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California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Nicholas Detweiler
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Nicholas Detweiler
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OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on the death of Nicholas Detweiler from an officer-involved shooting in Mount Shasta, California on December 25, 2023. The incident involved an officer from the Mount Shasta Police Department (MSPD). The report is part of continuous efforts by the California Department
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SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Nicholas Detweiler
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OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on the death of Nicholas Detweiler from an officer-involved shooting in Mount Shasta, California on December 25, 2023. The incident involved an officer from the Mount Shasta Police Department (MSPD). The report is part of continuous efforts by the California Departmentof Justice (DOJ) to provide transparency and accountability in law enforcement practices. The report presents a comprehensive analysis of the incident that outlines DOJ's findings. After a thorough investigation, DOJ concluded the evidence does not support filing criminal charges in this case.
"The loss of life is always tragic, and we hope that this report provides those personally affected and the greater Mount Shasta community with clarity," said Attorney General Bonta. "The California Department of Justice is committed to working with law enforcement agencies to foster a legal system that promotes fairness, transparency, and accountability for all. We believe it is our responsibility to create a safer California built on the foundation of trust and AB 1506 is fundamental in helping us achieve those goals."
On December 25, 2023, Amtrak personnel called for law enforcement's assistance to remove passenger Nicholas Detweiler from a southbound intercity Amtrak passenger train because he was brandishing brass knuckles. A Mount Shasta Police Department officer boarded the train and contacted Mr. Detweiler who appeared to be asleep. The officer woke Mr. Detweiler and began giving him commands. The two men then engaged in a struggle in which the officer deployed both his Taser and baton. During a brief standoff, the officer drew his handgun and Mr. Detweiler armed himself with brass knuckles. Seconds later, Mr. Detweiler spun around and raised his arm to punch an Assistant Conductor with the brass knuckles. The officer fired multiple rounds striking both Mr. Detweiler as well as the conductor. Mr. Detweiler died of his injuries while the conductor survived.
AB 1506 requires DOJ to investigate all incidents of officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in the state. After conducting a thorough investigation into this incident, DOJ concluded that the evidence does not show, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officer involved acted without the intent to defend themselves and others from what they reasonably believed to be imminent death or serious bodily injury. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution of the officer, and no further action will be taken in this case.
As part of all AB 1506 investigations, DOJ meticulously examines each case to propose policy recommendations that it believes will help prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. After a detailed investigation, DOJ has identified six policy recommendations in this case. The first recommendation is that MSPD provide additional training regarding assessing a situation and developing a tactical plan prior to contacting subjects, when feasible. The second recommendation is that MSPD provide additional training regarding the effective use of electronic control devices, including TASERS. The third recommendation is that MSPD amend its de-escalation policy to require de-escalation techniques when feasible, to comply with state law. The fourth recommendation is that MSPD provide additional training on communication as an effective de-escalation strategy. The fifth recommendation is that MSPD provide its dispatchers additional training on communication with officers responding to armed subjects, especially during shifts with low staffing. The sixth recommendation is that MSPD amend its policy to require officers to be aware of their backdrop before discharging a firearm and evaluate its training curriculum to determine whether modifications are needed to ensure officers are adequately trained on how to minimize potential risks to bystanders in the surrounding area.
Here is a copy of the report.
REPORT: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/ois/report/2026_11_Detweiler_AB1506_Report.pdf
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Original text here: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-nicholas
Attorney General Tong Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms from Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms from Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
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Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of Over 13.3 Million People Nationwide, Including Approximately 108,000 in Connecticut
(Hartford, CT) --- Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Michigan and New Jersey announcing a $10 million settlement with Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. (PJ&A), Perry Johnson, Inc. (PJI), Perry
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HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms from Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
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Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of Over 13.3 Million People Nationwide, Including Approximately 108,000 in Connecticut
(Hartford, CT) --- Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Michigan and New Jersey announcing a $10 million settlement with Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. (PJ&A), Perry Johnson, Inc. (PJI), PerryJohnson & Associates Coding, Inc., Perry Johnson & Associates Radiology, Inc., and Medical Transcription and Coding, Inc. (together, the Perry Johnson companies) following a March 2023 data breach that impacted 13.3 million individuals, including approximately 107,960 in Connecticut. PJ&A was an information technology company that provided services such as coding, billing, and recording to health care organizations across the country, including in Connecticut.
