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Utah Joins $773M National Settlement With Albertsons Over Role in Opioid Crisis
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 21 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on April 20, 2026:
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Utah Joins $773M national settlement with Albertsons over role in opioid crisis
Utah today joined a multistate agreement in principle requiring Albertsons to pay more than $773.7 million to resolve its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Utah is expected to receive at least $10.7 million from the proposed settlement, adding to the more than $616 million the state is now projected to receive from national opioid settlements combined.
The agreement was reached through a multistate
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 21 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on April 20, 2026:
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Utah Joins $773M national settlement with Albertsons over role in opioid crisis
Utah today joined a multistate agreement in principle requiring Albertsons to pay more than $773.7 million to resolve its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Utah is expected to receive at least $10.7 million from the proposed settlement, adding to the more than $616 million the state is now projected to receive from national opioid settlements combined.
The agreement was reached through a multistatecoalition of attorneys general. The Office of the Utah Attorney General and the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection collaborated on Utah's participation in the case.
Albertsons Companies Inc. operated Albertsons grocery stores and in-store pharmacies in Utah throughout the height of the opioid epidemic and continues to operate Utah locations today. While the parties have agreed in principle on the total payment to eligible state and local governments, negotiations over injunctive relief remain ongoing.
"Utah families are still living with the devastating consequences of the opioid crisis. Through litigation involving many states, we reached an agreement in principle with Albertsons in a national settlement over its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. We remain committed to pursuing litigation that protects Utah families and delivers meaningful results," said Attorney General Derek Brown.
Settlement funds will flow through Utah's opioid abatement fund, directing resources to communities for addiction treatment, recovery services, and prevention efforts.
"This marks a significant step forward in our commitment to supporting Utah communities impacted by the devastating effects of the opioid crisis. This settlement with Albertsons not only holds accountable those who contributed to this epidemic but also ensures that vital resources are allocated to address addiction, provide treatment, and ultimately save lives," said Margaret Woolley Busse, Utah Department of Commerce Executive Director. "We stand united in our mission to heal our communities and prevent further tragedies from occurring."
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About Utah's Opioid Abatement Fund: Settlement funds are administered through the Utah Opioid Abatement Fund to support evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery programs statewide. For more information, visit https://budget.utah.gov/dont-just-settle-leveraging-opioid-funds-for-lasting-impact/.
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Original text here: https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/utah-joins-773m-national-settlement-with-albertsons-over-role-in-opioid-crisis/
Supreme Court to Hear Religious Freedom Case Championed by W.Va. A.G. McCuskey's 22-State Coalition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Supreme Court to Hear Religious Freedom Case Championed by Attorney General McCuskey's 22-State Coalition
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced that the United States Supreme Court today agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a major religious freedom case in which West Virginia led a coalition of 22 attorneys general as friends of the court. St. Mary's Catholic preschool sued over being excluded from Colorado's universal
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Supreme Court to Hear Religious Freedom Case Championed by Attorney General McCuskey's 22-State Coalition
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced that the United States Supreme Court today agreed to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a major religious freedom case in which West Virginia led a coalition of 22 attorneys general as friends of the court. St. Mary's Catholic preschool sued over being excluded from Colorado's universalpreschool program. The state barred Catholic schools from receiving funding through the program, calling key tenets of their beliefs - about marriage and biological sex - discriminatory.
"It's a great day for parents, children, and religious freedoms. I'm so pleased the Supreme Court has agreed to hear this case. It's time that these attacks on religious beliefs are stopped. Liberal legislatures and courts cannot override the constitution by passing and protecting anti-religious laws disguised as non-discrimination provisions. I am confident that the petitioners in this case will win," Attorney General McCuskey said.
The Supreme Court accepts fewer than two percent of cases it is asked to review, making today's grant of certiorari a significant victory. The coalition's amicus brief explains why First Amendment Free Exercise protections apply even when a state uses language that is facially neutral.
Read background in the amicus brief here (https://ago.wv.gov/article/attorney-general-mccuskey-leads-coalition-stand-children-and-religious-freedom).
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Original text here: https://ago.wv.gov/article/supreme-court-hear-religious-freedom-case-championed-attorney-general-mccuskeys-22-state
S.D. A.G. Jackley to Participate in Congressional Roundtable On Lawfare Against America's Farmers and Ranchers
PIERRE, South Dakota, April 21 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley to Participate in Congressional Roundtable On Lawfare Against America's Farmers and Ranchers
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley participates Tuesday in a Congressional committee roundtable on how America's farmers and ranchers are being hurt by stringent federal regulations.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is hosting a full committee roundtable titled "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the Growing
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PIERRE, South Dakota, April 21 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley to Participate in Congressional Roundtable On Lawfare Against America's Farmers and Ranchers
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley participates Tuesday in a Congressional committee roundtable on how America's farmers and ranchers are being hurt by stringent federal regulations.
