Culture
California AG opposes parental notification policy, ban on critical race theory(The Center Square) – California attorney general Rob Bonta submitted an amicus curiae supporting a lawsuit against Temecula Valley Unified School District’s policies of requiring parental notification if a… Read More
Courts
‘Will not stop now’: AG sues university clinic allegedly transitioning minors for not complying with investigation(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey of Missouri filed a counter-lawsuit against Washington University in St. Louis (WU) Thursday for refusing to provide records regarding its… Read More
Culture
Tennessee AG promises legal action if Biden admin finalizes transgender foster care rule(The Daily Signal) – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says he “absolutely” will sue President Joe Biden’s administration if the Department of Health and Human Services finalizes a rule… Read More
Courts
19 attorneys general oppose parental rights opt-out option from LGBT books for 2nd graders(The Center Square) – A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of a local Maryland board of education’s policy that does not allow parents to… Read More
Culture
Garland won’t say if Youngkin right to pardon father charged after protesting daughter’s sexual assault(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Merrick Garland declined to say Wednesday whether Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, should have pardoned a father who… Read More
Culture
Initiative to combat human trafficking launched in Virginia(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced this week during a press conference the launch of an initiative to combat human trafficking in partnership with businesses across… Read More
Public Education
California AG goes after second school district that adopted parental rights policy(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Attorney General Rob Bonta of California called out another school district Thursday for adopting a policy that requires schools to inform parents if their child… Read More
Courts
CA attorney general sues school district to stop policy that informs parents of student gender transitions(Daily Caller News Foundation) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino Valley Unified School District for approving a policy that requires school officials to… Read More
Courts
Court filings call for expedited schedule on LEARNS case(The Center Square) – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin is asking the state Supreme Court to expedite briefings in a case challenging the emergency clause of the LEARNS Act. Griffin… Read More
AM radio
Attorneys general coalition asks EV manufacturers to continue installing AM radios(The Center Square) – Sixteen states attorneys have asked members of two manufacturers groups to continue to include AM radios in new electric vehicles. In a letter led by Florida… Read More
Faith, Missouri
Missouri, multi-state attorney general coalition, calling out Chase for religious discrimination(The Center Square) – A group of attorneys general from across the U.S. is going after one of the country’s largest banks, which it claims treats some Christians unfairly. Read More
Gender Transition
Missouri attorney general joins other AGs supporting Florida ban on Medicaid payments for gender transition procedures(The Center Square) – Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Florida’s healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures.They’re supporting Florida’s motion for summary judgment… Read More
Courts, Culture
Moms for Liberty receives support from 10 state attorneys general in lawsuit against school board for restricting parents’ speechSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed an amicus brief with nine other AGs on behalf of Moms for Liberty, which accused a Florida school board of violating the First… Read More
Culture
Illinois Senate passes bill to allow AG to shut down ‘limited service pregnancy centers’(The Center Square) – After much debate on the Senate floor, Illinois lawmakers voted to approve a measure prohibiting limited service pregnancy centers from engaging in what the attorney general could… Read More
Culture
Walgreens says it won’t sell abortion pills in nearly 20 red statesWalgreens announced that it won’t sell abortion pills in states where it is banned or where the legality of the pills remains in question.The decision comes after nearly two dozen Republican… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Oklahoma AG walks back predecessor’s green light for faith-based charter schools, citing ‘unsettled’ law(Daily Caller) – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond rescinded his predecessor’s decision to allow publicly funded religious charter schools Thursday, according to a letter sent to the Statewide Virtual Charter… Read More
Culture
CVS and Walgreens plan to dispense abortion pills. Oregon’s AG is leading a group in support(The Center Square) – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a coalition supporting CVS and Walgreens pharmacies’ plans to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, also known as chemical… Read More
Biden administration, Mexican Border
Twenty-one attorneys general want Biden to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations(The Center Square) – Five months after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott designated two Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and called on President Joe Biden to do the same, 21… Read More
Law Enforcement, Missouri
Andrew Bailey sworn into office as Missouri’s new attorney general(The Center Square) – Andrew Bailey is officially Missouri’s attorney general after being sworn in at a ceremony Tuesday in Jefferson City. Gov. Mike Parson appointed Bailey,… Read More
Law Enforcement
Over 82% of Missouri law enforcement agencies eliminate sexual assault evidence backlogs(The Center Square) – More than 82% of Missouri’s law enforcement agencies no longer have a backlog of Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) kits, according to a 105-page… Read More