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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 July 3-9, 2025:

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating Job Corps, a national career training program for young, low-income Americans. The brief seeks injunctive relief and argues that the Amici States will be irreparably harmed by the closure of nearly one hundred Job Corps centers across the country, which also provide housing to program participants.
  • A multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general won a preliminary injunction blocking Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to restructure and reduce the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  The United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued an order enjoining HHS from implementing or enforcing any reductions in force or sub-agency restructuring, and requiring HHS to file a status report on or before July 11, 2025, apprising the court of their compliance.
  • A multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Doe v. Noem, a lawsuit seeking to preserve parole processes for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The Amici States argue that the preliminary injunction issued by the district court should be upheld because the termination of “the parole status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants severely harms the public interest.”
  • A multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general filed a proposed amicus brief in Oregon v. United States DOGE Service, a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of federal funding for a variety of public humanities programs. The brief argues that the Amici States have and will continue to be irreparably harmed as they are “forced to terminate or furlough staff, cancel programming and events, and pull support for local libraries, schools, and families.”
  • A multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Education for terminating programs for mental health services in K-12 schools. The complaint seeks injunctive and declaratory relief, arguing that the termination of funding from these programs will harm children, lead to layoffs of mental health professionals, and will force states to terminate grant programs for graduate student training for school-based mental health services. 
  • The U.S. Department of Justice and a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general defeated a motion to dismiss filed by Apple in an antitrust lawsuit filed in March 2024. The lawsuit alleges that Apple engaged in anticompetitive conduct by blocking apps that would make it easier to leave the Apple ecosystem; suppressing mobile cloud streaming services; excluding cross-platform messaging apps; diminishing functionality of non-Apple smartwatches; and by limiting third-party digital wallets, in addition to a host of other issues.
  • A multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development challenging a proposed rule to rollback fair housing regulations prohibiting discrimination.  The letter states that Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations are critical to eradicate segregation and discrimination and argues that any rescission of these regulations would violate the Administrative Procedure Act and contravene the text and purpose of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
  • A multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general filed an amicus brief to support a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for terminating the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program. The brief argues that the termination violates Constitutional separation of powers and the Administrative Procedure Act, and that the Amici States would be irreparably harmed as these funds were already slated to go to hundreds of non-profit organizations, dozens of cities and counties, and various Native American Tribes located within the States’ borders.

Continue Reading State AG News: Deceptive Practices, Federal Funding, Antitrust Lawsuits July 3-9, 2025

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 26-July 2, 2025

Arizona

  • Attorney General Mayes secured a court order that blocked the Trump administration from withholding public safety grant funds from Arizona due to the state’s immigration enforcement policies. The court’s decision, issued under the federal Administrative Procedure Act and related public funding statutes, found that the administration’s attempt to restrict funding was unlawful. The order granted injunctive relief, prohibiting the federal government from withholding these grant funds and ensuring Arizona’s continued access to public safety resources; no monetary damages were specified.

Continue Reading State AG News: Public Safety Grants, Unfair Competition, Consumer Fraud June 26-July 2, 2025

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 19-25, 2025

Multistate

  • A coalition of 13 state attorneys general issued guidance affirming environmental justice initiatives. The state AGs emphasize that, despite the federal government’s recent efforts to brand these critical efforts as illegal, public and private entities can still lawfully engage in environmental justice work to ensure a healthy environment for all people to live, play, work, learn, and worship. They add that such efforts are an important and effective way to respond to disproportionate environmental and health burdens borne by historically marginalized people and communities.
  • A coalition of 22 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in their efforts to challenge the Trump Administration’s proposed funding cuts targeting these organizations. Amici argue that the cuts will severely hinder the flow of information, including emergency information, educational programming, and reliable news, to communities throughout the country.

Continue Reading State AG News: Public Broadcasting, Debt Relief, Fraud June 19-25, 2025

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 12-18, 2025

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 55 State Attorneys General, representing all US states and territories, announced a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin and other synthetic opioids, and the Sackler Family, Purdue’s owners. The settlement would resolve all pending litigation against the Sacklers and the family’s pharmaceutical company for their involvement in the opioid crisis in the United States. Most of the settlement funds are earmarked to support addiction recovery in impacted communities throughout the country. This announcement comes about year after the Supreme Court struck down the last proposed nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma, finding that the U.S. Bankruptcy Code would not allow Purdue to shield members of the Sackler family from liability.  
  • A multistate coalition of 19 State Attorneys General filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of New York in support of Jobs Corps—a national job training and vocational program. The Jobs Corps program, which the Trump Administration attempted to dismantle last month, provides professional training and housing to thousands of young Americans who are at risk of homelessness without the program. The amicus brief supported Jobs Corps’ motion for preliminary injunction against the department of labor’s elimination of the program.  

Continue Reading State AG News: Common Scams, Inflated Costs Post-Natural Disasters, Underpaid Wages June 12-18, 2025

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 15-21, 2025

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territory attorneys general sent a letter to Congressional leaders opposing a provision in a federal budget reconciliation bill that would bar states from enforcing any state laws or regulations regarding artificial intelligence and automated decision-making systems for the next ten years. The letter argues that the 10-year moratorium with no proposed federal regulatory replacement would “directly harm consumers, deprive them of rights currently held in many states, and prevent State AGs from fulfilling their mandate to protect consumers.”
  • A coalition of 18 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, supporting the plaintiffs’ challenge to President Trump’s recent executive orders targeting equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility (“DEIA”) programs. The brief seeks affirmation from the Fourth Circuit of a preliminary injunction and argues that the amici States are harmed by the vague terms of the executive orders and their chilling effects on private entities.

Continue Reading State AG News: AI Reconciliation Bill, DEIA, Consumer Protection May 15-21, 2025

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 April 17th to 23rd.

Multistate
• A bipartisan coalition of 40 State Attorneys General published an open letter to the Congressional Committee on Appropriations expressing support for the continued funding of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The LSC, a nonprofit organization established by Congress, is the largest provider of civil legal aid in the country. The coalition argues that the LSC is essential to many Americans’ access to justice. Continue Reading State AG News: Civil Rights, Tariffs, Healthcare, FTC April 17-23, 2025

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. Here are last week’s updates.

Multistate
• A multistate coalition of 16 State Attorneys General led by Massachusetts Attorney General Campbell and Illinois Attorney General Raoul issued guidance to private sector employers attempting to maintain legally compliant workplaces in light of Executive Order 14173, which targets diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies. Read the State AG Blog’s in-depth coverage here.Continue Reading State AG News: Executive Orders, Counterfeit Drugs, Privacy Concerns Feb. 13-19, 2025

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. Here are last week’s updates.Continue Reading State AG Updates: January 23-February 5, 2025