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Va. A.G. Jones, Former Senator Ebbin, Senator VanValkenburg, and Delegate Hope Hold Virtual Press Conference on Passage of Vape Enforcement Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jones, Former Senator Ebbin, Senator VanValkenburg, and Delegate Hope Hold Virtual Press Conference on Passage of Vape Enforcement Act
New law closes enforcement loopholes, targets illegal vape sales, and keeps dangerous products out of Virginia schools, and keeps communities safe
Watch the video recording of the event HERE (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sfRbUIz3i86X5VOSY0VKCUgvGBR_3Vv/view)
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Attorney General Jay Jones today convened a virtual
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RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jones, Former Senator Ebbin, Senator VanValkenburg, and Delegate Hope Hold Virtual Press Conference on Passage of Vape Enforcement Act
New law closes enforcement loopholes, targets illegal vape sales, and keeps dangerous products out of Virginia schools, and keeps communities safe
Watch the video recording of the event HERE (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sfRbUIz3i86X5VOSY0VKCUgvGBR_3Vv/view)
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Attorney General Jay Jones today convened a virtualpress conference with former Senator Adam Ebbin, Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg, and Delegate Patrick Hope to address the growing crisis of illegal and unregulated vape products in Virginia and to highlight the passage of HB 308 and SB 620, the "Vape Enforcement Act."
During the press conference, speakers outlined how illegal vape products have spread across the Commonwealth, reaching students in schools and communities with little oversight and few consequences, and detailed how the new law will strengthen enforcement and close long-standing gaps.
"For too long, we've known what's happening in our schools and communities," said Attorney General Jay Jones. "You can walk into middle schools across the Commonwealth and see it. Teachers are confiscating vapes from bathrooms. Kids are sharing them. At the same time, unregulated products with unknown ingredients have been sitting on store shelves with no enforcement. That is unacceptable."
Jones emphasized that while Virginia law already prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21, weak enforcement allowed illegal sales to continue and a dangerous market to grow.
"This is a public health issue and a consumer protection issue, and one the bill patrons have been working tirelessly for years to address," Attorney General Jones continued. "These products are marketed in ways that downplay the harm. They contain inconsistent levels of nicotine. Some contain substances consumers would never expect. And they have been getting into the hands of young people far too easily. The Vape Enforcement Act closes those loopholes and gives us the tools to stop it."
Speakers also pointed to new data underscoring the scope of the issue. A Virginia Commonwealth University forensic toxicology study of more than 1,300 vape products collected from K-12 schools found that 83 percent contained nicotine, often at inconsistent levels, and some also contained alcohol--demonstrating how widespread and unregulated these products have become.
"I've worked with Delegate Hope for years to try to address this," said former Senator Adam Ebbin. "During that time, we've heard from parents, educators, and public health experts who see the damage these products are causing every day. These highly addictive products are often marketed as safer alternatives, but they are doing real harm, especially to children. This legislation puts an end to the sale of unregulated products and ensures they are no longer slipping through the cracks."
"Rates of youth vaping are at an all-time high, and I hear about it constantly--from parents, from students, and from communities across Virginia," said Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg. "Teens know where to go to get these products without being carded. Shops have been able to operate without oversight and avoid accountability. That changes now. If you sell these products, you will be licensed, and if you break the law, you will be shut down."
Delegate Patrick Hope emphasized both the collaborative effort behind the legislation and the enforcement approach moving forward.
"This press conference reflects years of work to close the gaps that allowed these products to proliferate," said Delegate Patrick Hope. "This law strengthens our enforcement abilities and ensures that unregulated products are not sold and that bad actors are penalized for noncompliance. By empowering the Office of the Attorney General, Virginia ABC, and law enforcement, we now have the ability to investigate, enforce, and remove these products from circulation."
A recording of the press conference is HERE (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19sfRbUIz3i86X5VOSY0VKCUgvGBR_3Vv/view).
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2988-attorney-general-jones-former-senator-ebbin-senator-vanvalkenburg-and-delegate-hope-hold-virtual-press-conference-on-passage-of-vape-enforcement-act
Va. A.G. Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements.
In their lawsuit, Attorney General Jones and the coalition assert
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RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements.
