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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from September 24-30, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders urging Congress to establish a federal framework for overseeing artificial intelligence development and to protect state authority to regulate AI by prohibiting federal preemption of state laws. The coalition outlined several core principles it believes federal AI legislation must address, including: mandating safety testing and performance standards; requiring transparent and uniform incident reporting with publicly available findings; ensuring that AI safety infrastructure and leadership operate independently of commercial incentives; pursuing international coordination to manage the pace of AI advancement and prevent the emergence of uncontrollable superintelligence; and expressly preserving the authority of state officials to enforce both federal and state AI protections.
Continue Reading State AG News: AI Regulation, Data Protection, Food Safety (September 24-30, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from September 10-17, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 21 attorneys general filed two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species. The suits allege that new rules undermine essential protections for wildlife under the Endangered Species Act.
  • A bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its “Know Your Upstream Provider” (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using U.S. phone networks to make unlawful robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to take steps to not regularly pass through unlawful calls.
Continue Reading State AG News: Deceptive Practices, Consumer Fraud, Environmental Policy (September 10-17, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from July 9-16, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general announced a multistate settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims for states, but due to the finite amount of funds in the bankruptcy estate, the court limited recovery to $18 million which will be paid out immediately.
Continue Reading State AG News: Robocalls, Fintech, Administrative Law (July 9-16, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from June 18-24, 2026:

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the 2026 Fraud and Consumer Protection Summit, to be held September 28–29 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The summit will cover topics including common scams, price gouging, Medicaid fraud, and robocall awareness. Admission is free but registration is required.
Continue Reading State AG News: Data Privacy, Pricing, Environmental Regulation (June 18-24, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from May 21-June 3, 2026:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general filed a remedies proposal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking to require Live Nation to divest Ticketmaster and certain Live Nation-owned amphitheaters. The proposal follows a jury verdict finding Live Nation/Ticketmaster liable for anticompetitive conduct that harmed consumers and the live music industry. The coalition argues that these structural remedies are necessary to end Live Nation’s illegal monopoly, prevent it from continuing to use its amphitheater ownership to exclude rival promoters and pressure artists, and protect consumers because prior behavioral remedies failed to stop the company’s unlawful conduct.
Continue Reading State AG News: Online Safety, Consumer Fraud, and Antitrust (May 21-June 3, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from May 15-20, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 18 attorneys general sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency asking it to adjust a proposed public database of chemical facility information. The database is designed to disclose chemical plant and refinery locations, access routes, and accident plans to inform communities about potential environmental risks, but the coalition argues that this information available in aggregate also could be accessed by foreign adversaries and hackers to put the communities at a security risk.
Continue Reading State AG News: Pricing, Infrastructure, Health Care (May 15-20, 2026)

The New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills, that if enacted, would prohibit business entities from using either consumers’ personal data or “personalized algorithmic pricing” to set prices for merchandise or services, including groceries. If enacted, the new laws would have broad implications for companies across industries that rely on algorithmic or data-informed pricing strategies.

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from February 26-March 4, 2026:

  • A coalition of ten attorneys general filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to remove provisions from its Freedom of Information Act regulations that expedite requests for public records related to environmental justice-related needs and that waive fees for such requests.
  • A coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter to GoFundMe following reports that the organization created unauthorized donation web pages for over 1.4 million charities nationwide without their prior knowledge or consent. The coalition calls for immediate remedial measures including providing proof that GoFundMe has removed all unauthorized donation web pages within the next 14 days.
Continue Reading State AG News: Rental Price Fixing, AI Regulation in Healthcare, Student Loans (February 26- March 4, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from February 5-11, 2026:

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 48 attorneys general obtained a settlement with Lannet Company, Inc., Bausch Health US, LLC, and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. totaling $17.85 million. The coalition alleged that the drug manufacturers entered into a price fixing scheme that inflated prices on generic drugs.
  • A multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county, put forward a comment letter opposing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s proposed rule that would weaken fuel economy standards and remove the CAFE credit trading program. The coalition argues that the new rule is illegal and would harm consumers and the EV industry.
Continue Reading State AG News: Consumer Fraud, Federal Funding, Civil Penalties (February 5-11, 2026)

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from January 22-28, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of state attorneys general submitted a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing the proposal to grant a blanket permit for constructing new and expanded liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants without comprehensive environmental reviews. The letter asserts that such review, including coordination with state and local authorities, is required under the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. § 717 et seq.). A coalition of state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in opposition to federal efforts that they argue would obstruct the implementation of wind and solar energy projects, citing violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 551 et seq.) and seeking to protect renewable energy regulations.
Continue Reading State AG News: Consumer Protection, Environmental Regulation, EV Infrastructure (January 22-28, 2026)