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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 November 13-19, 2025:

Multistate

  • A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general launched a new AI Task Force in conjunction with OpenAI and Microsoft. The task force will focus on identifying emerging AI issues that could pose a risk to the public, creating safety guidelines for AI developers to follow, and tracking new developments in AI.
  • A multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Defendants-Appellants in VoteAmerica, et al. v. Scott Schwab, et al. The brief argues in favor of a Kansas law prohibiting entities from sending partially or fully completed advance ballot applications for registered voters to submit.

Continue Reading State AG News: AI Task Force, Consumer Fraud, Funding (November 13-19, 2025)

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On November 12, 2025, Crowell & Moring hosted a fireside chat with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin moderated by Counsel Derick D. Dailey. The interactive discussion focused on the evolving role of State AGs and covered a number of topics including consumer protection, antitrust, civil rights, emerging technology, data privacy and healthcare.

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 October 30-November 5, 2025:

Multistate

  • A coalition of five state attorneys general sent letters to US Plastics Pact, Consumer Goods Forum, and Green Blue Institute alleging that the groups have violated the Sherman Act and state antitrust law by advocating for private companies to adopt “restrictive plastic production and packaging standards,” which the state AGs argue unlawfully restrain competition, increase costs, and limit consumer choice.
  • A bipartisan coalition of 33 state attorneys general announced a $4.8 million settlement with online clothing retailer TFG Holdings, Inc. The settlement resolves claims that the company misrepresented prices on its website, automatically enrolled people into the VIP program without their consent and then made it hard for customers to cancel those memberships, in violation of state consumer fraud statutes.

Continue Reading State AG News: Antitrust, False Advertising, Data Privacy (October 30-November 5, 2025)

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Register now to join Crowell & Moring on November 12, 2025 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm EST in our New York office for a fireside chat with New Jersey’s 62nd Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin. Attorney General Platkin has been on the forefront of some of the country’s most consequential legal battles, and will…

California’s new Senate Bill 763 increases civil and criminal antitrust penalties under the Cartwright Act, creates ambiguity around how violations are counted, and likely gives the California Attorney General added financial incentives and discretion to pursue enforcement. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.

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 October 2-8, 2025:

Multistate

  • A multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the imposition of a new immigration-related condition limiting the plaintiff states’ access to federal grant programs for victim services and criminal justice. The same coalition of attorneys general previously filed another lawsuit in August seeking relief from similar conditions on Victims of Crime Act grant programs, and recently announced that the DOJ has dropped these conditions seemingly as a result of that legal pressure.   
  • A multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al., v. Michael Howe, Secretary of State of North Dakota, a lawsuit challenging the alleged dilution of Native Americans’ votes under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The brief argues that private enforcement of the VRA is necessary to preserve fundamental rights, and that the Eighth Circuit misapplied the law by departing from established Supreme Court precedent.
  • A multistate coalition of 5 attorneys general, in collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission, filed a lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin for allegedly entering an anticompetitive agreement to increase rental prices. The complaint alleges that Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to stop selling multifamily advertising, terminate its existing multifamily advertising contracts, and transition their multifamily advertising customers to Zillow. The attorneys general argue that this violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act, and seek declaratory and injunctive relief to undo and prevent anticompetitive harms stemming from this conduct.
  • Eight attorneys general authored an op-ed urging colleges and universities to pursue diverse student bodies by using race-neutral tools, and critiquing recent guidance from the U.S. Attorney General as well as the College Board’s cancellation of Landscape, a program that provided admissions officers with data on the high schools and neighborhoods of applicants.  The op-ed argues that schools must look beyond test scores and GPAs “to identify high-achieving students from disadvantaged communities.”

Continue Reading State AG News: Energy, Consumer Protection, Social Media

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.

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

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  • 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

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the “U.S. Antitrust Agencies”) filed a Statement of Interest supporting thirteen states’ claims that asset managers violated antitrust and consumer protection law through their environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) activities. The Statement, which opposes the asset managers’ motion to dismiss the…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating two leading proxy advisors’ advice involving the consideration of ESG and DEI to determine if the advice constitutes deceptive or unfair trade practices under FL law or a violation of FL antitrust law. Click here to read the full alert.