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Va. A.G. Miyares Announces Results of Title IX Investigation Into LCPS
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Miyares Announces Results of Title IX Investigation into LCPS
Miyares Has Referred LCPS to U.S. Department of Education, Department of Justice
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that his Office's investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) revealed significant concerns regarding potential violations of Title IX, unlawful retaliation, and viewpoint discrimination.
"The investigation reveals a disturbing misuse of authority
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RICHMOND, Virginia, June 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Miyares Announces Results of Title IX Investigation into LCPS
Miyares Has Referred LCPS to U.S. Department of Education, Department of Justice
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that his Office's investigation into Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) revealed significant concerns regarding potential violations of Title IX, unlawful retaliation, and viewpoint discrimination.
"The investigation reveals a disturbing misuse of authorityby Loudoun County Public Schools, where students appear to have been targeted not for misconduct, but for expressing their discomfort for being forced to share a locker room with a member of the opposite sex," said Attorney General Jason Miyares. "Title IX was never meant to be used as a weapon against free speech or religious convictions. Every student in Virginia deserves the right to speak openly, think freely, and live according to their conscience without fear of retaliation. Protecting those rights is not political-it's foundational to who we are as Americans."
The investigation indicates that LCPS initiated a retaliatory Title IX investigation against three male students at Stone Bridge High School after they expressed sincere religious objections to LCPS' Policy 8040, which allows access to sex-separated facilities based on "gender identity." Rather than safeguarding the constitutional rights of all students, LCPS appears to be punishing those who hold and express faith-based views.
Furthermore, there are persistent reports that LCPS and the School Board take adverse and potentially unlawful action against parents, teachers, and public speakers.
Accordingly, the Virginia Office of the Attorney General has referred this matter, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun County School Board to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division for further investigation and appropriate action.
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2870-june-2-2025-attorney-general-miyares-announces-results-of-title-ix-investigation-into-lcps
Statement From Colo. A.G. Phil Weiser Regarding the Boulder Pearl Street Mall Attack
DENVER, Colorado, June 3 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Statement from Attorney General Phil Weiser regarding the Boulder Pearl Street Mall attack
June 1, 2025 (DENVER) --Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement on the Pearl Street Mall attack:
"My thoughts are with those injured and impacted by today's attack against a group that meets weekly on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall to call for the release of the hostages in Gaza.
"From what we know, this attack appears to be a hate crime given the group that was targeted. I have
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DENVER, Colorado, June 3 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Statement from Attorney General Phil Weiser regarding the Boulder Pearl Street Mall attack
June 1, 2025 (DENVER) --Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement on the Pearl Street Mall attack:
"My thoughts are with those injured and impacted by today's attack against a group that meets weekly on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall to call for the release of the hostages in Gaza.
"From what we know, this attack appears to be a hate crime given the group that was targeted. I havebeen in touch with Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty and have offered support from the Attorney General's Office.
"People may have differing views about world events and the Israeli-Hamas conflict, but violence is never the answer to settling differences. Hate has no place in Colorado. We all have the right to peaceably assemble and the freedom to speak our views. But these violent acts--which are becoming more frequent, brazen and closer to home--must stop and those who commit these horrific acts must be fully held to account."
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Original text here: https://coag.gov/press-releases/ag-phil-weiser-boulder-pearl-street-mall-attack-6-1-2025/
S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces Former State Employee Charged With Forging Her Own Medical Marijuana Card
PIERRE, South Dakota, June 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Charged With Forging Her Own Medical Marijuana Card
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health.
Alexandra Feiner, 24, has been charged with one felony count of Forgery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; one
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PIERRE, South Dakota, June 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Charged With Forging Her Own Medical Marijuana Card
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been charged with four counts of falsifying her own medical marijuana card while she was an employee of the South Dakota Department of Health.
Alexandra Feiner, 24, has been charged with one felony count of Forgery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; onefelony count of Offering a False or Forged Instrument for Filing, Registering or Recording, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison; one felony count of Possession of a Forged Instrument, which carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison; and one misdemeanor count of Falsification of Public Records by a Public Officer or Employee, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in the county jail.
It is alleged that the defendant avoided both the medical provider certification requirement and the fee.
"The defendant is charged with using her position of trust as a Department of Health employee for her own personal benefit," said Attorney General Jackley. "This type of conduct reflects poorly on those state government employees who work hard for South Dakotans."
The alleged crimes occurred between March 2024 and March 2025. The State Department of Health cooperated with the investigation conducted by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
No initial court appearance has been scheduled for Feiner. She is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
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Original text here: https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=2848
R.I. A.G. Neronha: R.I.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban Survives Legal Challenge After SCOTUS Declines Review
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 3 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 2, 2025:
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Attorney General Neronha: R.I.'s large capacity magazine ban survives legal challenge after SCOTUS declines review
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to deny certiorari for Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island.