In their lawsuit, Attorney General Jones and the coalition assertthat USDA has threatened harsh penalties if states do not comply with the agency's vague and expansive funding conditions relating to immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity, which are unrelated to the purpose of USDA funding. The lawsuit asks the court to block USDA from imposing these illegal funding conditions, including on critical USDA programs such as the school lunch program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP); and the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program. The programs provide basic, essential services for millions of Virginias most vulnerable children, working families, senior citizens and rural communities.
"The Trump administration continues to target lifelines like food and safety for millions of people in Virginia with continued aggressive, arbitrary, and illegal overreach," said Attorney General Jay Jones. "The new rules seek to politicize school lunches, food stamps, and even limiting volunteer firefighting capacity for rural communities. We will not allow Virginia's children, families, and seniors to bear the brunt of Donald Trump's callous and lawless policies that put their futures and their lives at risk. My office will continue to use every legal tool at its disposal to ensure the safety and security of Virginians in our fight against continued attacks from the federal government."
Effective Dec. 31, 2025, USDA adopted new funding conditions. The conditions require states to promise to comply with the Trump administration's policies related to gender identity, diversity, immigration and fair athletic opportunities for girls and women. However, Attorney General Jones and the attorneys general explain in their lawsuit that USDA does not fully identify or limit which policies the states must comply with, leaving states at the mercy of the administration for enforcement of the new conditions.
In their lawsuit, Attorney General Jones and the coalition allege the Trump administration has violated the Spending Clause by imposing coercive conditions without clear notice of its funding conditions. The lawsuit also alleges the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because conditions are the arbitrary and capricious, not constitutional, contrary to law and beyond USDA's statutory authority.
USDA programs feed about 30 million children across the nation through the school lunch program, strengthen the American food ecosystem from farm to table, support national security through a robust and safe domestic agriculture community, fund university research to advance domestic food production, and save lives and infrastructure by funding firefighting programs.
Estimates show that nearly 1 million Virginians are facing hunger. Roughly 1 in 10 Virginians are enrolled in SNAP benefits, including children, seniors, and adults with disabilities. WIC serves approximately 105,000 to 127,000 Virginia recipients per month, and half of all infants born in the United States. In Virginia, the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program serves as a federal-state partnership providing critical funding to rural fire departments for wildfire protection, including safety equipment, communications gear, and training. Loss of these critical services would result in hungry infants and children, and degrade existing emergency response systems, especially for rural homeowners.
Attorney General Jones and the attorneys general have asked the court to prohibit USDA from implementing or enforcing the illegal conditions.
Joining Attorney General Jones in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/2989-attorney-general-jay-jones-files-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-for-holding-hostage-billions-in-critical-usda-funding
S.D. A.G. Jackley's Genetic Data Privacy Bill Signed Into Law
PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley's Genetic Data Privacy Bill Signed into Law
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley's bill to protect personal genetic data was signed Monday by Gov. Larry Rhoden, meaning all 10 of the Attorney General's legislative measures this session have been signed into law.
Senate Bill 49 safeguards the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provides a civil penalty therefor. Attorney General Jackley said the bill was a result
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PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley's Genetic Data Privacy Bill Signed into Law
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley's bill to protect personal genetic data was signed Monday by Gov. Larry Rhoden, meaning all 10 of the Attorney General's legislative measures this session have been signed into law.
Senate Bill 49 safeguards the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data and provides a civil penalty therefor. Attorney General Jackley said the bill was a resultof him joining a coalition of 29 Attorneys General who filed a 2025 lawsuit against 23andMe to block the company's sale of personal genetic data without customer consent.
"Our genetic data, like our other personal information, should not be sold to the highest bidder," said Attorney General Jackley. "Genetic data is sensitive personal information that belongs only to each individual."
Attorney General Jackley's nine other bills to be approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor were:
Senate Bill 17: Prohibits a candidate or political committee from accepting contributions or loans made by a foreign national. It unanimously passed both the House and Senate.
Senate Bill 41: Revise a provision related to criminal invasions of privacy, prohibit the creation and distribution of digitally fabricated material of an identifiable individual, and provide penalties therefor.