As a result of the coalition's investigation, the companies will be required to maintain robust security and retention policies and practices and will pay at least $300,000 in penalties to the coalition. If the companies fail to meet the terms of the agreement, they will be liable to pay an additional $9,700,000 to the states. Connecticut will receive $66,666 in penalties and costs.
"As a result of Perry Johnson companies' inadequate security measures, hackers were able to get their hands on protected health information for millions of Americans. This settlement includes strong new protections to ensure personal information is secure going forward. Companies have a responsibility to safeguard sensitive information, and we will not hesitate to hold them accountable when they fail to do so," said Attorney General Tong.
The OAG investigation found that in March 2023, hackers accessed PJ&A's systems using the credentials of a PJ&A Coding employee. At the time, PJ&A did not require users to use multi-factor authentication when remotely accessing the company's systems. Over the following months, hackers harvested passwords and accessed unencrypted files that contained personal and protected health information. The investigation revealed that although PJI's software identified and recorded the hacker's activity, it was not properly configured to provide alerts to security personnel. PJ&A only became aware of the breach when hackers contacted them two months later.
The leaked files contained records associated with more than 13.3 million people. The records included personal and private information such as names, dates of birth, home addresses, Social Security numbers, hospital account numbers, diagnoses, insurance information, and clinical information from medical transcription files, such as laboratory and diagnostic testing results and medication names.
As a result of Attorney General Tong and the coalition's investigation, any Perry Johnson company that maintains protected health information must implement robust data handling and security policies to better protect consumers, including:
* Maintaining a comprehensive information security program and incident response protocol;
* Enacting standard multi-factor identification, password management, encryption, and asset management safeguards and policies;
* Implementing annual risk assessment programs consistent with HIPAA; and
* Maintaining policies and procedures governing the collection, use, retention, and disposal of personal health information.
Deputy Associate Attorney General Michele Lucan, Chief of the Privacy and Data Security Section assisted the Attorney General in this matter.
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Original text here: https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-secures-settlement-from-companies-that-failed-to-protect-private-medical-data
Attorney General Jones Statement on Virginia's 2026 Election Results
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Statement on Virginia's 2026 Election Results
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement on Virginia's election results:
"These results are a big win for Virginians who turned out to reject Donald Trump's extremism and voted for a better future for themselves and their loved ones. I'm deeply encouraged by the overwhelming support for amendments that will enshrine reproductive freedom, marriage equality, and voting rights in our
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Statement on Virginia's 2026 Election Results
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jay Jones released the following statement on Virginia's election results:
"These results are a big win for Virginians who turned out to reject Donald Trump's extremism and voted for a better future for themselves and their loved ones. I'm deeply encouraged by the overwhelming support for amendments that will enshrine reproductive freedom, marriage equality, and voting rights in ourConstitution. These results reflect the hope, dignity, and shared values of Virginians who believe everyone deserves the freedom to make personal decisions about their lives and families.
This progress has taken decades of dedication by countless advocates, including my father. As a Delegate, my late father Jerrauld C. Jones championed one of the original bills to restore voting rights to Virginians who had paid their debt. I proudly followed in his footsteps in 2021, and I'm grateful to see this essential right restored for so many who have fought tirelessly for their place in our democracy.
This is a historic moment for all of Virginia, filled with pride, optimism, and the promise of a better future for every community across the Commonwealth."
November 4, 2026
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3149-attorney-general-jones-statement-on-virginias-2026-election-results
Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"Social media companies have a responsibility to protect users engaging with their platforms, especially our children. These multibillion-dollar
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jones joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
"Social media companies have a responsibility to protect users engaging with their platforms, especially our children. These multibillion-dollarcorporations are creating products that are detrimental to our young people, their mental health, and their attention spans," said Attorney General Jay Jones. "It is time for Congress to come together and pass the strongest possible version of this legislation."
The effort, led by the attorneys general of Hawaii, Connecticut, Ohio and Tennessee, calls on Congress to establish stronger nationwide protections for children online. In a letter to congressional leadership, Attorney General Jones and other participating attorneys general expressed continued support for Senate Bill 1748, which would establish minimum safety standards for social media and gaming platforms while preserving states' authority to enact and enforce laws protecting children from online harms.
In their letter, the attorneys general emphasized that the safeguards established through the Meta settlement, while significant, cannot provide consistent protections across the entire technology industry.
The attorneys general also highlighted the importance of KOSA's Duty of Care provision, which would establish a lasting standard for all social media and gaming platforms that extends beyond the term of the settlement. Unlike a settlement with an individual company, this legislation would adapt as technologies and platform features evolve, while preserving the states' ability to develop and enforce additional protections against emerging online harms.