"My Office has always fought to ensure that we have common sense gun laws on the books to keep Rhode Islanders safe, and today's Supreme Court's decision allows us to
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 3 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 2, 2025:
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Attorney General Neronha: R.I.'s large capacity magazine ban survives legal challenge after SCOTUS declines review
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to deny certiorari for Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island.
"My Office has always fought to ensure that we have common sense gun laws on the books to keep Rhode Islanders safe, and today's Supreme Court's decision allows us tocontinue that mission without interruption," said Attorney General Neronha. "The law in question, the state's ban on possession of large-capacity magazines, as well as other gun safety laws are working - and working well - to prevent gun deaths and hold accountable those who commit gun crimes. Just last year, my Office charged more than 300 cases involving large-capacity magazines of 11 rounds or higher, undoubtedly preventing and deterring gun violence in the process.
"Every life has meaning - every person has hopes, dreams, family, and friends, all of which shatter when we lose someone to gun violence. As the Rhode Island General Assembly prepares to vote on the assault weapons ban, it is my hope that this Office's successful defense of the large-capacity magazine ban inspires our leadership to act, and act boldly, because one life lost to gun violence is one too many."
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Original text here: https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-ris-large-capacity-magazine-ban-survives-legal-challenge
Okla. A.G. Drummond Files Response Opposing Radical Islamist on Death Row for Beheading Coworker
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
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Drummond files response opposing radical Islamist on death row for beheading coworker
OKLAHOMA CITY (June 2, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is opposing an appeal from death row murderer Alton Nolen, also known as Jah'Keem Yisrael, a radical Islamist who was sentenced to death for a violent attack in 2014 against his coworkers at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Drummond filed a response to Nolen's supplemental brief in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma,
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
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Drummond files response opposing radical Islamist on death row for beheading coworker
OKLAHOMA CITY (June 2, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is opposing an appeal from death row murderer Alton Nolen, also known as Jah'Keem Yisrael, a radical Islamist who was sentenced to death for a violent attack in 2014 against his coworkers at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Drummond filed a response to Nolen's supplemental brief in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma,asking the court to deny federal habeas corpus relief.
On Sept. 25, 2014, Nolen entered Vaughan Foods, enraged by a suspension from his employer and motivated by a series of high-profile beheadings that had just been carried out by ISIS in the Middle East. Armed with an 8-inch butcher knife he had retrieved from his home, he beheaded 54-year-old Colleen Hufford and badly injured another coworker, Traci Johnson.
Nolen was recorded in separate confessions to law enforcement confirming his motivation for the attack, stating in part: "I just felt like...I did what I needed to do. What Allah...says in the Qur'an to do."
Drummond said he is committed to seeing Nolen executed for his radical Islamic attack on innocent Oklahomans.
"This vicious attack and gruesome murder were committed at the hands of a radical Islamist who was clearly motivated by his religious views," Drummond said. "Colleen Hufford was tragically and violently taken from her loved ones. I will fight ardently for justice to be served until this monster is put to death."
Nolen had converted to Islam the year before the attack, following the completion of a prison sentence for drug offenses and assault. Using his Islamic name, Jah'Keem Israel, his Facebook page featured images of the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, and what appears to be a partially beheaded man with someone standing over him and pulling back his head to expose the gruesome wound.
In 2017, Nolen was sentenced to death for first-degree murder and life in prison for five counts of assault.
Read the Filing (https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oag/news-documents/2025/may/Nolen%20Response.pdf)
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Original text here: https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2025/june/drummond-files-response-opposing-radical-islamist-on-death-row-for-beheading-coworker.html
Md. A.G. Brown Opposes Trump Ban on Transgender Military Service
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Ban on Transgender Military Service
BALTIMORE, MD (June 2, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined attorneys general in 20 states arguing, in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday, that President Trump's discriminatory ban on transgender military service members undermines state and national security. The brief was filed in support of a lawsuit by personnel seeking to overturn the order.
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Ban on Transgender Military Service
BALTIMORE, MD (June 2, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined attorneys general in 20 states arguing, in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday, that President Trump's discriminatory ban on transgender military service members undermines state and national security. The brief was filed in support of a lawsuit by personnel seeking to overturn the order.
"Excludingtransgender Americans from military service is not only discriminatory - it's a direct threat to our national security," said Attorney General Brown. "These are courageous, skilled individuals who are willing to risk everything for their country. President Trump's unlawful ban sacrifices military readiness and basic human dignity for political gain. We must stand with all those who are ready to serve, not push them aside because of who they are."
The brief was filed in Shilling v. Trump, which was brought by lead plaintiff and decorated U.S. Navy Commander Emily Shilling. Shilling, who has served for over 20 years and flown over 60 combat and high-risk missions, is transgender and wants to continue working for the American public. In February, Attorney General Brown - joined by 20 other states - filed an amicus brief in the district court in support of the plaintiffs. The district court relied on that brief in issuing a preliminary injunction halting implementation of the president's executive order nationwide.