Senate Bill 42: Enhance the penalties for ingestion, possession with intent to deliver, and delivery of a controlled substance in a state correctional facility.
Senate Bill 43: Address search and seizure provisions applicable to digital currency.
Senate Bill 44: Establish investigative subpoena authority to gather business records in certain investigations.
Senate Bill 45: Revise a provision regulating delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for persons under the age of under the age of twenty-one and to provide a penalty therefor.
Senate Bill 46: Modify the requirements for open meeting agendas and provide a penalty therefor.
Senate Bill 47: Revise the requirements for executive sessions and closed meetings.
Senate Bill 48: Clarify that an official open meeting agenda must be posted online at least seventy-two hours before the scheduled start of the meeting.
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Original text here: https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=3040
R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration for Placing Illegal Conditions on Billions in Critical USDA Funding
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for placing illegal conditions on billions in critical USDA funding
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements, and mutual interest agreements.
In their lawsuit, the coalition
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for placing illegal conditions on billions in critical USDA funding
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements, and mutual interest agreements.
In their lawsuit, the coalitionasserts that USDA has threatened harsh penalties if states do not comply with the agency's vague and expansive funding conditions relating to immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity, which are unrelated to the purpose of USDA funding. The lawsuit asks the court to block USDA from imposing these illegal funding conditions, including on critical USDA programs such as the school lunch program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP); and the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program.
"This President would rather Americans go hungry than disagree with him politically," said Attorney General Neronha. "As this Administration has attempted to do in the recent past, and failed, they are once again trying to make federal funding for essential services contingent on political capitulation. This was plainly illegal when they tried to do it with funding for transportation, emergency preparedness, and other essential areas, and it is plainly illegal here. Millions upon millions of Americans struggle with food insecurity and rely on this funding to feed themselves and their families. They cannot and will not impose illegal conditions on this funding; we will make sure of it."
Effective December 31, 2025, USDA adopted new funding conditions. The conditions require states to promise to comply with the Trump Administration's policies related to gender identity, diversity, immigration and fair athletic opportunities for girls and women. However, as the attorneys general explain in their lawsuit, USDA does not fully identify or limit which policies the states must comply with, leaving states at the mercy of the administration for enforcement of the new conditions.
In their lawsuit, the coalition alleges that the Trump Administration has violated the Spending Clause by imposing coercive conditions without clear notice of its funding conditions. The lawsuit also alleges the Trump Administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because conditions are the arbitrary and capricious, unconstitutional, contrary to law, and beyond USDA's statutory authority.
USDA programs feed about 30 million children across the nation through the school lunch program, strengthen the American food ecosystem from farm to table, support national security through a robust and safe domestic agriculture community, fund university research to advance domestic food production, and save lives and infrastructure by funding firefighting programs.
In FY 2024 alone, the State of Rhode Island and its agencies received over $418 million in USDA funding, the vast majority of which went towards feeding Rhode Island's most vulnerable populations. The State depends on USDA funding to feed its residents and run several critical programs, and even a temporary loss of USDA funding could quickly lead to food insecurity, financial stress, unemployment, and poor student outcomes, among other negative impacts.
Joining Attorney General Neronha in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
###Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for placing illegal conditions on billions in critical USDA funding
Published on Monday, March 23, 2026
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements, and mutual interest agreements.
In their lawsuit, the coalition asserts that USDA has threatened harsh penalties if states do not comply with the agency's vague and expansive funding conditions relating to immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity, which are unrelated to the purpose of USDA funding. The lawsuit asks the court to block USDA from imposing these illegal funding conditions, including on critical USDA programs such as the school lunch program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP); and the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program.
"This President would rather Americans go hungry than disagree with him politically," said Attorney General Neronha. "As this Administration has attempted to do in the recent past, and failed, they are once again trying to make federal funding for essential services contingent on political capitulation. This was plainly illegal when they tried to do it with funding for transportation, emergency preparedness, and other essential areas, and it is plainly illegal here. Millions upon millions of Americans struggle with food insecurity and rely on this funding to feed themselves and their families. They cannot and will not impose illegal conditions on this funding; we will make sure of it."