Since 2021, state attorneys general have investigated major social media platforms over concerns about addictive design features and their impacts on children's mental health. Those investigations led to lawsuits against Meta and other companies, as attorneys general sought to hold platforms accountable for practices that allegedly harmed young users.
The renewed call for federal legislation follows the recently announced $17 billion multistate settlement with Meta, which requires the company to implement significant safeguards designed to protect users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram. These include daily time limits, restrictions on nighttime use, stronger protections against bullying, limits on certain potentially harmful content, and enhanced parental controls.
Attorney General Jones joined the effort led by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
November 5, 2026
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3152-attorney-general-jones-joins-bipartisan-effort-urging-congress-to-pass-kids-online-safety-act
Attorney General James Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms From Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms From Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
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Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of Over 13.3 Million People Nationwide, Including 4.2 Million New Yorkers
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of three other attorneys general today secured $10 million from Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. (PJ&A), Perry Johnson, Inc. (PJI), Perry Johnson & Associates Coding, Inc., Perry
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ALBANY, New York, Nov. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures Up to $10 Million and Critical Reforms From Companies That Failed to Protect Private Medical Data
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Data Breach Exposed Personal Information of Over 13.3 Million People Nationwide, Including 4.2 Million New Yorkers
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of three other attorneys general today secured $10 million from Perry Johnson & Associates, Inc. (PJ&A), Perry Johnson, Inc. (PJI), Perry Johnson & Associates Coding, Inc., PerryJohnson & Associates Radiology, Inc., and Medical Transcription and Coding, Inc. (together, the Perry Johnson companies) following a March 2023 data breach that impacted 13.3 million individuals, including approximately 4.2 million New Yorkers. PJ&A was an information technology company that provided services such as coding, billing, and recording to health care organizations across the country, including in New York. Joining Attorney General James in reaching this settlement are the attorneys general of Connecticut, Michigan and New Jersey. As a result of the coalition's investigation, the companies will be required to maintain robust security and retention policies and practices and will pay at least $300,000 in penalties to the coalition. If the companies fail to meet the terms of the agreement, they will be liable to pay an additional $9,700,000 to the states. New York will receive at least $100,000.
"Your health is your business, and companies entrusted with personal health information have a duty to rigorously protect it," said Attorney General James. "PJ&A failed its basic responsibility to guard patients' data, leading to the exposure of millions of New Yorkers' private information. As a result of our investigation, PJ&A will make critical changes to protect patients' data to ensure a data breach like this one does not happen again."
An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that in March 2023, hackers accessed PJ&A's systems using the credentials of a PJ&A Coding employee. At the time, PJ&A did not require users to use multi-factor authentication when remotely accessing the company's systems. Over the following months, hackers harvested passwords and accessed unencrypted files that contained personal and protected health information. The investigation revealed that although PJI's software identified and recorded the hacker's activity, it was not properly configured to provide alerts to security personnel. PJ&A only became aware of the breach when hackers contacted them two months later.
The leaked files contained records associated with more than 13.3 million individuals, approximately 4.2 million of which lived in New York. The records included personal and private information such as names, dates of birth, home addresses, Social Security numbers, hospital account numbers, diagnoses, insurance information, and clinical information from medical transcription files, such as laboratory and diagnostic testing results and medication names.
As a result of Attorney General James and the coalition's investigation, any Perry Johnson company that maintains protected health information must implement robust data handling and security policies to better protect consumers, including:
* Maintaining a comprehensive information security program and incident response protocol;
* Enacting standard multi-factor identification, password management, encryption, and asset management safeguards and policies;
* Implementing annual risk assessment programs consistent with HIPAA;
* Maintaining policies and procedures governing the collection, use, retention, and disposal of personal health information.
The companies will also pay at least $300,000 to the states, of which New York will receive $100,000 in penalties and costs. If the companies fail to meet the terms of the agreement, they will be liable to pay an additional $9,700,000 to the states.
Attorney General James is a leader in holding companies accountable for data security failures that put consumers at risk. In October 2026, Attorney General James secured $2.7 million from a pediatric health network and IT company for failing to protect consumer data. In September 2026, Attorney General James secured $2.3 million and reforms from Labcorp after a major data breach. In July 2026, Attorney General James secured $18 million from 23andMe for failing to protect customers' genetic data. In December 2025 Attorney General James secured $500,00 from a Capital Region health care provider for failing to protect patients' information. In November 2025, Attorney General James secured $1.7 million from Illuminate Education after sensitive student data was stolen in a data breach.