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is hosting a full committee roundtable titled "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the GrowingUse of Lawfare Against American Agriculture." The roundtable will examine how courts and litigation are increasingly shaping farm policy, with lawsuits and settlements driving regulatory outcomes rather than transparent, accountable lawmaking.
"As the Attorney General and as a landowner, I know South Dakota farmers and ranchers have been adversely impacted by federal laws that make little sense," said Attorney General Jackley. "I appreciate the invitation from Committee Chairman James Comer to advocate for our farmers and ranchers."
Other participants are Shad Sullivan, Private Property Rights Committee Chair, R-CALF USA, and Margaret Byfield, Executive Director, American Stewards of Liberty.
Tuesday's hearing starts at 9 a.m. CST in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. It will be livestreamed at https://oversight.house.gov/
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Original text here: https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=3052
N.J. A.G. Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip Its Fraud-Fighting Tools
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip its Fraud-Fighting Tools
Multistate AG Coalition Sounds Alarm as Scams Continue to Hurt Consumers
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and 23 attorneys general sent a letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan, which would severely reduce staffing, undercut the agency's mandated duty by law to supervise financial institutions, undermine
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TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip its Fraud-Fighting Tools
Multistate AG Coalition Sounds Alarm as Scams Continue to Hurt Consumers
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and 23 attorneys general sent a letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan, which would severely reduce staffing, undercut the agency's mandated duty by law to supervise financial institutions, undermineenforcement, and leave defrauded consumers with a near-toothless financial watchdog. In the past 12 months, 40% of U.S. adults have experienced some sort of financial fraud or scam.
Writing to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought, the attorneys general explain that it is essential that the CFPB - as the nation's only federal agency charged with financial consumer protection as its exclusive mission - maintain a robust supervision program to protect consumers and the financial marketplace.
"Instead of trying to drive down costs and make life more affordable, the CFPB under President Trump has rolled back critical financial protections that were on track to save consumers billions of dollars. Now, at the height of a national affordability crisis, the CFPB is signaling its plan to decimate its tools to police financial institutions and prevent fraudsters from stealing consumers' hard-earned dollars," said Attorney General Davenport. "The Trump Administration has caused prices to skyrocket and paved the way for scams to escalate, and we will not sit idly by when hard-working New Jerseyans are victimized by corporate wrongdoers."
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress recognized the need for an effective single regulator to police consumer financial products and services and created the CPFB. Since its creation, the CFPB has returned over $21 billion to consumers. The Trump Administration, however, has tried to fire nearly all CFPB staff, dropped 22 enforcement actions, and rolled back 23 consent orders, forgoing billions of dollars of relief for consumers.
Attorney General Davenport, along with the attorneys general of New York, Oregon, Colorado, and California, is co-leading a lawsuit to prevent the Administration from defunding the CFPB.
Currently, the CFPB is attempting to decimate a team of 72 supervision staff in the Office of Supervision Policy and Operations by reducing the team to a single person, making it impossible to supervise a multi-trillion-dollar financial marketplace. Under the proposed Strategic Plan, such staggering workforce reductions would continue.
Allowing the CFPB to self-destruct is also harmful for financial institutions. Attorney General Davenport and the coalition also highlight how the CFPB's role has significant benefits for financial institutions by promoting fair competition, educating industries about compliance, and providing confidential resolutions of legal violations.
In their letter, Attorney General Davenport and the coalition describe how:
* The Strategic Plan's proposal to "realign the organization" and "eliminate non-essential roles" will result in a dramatic reduction of the staff needed to perform the agency's statutory obligations.
* The Plan undermines the CFPB's statutory requirement to supervise financial institutions.
* The Plan's goal of minimizing "duplicative enforcement" and introducing a deregulatory agenda will place a greater burden on states to enforce consumer protection laws by abandoning the long-standing state and CFPB partnership.
* The CFPB's 2025 actions, along with several of the Plan's stated goals, have resulted and will continue to result in less relief for consumers, not more.