Effective December 31, 2025, USDA adopted new funding conditions. The conditions require states to promise to comply with the Trump Administration's policies related to gender identity, diversity, immigration and fair athletic opportunities for girls and women. However, as the attorneys general explain in their lawsuit, USDA does not fully identify or limit which policies the states must comply with, leaving states at the mercy of the administration for enforcement of the new conditions.
In their lawsuit, the coalition alleges that the Trump Administration has violated the Spending Clause by imposing coercive conditions without clear notice of its funding conditions. The lawsuit also alleges the Trump Administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because conditions are the arbitrary and capricious, unconstitutional, contrary to law, and beyond USDA's statutory authority.
USDA programs feed about 30 million children across the nation through the school lunch program, strengthen the American food ecosystem from farm to table, support national security through a robust and safe domestic agriculture community, fund university research to advance domestic food production, and save lives and infrastructure by funding firefighting programs.
In FY 2024 alone, the State of Rhode Island and its agencies received over $418 million in USDA funding, the vast majority of which went towards feeding Rhode Island's most vulnerable populations. The State depends on USDA funding to feed its residents and run several critical programs, and even a temporary loss of USDA funding could quickly lead to food insecurity, financial stress, unemployment, and poor student outcomes, among other negative impacts.
Joining Attorney General Neronha in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.
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Original text here: https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-coalition-sue-trump-administration-placing-illegal
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding
Trump Administration Issues Unlawfully Vague and Coercive Conditions That Hold Over $2 Billion in Food Assistance and Other Funds Hostage
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose vague conditions on billions in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding
Trump Administration Issues Unlawfully Vague and Coercive Conditions That Hold Over $2 Billion in Food Assistance and Other Funds Hostage
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose vague conditions on billions in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)grants, that, if allowed to go forward, would impact everything from food assistance to equipment for volunteer firefighters.
USDA has threatened harsh penalties if states do not comply with the agency's vague and expansive funding conditions. These conditions require the states to adhere to undefined federal "policies" relating to immigration, diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity--each of which is unrelated to the purpose of USDA funding.
The lawsuit asks the court to block USDA from imposing these illegal funding conditions, including on critical USDA programs such as the school lunch program; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP); and the Volunteer Fire Capacity Program. These programs provide basic, essential services for millions of New Jersey's most vulnerable children, working families, senior citizens, and rural communities.
"The Trump Administration cannot make cruel funding restrictions without any basis in law or fact," said Attorney General Davenport. "I will not let people go hungry because of the Administration's latest effort to impose unrelated ideological conditions on essential services."
The USDA adopted new funding conditions that require states to promise to comply with the Trump Administration's undefined "policies" related to gender identity, diversity, and immigration. USDA does not identify or limit which policies the states must comply with, leaving states at the mercy of the administration.
The lawsuit alleges the Trump Administration has violated the spending clause by imposing vague and coercive conditions. The lawsuit also alleges the Trump Administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) because the conditions are arbitrary and capricious, unconstitutional, contrary to law, and beyond USDA's statutory authority.
USDA programs feed about 30 million children across the nation through the school lunch program, strengthen the American food ecosystem from farm to table, support national security through a robust and safe domestic agriculture community, fund university research to advance domestic food production, and save lives and infrastructure by funding firefighting programs.
In New Jersey, Congress has appropriated billions of dollars in funding through various USDA grant programs:
* The New Jersey Department of Human Services received approximately $1.93 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds from USDA in FY2025.
* The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) received approximately $658 million for Child Nutrition Programs from USDA in FY2025 and approximately $12 million from the Emergency Food Assistance Program. It is currently unclear when NJDA receives funds for FY2026 and when these new conditions would apply.
* The New Jersey Department of Health received approximately $210 million for FY2025 from USDA from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
* The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection receives funding through USDA's Forest Service to fund wildfire defense programs.
The complaint asks the court to prohibit USDA from implementing or enforcing the illegal conditions.
New Jersey has previously brought five lawsuits challenging unlawful grant conditions imposed by the Trump Administration, each of which has been successful in obtaining early or final rulings in the State's favor or otherwise favorably resolving.
