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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:

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  • 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.

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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 May 15-21, 2025

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  • 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 24 – May 1, 2025

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• A coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief supporting Susman Godfrey in its lawsuit challenging a Trump Administration Executive Order. Like EOs issued against other law firms, the challenged order requires federal officials to suspend active security clearances held by the firm’s employees, to refuse to engage with or hire these individuals, and to deny them entry to federal buildings. The orders also directs federal contractors to disclose any business with the firm so that agencies can terminate contracts with the firm’s clients.Continue Reading State AG News: Civil Rights, Diversity, Consumer Protection April 24-May 1, 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.

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  • A bipartisan multistate coalition of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands filed an amici curiae brief in Yoon v. Collins, a case before the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in which veterans claiming to be eligible for both the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act have sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs regarding benefits limits. The brief argues that it was Congress’s intent to provide expansive education benefits to veterans and their families and that the denial of these benefits violates the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Rudisill v. McDonough that a veteran whose length of service qualifies him for entitlements under both G.I. Bills is “separately entitled to each of [the] two educational benefits.”

Continue Reading State AG News: Executive Orders, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 20-26, 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 News: Consumer Protection, Diversity, Education, Healthcare Feb. 28-March 6, 2025

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On August 1, 2024, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, one of the final Title IX regulations of the U.S. Department of Education released on April 19, 2024, will go into effect. The new regulations address the previous administration’s rollback of Title IX protections, and include, among other things, an expanded definition of sex discrimination that provides new protections for LGBTQ+ individuals against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. For example, the new rules prohibit schools that receive federal funding from barring transgender students’ use of pronouns that correspond to their gender identities, or denying transgender students access to facilities, like locker rooms and restrooms, that match their gender identities. Other notable changes in the new regulations include the following: (1) protection from all sex-based harassment and discrimination, including that based on sex stereotypes, sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy or related conditions; (2) broadening the definition of “hostile environment” harassment to include conduct that is so severe or pervasive that it limits or denies a person’s ability to participate in the education program or activity; (3) increased accountability by requiring schools to take prompt and effective action to end any sex discrimination in their education programs or activities, prevent reoccurrence, and remedy its effects; and (4) protection against retaliation for students, employees, and others who exercise their Title IX rights.Continue Reading The Evolving Landscape of Title IX Protections in Education

In a recent development that underscores the ongoing debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the United States, a group of 21 Republican State Attorneys General spearheaded by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has challenged the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standard 206 on Diversity and Inclusion. In a letter sent to the ABA in early June, the Republican AG group argues that the ABA Standard and its proposed revisions are unlawful due to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (SFFA).Continue Reading State Attorneys General Spar Over ABA’s Diversity Standard