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, 2025Healthcare
The States Step Up to the Plate: Several States Adopt and Propose New Pre-Transaction Notice Requirements and Other Antitrust Laws
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Posted in Antitrust, Healthcare
- Key takeaway #1 States and their attorneys general have increasingly prioritized antitrust enforcement and policy, with several adopting or proposing new pre-transaction notice requirements and other more expansive antitrust laws.
- Key takeaway #2 Early efforts have focused primarily on the healthcare industry, but that focus is poised to expand.
- Key takeaway #3 The new state laws and proposals stand to complicate regulatory requirements for businesses contemplating mergers and acquisitions, and could expose companies to increased investigations and litigation by public and private entities.
March 11 Webinar – First 100 Days: Navigating the Maze of State Attorney General and Federal Enforcement Priorities
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State AG News: Affordable Care Act, Gender Identity, CFPB (Feb. 20-26)
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 coalition of 23 state attorneys general announced an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Affordable Care Act’s preventive care mandate, which requires private insurers to cover at no cost certain preventive services as determined by the Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force). Amici states argue that the Fifth Circuit erred in finding the Task Force violates the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and that the preventive care mandate has improved public health outcomes.
State AG News: Executive Orders, Counterfeit Drugs, Privacy Concerns Feb. 13-19, 2025
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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. Here are last week’s updates.
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• 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.
State AG Updates: January 23-February 5, 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, 2025State AG Updates: January 16-22, 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 16-22, 2025States are Taking Action on Artificial Intelligence. It is a Trend That is Likely to Continue
Artificial intelligence is now a mainstay in our daily lives. It’s in our phones and computers. It helps us draft emails and learn math. It recommends purchases and guides our online searches. It’s everywhere—and every sign suggests that it’s here to stay.
Unsurprisingly, the Federal Government has shown a lot of interest in artificial intelligence as well. Congress has held hearings on various A.I. topics. In late 2024, the White House Office of Science and Technology and former President Biden issued a Blueprint for an A.I. Bill of Rights and Executive Orders to guide agency policy. Just days before leaving office, former President Biden issued an Executive Order aimed at building large-scale data centers and clean power infrastructure to safely develop A.I. In his first day in office, President Trump rescinded Executive Order 14110, providing for safe, secure, and trustworthy development of A.I. Members of Congress have introduced A.I. bills into committee, on topics as various and critical as national security, intellectual property, online personal safety, and education. But action directed at consumers has been minimal.
Continue Reading States are Taking Action on Artificial Intelligence. It is a Trend That is Likely to ContinueDemocratic State Attorneys General Move To Protect Key Priorities Just Days Before the Inauguration of President Trump
Democratic State Attorneys General took a series of actions to defend Biden Administration Rules on the environment, firearms, and immigration, in the final days before President Trump returned to the White House. While these State AGs argue that the rules at issue protect the public health and safety of their constituents and the nation, the incoming Administration has indicated that it may withdraw its support from some or all of these regulations. Notably, many of the Rules in question face legal challenges from Republican State Attorneys General. A look at the Democratic AGs’ actions is below.
Continue Reading Democratic State Attorneys General Move To Protect Key Priorities Just Days Before the Inauguration of President TrumpState Antitrust Enforcement: A Continued Focus on Competition During the New Administration
Key takeaway #1 Expect State Attorney General antitrust enforcement to increase in the coming four years.
Key takeaway #2 Both Democratic and Republican AGs will be active, separately and on a bipartisan basis.
Key takeaway #3 AGs likely to focus on tech, healthcare, consumer goods, labor, and ESG and DEI initiatives.
With the coming of the new presidential administration, state antitrust enforcement is poised to intensify. We expect both Republican and Democratic Attorneys General (AGs) to actively pursue antitrust investigations and litigation. They will fill in where the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission reduce focus but are also sure to work, including on a bipartisan basis, with their federal counterparts. Below, we explore how state AGs are likely to shape the antitrust landscape in the coming four years, and the areas where we anticipate significant enforcement activity.
Continue Reading State Antitrust Enforcement: A Continued Focus on Competition During the New Administration