States joining Attorney General Davenport in today's filing include attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
View Complaint (http://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-0323_MA-v.-USDA.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenport-sues-to-protect-billions-in-usda-funding/
Md. A.G. Brown Announces That No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 3, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Baltimore County
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Announces that No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 3, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Baltimore County
Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Wednesday, December 3, 2025 fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland.
On December 3, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) responded to
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Announces that No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 3, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Baltimore County
Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Wednesday, December 3, 2025 fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Essex, Baltimore County, Maryland.
On December 3, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers with the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD) responded toan apartment located in the 900 block of Holgate Drive after receiving a 911 call for a stabbing. Officers arrived and encountered a man, later identified as Howard Sye, holding a knife. Officers gave Sye verbal commands to drop the knife. Sye did not comply. One of the officers attempted to take the knife from Sye. In response, Sye maintained control of his knife in one hand and used his other hand to punch at the officer's head. At that point, multiple officers discharged their service weapons, striking Sye. Officers provided medical aid until emergency medical services (EMS) arrived on the scene and transported Sye to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal police-involved shooting on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and concluded its investigation on March 16, 2026. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officers did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute the subject officers in this case.
A copy of the IID's detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report (https://us8.unblockproxy.win/index.php?q=m6amoatqYpPVxp5gpZTYsJ2S1MVgytCuZdTKptKo1ZSYpV-appaik6rUmqelmNSrpGDWxZjWkIF_ppRlmGCsendfYmJxVWWUrK6Fc4RYmGd1lsnNm9HCrJ_R01iVY7WWo6GkpV1iY5GLl2djamGZZWNmi5NipcKkqsvSotWYiGNjdaGmpqSsiZiVh6GknMmcXnrU16HP152ah5djtpvSoKeboJhdYmOJmJ2Ki31YmHBfocrH).
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Announces-that-No-Charges-Will-Be-Filed-in-the-December-3,-2025-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-in-Ba.aspx
Md. A.G. Brown Announces That No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 12, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Collision in Calvert County
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Announces that No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 12, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Collision in Calvert County
Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, December 12, 2025 fatal police-involved collision that occurred in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland.
On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ryan Campbell was
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Announces that No Charges Will Be Filed in the December 12, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Collision in Calvert County
Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Friday, December 12, 2025 fatal police-involved collision that occurred in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland.
On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Calvert County Sheriff's Office Deputy Ryan Campbell wasparked in a marked patrol cruiser when he observed a Nissan sedan with a broken brake light passing by. The deputy pulled onto the roadway and followed the Nissan. When Deputy Campbell approached the area of N. Prince Frederick Boulevard and Chapline Place Road, he activated his emergency equipment to attempt to stop the Nissan for a traffic violation. The driver of the Nissan, later identified as Savon Samuel, did not stop and continued driving. Deputy Campbell initiated a pursuit. Approximately one mile after the attempted traffic stop, the Nissan entered the intersection of Stoakley Road and Solomons Island Road N., where it struck a Honda sedan driven by an adult woman, identified as Servon Gatewood. A Kia SUV was also struck in the crash. Deputy Campbell's vehicle did not collide with any other vehicles during the incident.
Samuel was taken into custody at the scene. Deputies immediately rendered aid to Gatewood and the occupants of the Kia until emergency medical services arrived. All individuals involved in the crash were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Samuel and the occupants of the Kia were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Gatewood was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal police-involved collision on Friday, December 12, 2025, and concluded its investigation on March 16, 2026. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute the subject officer in this case.
A copy of the IID's detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report (https://us8.unblockproxy.win/index.php?q=m6amoatqYpPVxp5gpZTYsJ2S1MVgytCuZdTKptKo1ZSYpV-appaik6rUmqelmNSrpGDWxZjWkIF_ppRlmGCsendfYmNoVWWUrK6Fc4RYmGd1lsnNm9HCrJ_R01iVY7WWo6GkpV1iY5GXl2VjamGYZ2Nmi5NipsKkrMfXp4hlk3Sip6ClsVVllLbaqaWtnNpcY2GLk2qqoox7ubSCp1iVamGilpc).
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Announces-that-No-Charges-Will-Be-Filed-in-the-December-12,-2025-Fatal-Police-Involved-Collision-in-.aspx
