal assets to Bonaire, a special Dutch Caribbean municipality within the Netherlands. This transfer recognizes Bonaire’s assistance to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in investigating and forfeiting proceeds from an unlicensed money transmitting business operating on the black market for exchanging Venezuelan bolivars for U.S. dollars.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office successfully defended the convictions of Calvin Pittman at the Eastern District Court of Appeals. Pittman was convicted on one count of voluntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. The appeals court upheld the circuit court’s judgment and denied Pittman's claims regarding the prosecutor’s closing argument.

John Michael Nilles (Mike) passed away on August 7, 2024. He was born on August 20, 1930, in Langdon, ND and grew up in Fargo, ND.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with 20 other attorneys general, is demanding answers from online retailer Temu following concerning recent reports. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are seeking information regarding the company’s alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

A 36-year-old Montgomery County woman indicted earlier this year for allegedly stealing $1.5 million from Ohio Medicaid has been apprehended in Texas after months on the run, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom issued statements today in response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in NetChoice v. Bonta. The court found that NetChoice did not demonstrate a likelihood of success in proving that most provisions of California's Age-Appropriate Design Code Act are unconstitutional. Specifically, the Ninth Circuit vacated the injunction on provisions restricting the collection, use, and sale of children's data, and on collecting a child's geolocation information without an obvious sign to the child.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is continuing to investigate an officer-involved death in the City of Fitchburg, Wis., that occurred on the morning of Monday, August 12, 2024.

On August 16, 2024, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Enbridge Energy's request for a rehearing of its June decision to remand back to a Michigan state court the Attorney General’s lawsuit aimed at shutting down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. The announcement was made by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The federal court was unpersuaded by Enbridge’s petition for rehearing en banc, which sought to have the entire bench of judges in the Court of Appeals re-hear the case previously decided by a three-judge panel. Consequently, the case, Nessel v. Enbridge,...

A former Daleville, Alabama, Police Department sergeant, Ryan Phillips, pleaded guilty yesterday to depriving an arrestee of his civil rights under color of law.

On Friday, August 16, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Biden-Harris administration’s attempt to vacate Louisiana’s injunction against their Title IX rule.

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decided United States v. Daniel Cartagena-Rodriguez on August 16, affirming the district court decision.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued a statement today following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to halt the implementation of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX rule while Tennessee's case against it proceeds. Tennessee has contended that the rule is unlawful and had previously convinced two lower courts to prevent its enactment.

LANSING – In response to a lawsuit challenging Michigan’s state ban on the practice of conversion therapy on minors, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a brief opposing the plaintiff’s request for a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban. The lawsuit was filed in July by Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee and Hillsdale Counties and an individual psychologist in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, against defendants including Governor Whitmer, Attorney General Nessel, several state agency directors, and numerous individual...

Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner Eileen Brown was featured in Law.com’s "How I Made It" series, sharing insights from her career trajectory, challenges as an office managing partner, and more.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a federal lawsuit to block the Biden administration’s unconstitutional move to extend Obamacare coverage to some illegal immigrants.

Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with a coalition of states, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.

On Tuesday, Kimberly Coden, 38, of Berkley, pled guilty in the 44th Circuit Court in Livingston County before Judge Suzanne Geddis to multiple felonies related to impersonating a health care professional and witness intimidation, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Continuing the firm’s commitment to attorney development, 15 associates attended McGuireWoods’ 2024 Diverse Associates Leadership Program (DALP), held July 22-23, 2024, at the firm’s Washington, D.C., office.