The brief states that the president's order "not only violates the Constitution...but it will also weaken our nation's military, including the National Guards operated by all Amici States." Friday's brief reaffirms that the injunction is necessary to protect important state interests. The attorneys general describe how the president's action deprives states' National Guard units of experienced and qualified soldiers at a time when recruitment is especially challenging. Trump's blatantly discriminatory policy is also fundamentally at odds with state laws protecting transgender individuals.
In filing the brief, Attorney General Brown was joined by the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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Original text here: https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2025/060225a.pdf
D.C. A.G. Schwalb Secures Over $1 Million From District Landlord Involved in Rental Price-Fixing Scheme
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 2, 2025:
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Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $1 Million from District Landlord Involved in Rental Price-Fixing Scheme
Settlement Prohibits W.C. Smith from Using RealPage's Price-Setting Software
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that William C. Smith & Co., Inc. (W.C. Smith) will pay over $1 million and reform its business practices to resolve allegations that it conspired with other District landlords, using pricing software from RealPage, Inc., to
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WASHINGTON, June 3 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 2, 2025:
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Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $1 Million from District Landlord Involved in Rental Price-Fixing Scheme
Settlement Prohibits W.C. Smith from Using RealPage's Price-Setting Software
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that William C. Smith & Co., Inc. (W.C. Smith) will pay over $1 million and reform its business practices to resolve allegations that it conspired with other District landlords, using pricing software from RealPage, Inc., toinflate rents at over 50,000 apartment units across the District. W.C. Smith owns over 9,000 of these units. The settlement is the first to result from OAG's lawsuit, filed in November 2023.
"Rents in DC are already sky-high, and amidst this housing affordability crisis, many of the District's top landlords operated as a housing cartel--illegally colluding to push rents even higher," said Attorney General Schwalb. "I commend W.C. Smith for putting an end to its anticompetitive practices and cooperating with my office to reach this agreement. We will continue working to hold RealPage and the remaining landlords accountable. As the District's independent Attorney General, I will always fight for fair market conditions to protect District residents and ensure a level playing field for law-abiding businesses."
Background on RealPage
RealPage offers a variety of technology-based services to real estate owners and property managers, including revenue management (RM) products that depend on non-public, competitively sensitive pricing data that RealPage receives from the owners and managers. RealPage uses this confidential data to estimate supply and demand for multifamily housing that is specific to particular geographic areas and unit types and then generate an artificially inflated rental price that maximizes the landlord's revenue.
In the District, well over 30% of apartments in multifamily buildings (i.e., buildings with five or more units), and approximately 60% of units in large multifamily buildings (with 50+ units), are priced using RealPage's software. In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Area, the overall market share is even higher: close to 50% of units in multifamily buildings are priced using RealPage's software.
This leaves many District residents with no choice but to pay RealPage's inflated rents.
OAG's Settlement with W.C. Smith
OAG alleged that W.C. Smith used RealPage's RM Software to set rents for its over 9,000 units in the District. As a part of RealPage's price-fixing cartel, W.C. Smith and the other defendant landlords illegally coordinated to share sensitive, non-public company data, forgoing competition and delegating rent-setting authority to RealPage.
Under the terms of the settlement, W.C. Smith will:
* Pay $1,050,000 to the District in civil penalties, money to impacted residents, and legal fees.
* Reform its rent-setting practices to prohibit the use of revenue management software that relies on any non-public or confidential data from other companies.
* Refrain from encouraging others to use revenue management software to accept recommended rent prices and from promoting the use of this type of software to other property owners.
A copy of the settlement is available here (https://oag.dc.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/2025.05.30%20WC%20Smith%20Consent%20Judgement%20and%20Order.pdf).
This matter was handled by Assistant Attorneys General Ashley Walters and Mehreen Imtiaz, and Adam Gitlin, Chief of the Antitrust and Nonprofit Enforcement Section.
OAG's Antitrust Enforcement Actions
OAG has a long track record of holding companies accountable for antitrust violations that harm District consumers. In addition to filing the first government lawsuit against RealPage and 14 defendant landlords, OAG filed the first government lawsuit to challenge certain anticompetitive pricing policies by Amazon. OAG has also worked with state and federal partners to secure multiple antitrust wins against Google, has joined a federal antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation for monopolizing the live entertainment industry, and has successfully opposed anticompetitive mergers such as those between Kroger and Albertsons and JetBlue and Spirit.
Resources for Tenants
OAG works to ensure that residents across the District have access to safe and affordable housing and holds landlords accountable if they violate the law. Access OAG's resources for guidance on how to report problems with a landlord or with housing conditions. Tenants may send complaints about housing conditions to HousingJustice@dc.gov.
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Original text here: https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-secures-over-1-million-0