For New York, this matter was handled by Senior Enforcement Counsel Jordan Adler of the Bureau of Internet and Technology, under the supervision of Bureau Chief Kim Berger and Deputy Bureau Chief Clark Russell. The Bureau of Internet and Technology is part of the Division for Economic Justice, which is led by Chief Deputy Attorney General Chris D'Angelo and overseen by First Deputy Attorney General Meghan Faux.
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Original text here: https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-secures-10-million-and-critical-reforms-companies-failed
Attorney General Clark Supports Legal Challenge to Trump's Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Supports Legal Challenge to Trump's Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
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Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 other states and territories opposing the Trump administration's efforts to coerce states and local governments into advancing its elections administration priorities by withholding crucial counterterrorism funding.
Attorney General Clark and the coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for
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MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Supports Legal Challenge to Trump's Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding
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Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 other states and territories opposing the Trump administration's efforts to coerce states and local governments into advancing its elections administration priorities by withholding crucial counterterrorism funding.
Attorney General Clark and the coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals forthe District of Columbia Circuit in support of a group of local governments challenging decisions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to impose unlawful conditions on Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) funding.
The challenged conditions would require state election officials to use DHS' faulty Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to verify the citizenship of every registered voter in states' voter databases. They would also force states and local election authorities to discard hundreds of millions of dollars in voting equipment and transition to paper-ballot systems.
The lower court found the election conditions were unlawful and ordered the Trump administration not to impose them, but the administration is now seeking a stay of that order while it appeals the lower court's decision. Attorney General Clark and the coalition are asking the appeals court to deny the stay.
In July, Attorney General Clark and a coalition of attorneys general filed a separate legal challenge to the unlawful conditions that the administration is attempting to impose on this funding. The coalition filed that lawsuit after successfully defending the same category of funding from unlawful conditions in 2025.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led the coalition. Joining them and Attorney General Clark in filing the amicus brief are the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, along with the governor of Kentucky.
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Original text here: https://ago.vermont.gov/blog/2026/11/06/attorney-general-clark-supports-legal-challenge-trumps-unlawful-conditions-federal-counterterrorism
Attorney General Bonta Defends State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi, Again
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Defends State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi, Again
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Joins bipartisan coalition in amicus briefs for the tenth and eleventh time
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined two bipartisan coalitions of attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs in support of New York and Wisconsin's right to enforce state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The attorneys general primarily argue that federal preemption
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SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Defends State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi, Again
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Joins bipartisan coalition in amicus briefs for the tenth and eleventh time
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined two bipartisan coalitions of attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs in support of New York and Wisconsin's right to enforce state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The attorneys general primarily argue that federal preemptionof state gambling laws as applied to prediction market providers is improper and detrimental to the traditional role of states to regulate gambling and protect vulnerable citizens. These filings mark the tenth and eleventh time California has joined multistate amicus efforts targeting Kalshi and similar prediction market companies
"We are seeing more and more young people being preyed upon by addictive gaming platforms and it is time for states to join together to protect our youth. This filing is representative of our bipartisan commitment to protecting state regulatory authority over illegal, unregulated gambling operations," said Attorney General Bonta. "Prediction markets cannot use federal loopholes to bypass state consumer protection, sports gaming, and gambling laws. By joining this brief, we stand firmly with Wisconsin, New York, and our state partners to ensure that federal commodities laws are not weaponized to evade state laws, fuel gambling addiction, and undermine state regulation of legal gaming."
In the New York case, KalshiEX, LLC v. Williams, et al, Kalshi sued the New York State Gaming Commission after the Commission sent a cease-and-desist order to Kalshi. The district court denied Kalshi's preliminary injunction motion, holding that New York gambling laws as applied to Kalshi's sports-event contracts are not preempted. Kalshi has appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The Wisconsin case, Commodities Futures Trading Commission v. State of Wisconsin, arose out of Wisconsin's filing of an action in state court against Coinbase, Kalshi, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Crypto.com. After the prediction market providers moved the cases to federal court, CFTC filed its own federal lawsuit against Wisconsin, alongside a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the state from enforcing its gambling laws. The district court denied CFTC's preliminary injunction motion. CFTC has appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Attorney General Bonta joins the attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawai'i, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming in filing the briefs.
Here is a copy of the New York brief.
Here is a copy of the Wisconsin brief.
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Original text here: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-defends-state-gambling-laws-against-kalshi-again
