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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 17th to 23rd.

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• 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. Below are the highlights from April 3-9, 2025.

Multistate
• 12 state attorneys general sent letters to twenty law firms demanding that the firms comply with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) March 17 letter requesting information to determine whether the law firms had engaged in any illegal and discriminatory actions through their diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”)-related employment policies.Continue Reading State AG News: Labor & Employment, State AG Office News, Consumer Protection April 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. Here are last week’s updates.

Multistate
• A multi-state coalition of 20 state attorneys general submitted a comment letter opposing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)’s interim final rule which repeals the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The NEPA requires federal agencies to conduct thorough review of the environmental implications of its projects or rules. The coalition of state attorneys general argue that NEPA’s repeal will have a negative impact on state natural resources and their residents through the adverse effects of climate change. Further, the letter argues that the repeal rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, NEPA, and the Endangered Species Act.Continue Reading State AG News: Environment, Healthcare, Labor & Employment March 27 – April 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. Here are last week’s updates.

Multistate

  • 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 the State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week’s updates.

Multistate
• A coalition of 21 state attorneys general sent a letter urging Congress to pass the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act,” which will prohibit government devices from using and downloading the artificial intelligence software, DeepSeek. The letter explains that DeepSeek is a national security threat and has links to China Mobile, which has close ties to the Chinese military. DeepSeek has also been blocked on government devices in Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Taiwan.Continue Reading State AG News: Data Privacy, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 6-12, 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

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

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 Blog Updates: November 21-27, 2024