Joining Attorney General Davenport in sending the letter are the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
View Comment Letter (https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-0417_IL-Multistate-Comment-Letter-to-CFPB-Strategic-Plan-Submission.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/attorney-general-davenport-opposes-cfpb-strategic-plan-to-gut-agency-and-strip-its-fraud-fighting-tools/
Md. A.G. Brown Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 22 states today secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and judgment, granting the plaintiff states' summary judgment motion.
"Today's ruling is a victory for
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 22 states today secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and judgment, granting the plaintiff states' summary judgment motion.
"Today's ruling is a victory forevery young Marylander, all of whom deserve access to the medical care their doctor recommends that is free from political interference," said Attorney General Brown. "We will never stop standing up for the health and dignity of transgender youth and the providers who serve them."
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a declaration asserting that certain forms of gender-affirming care are "unsafe and ineffective." In the declaration, Secretary Kennedy attempted to give HHS the power to exclude healthcare providers from Medicare and Medicaid programs simply for providing care for transgender adolescents.
Attorney General Brown and the coalition immediately sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, arguing that Secretary Kennedy lacked the legal authority to issue the declaration, that HHS's actions were arbitrary and capricious, and that the agency failed to adhere to the necessary procedural requirements for notice-and-comment rulemaking.
At the end of a summary judgment hearing last month, a federal judge agreed with the states and issued an oral ruling blocking the federal government's threats. Today's written opinion and judgment effectuate that prior ruling and protect healthcare providers and hospitals from the potentially destabilizing effects of HHS's unlawful actions.
Joining Attorney General Brown in this lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the governor of Pennsylvania.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Wins-Lawsuit-Protecting-Gender-Affirming-Care.aspx
HCPAC to Hold Exeter, N.H. Public Meeting on Beth Isreal Lahey Health Inc.'s Acquisition of Exeter Hospital
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 21 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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HCPAC to Hold Exeter, NH Public Meeting on Beth Isreal Lahey Health, Inc.'s Acquisition of Exeter Hospital
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting at the Exeter Main Town Hall, 10 Front Street, Exeter on April 29, 2026 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
The public is invited to attend in person, or virtually, to share with the Commission their healthcare experience
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CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 21 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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HCPAC to Hold Exeter, NH Public Meeting on Beth Isreal Lahey Health, Inc.'s Acquisition of Exeter Hospital
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting at the Exeter Main Town Hall, 10 Front Street, Exeter on April 29, 2026 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
The public is invited to attend in person, or virtually, to share with the Commission their healthcare experiencesince the acquisition of Exeter Hospital (EH) by Beth Isreal Lahey Health, Inc. (BILH). Particularly, members of the public may consider the following questions:
- How has BILH's acquisition of EH impacted your healthcare, specifically on areas such as cost, access, quality, and transparency?
- How is primary care access in your community? Has anything changed?
- How could the Commission address consumers' healthcare concerns?
The Commission was established to consult with and advise the Attorney General relative to the proper administration and management of the Healthcare Consumer Protection Trust Fund which is designated solely for the purpose of benefiting healthcare consumers.
The meeting will begin with opening statements by the Attorney General and Commission Members and then will be open to public comment.
The Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission website has more information here: https://www.doj.nh.gov/health-care-consumer-protection-advisory-commission.
To attend the meeting virtually, please find meeting information here (https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/25045941097168?p=tZ8P7j0lnHnN1Ku6Gr). Joining virtually does not guarantee that you will be able to comment during the meeting.
The Commission strongly encourages the submission of written comments. To submit written questions or comments, please email to HCPAC@doj.nh.gov. All comments are public record.
Please see NH RSA 7:6-g and RSA 7:6-h regarding the Commission and Trust Fund.
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Original text here: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/hcpac-hold-exeter-nh-public-meeting-beth-isreal-lahey-health-incs-acquisition-exeter
Alaska A.G. Cox: Two Department of Law Attorneys Chosen to Fill Judicial Roles
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Two Department of Law Attorneys Chosen to Fill Judicial Roles
(Anchorage, AK) - Two Department of Law Attorneys, Ron Dupuis and David Boyer, have been selected to fill [recent or upcoming] judicial vacancies.
"These appointments are a testament to the great work that these employees have done at the Department of Law," said Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox. "They will be missed at the Department, but their experience and expertise will continue to serve the great State
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JUNEAU, Alaska, April 21 -- Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox issued the following news release on April 20, 2026:
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Two Department of Law Attorneys Chosen to Fill Judicial Roles
(Anchorage, AK) - Two Department of Law Attorneys, Ron Dupuis and David Boyer, have been selected to fill [recent or upcoming] judicial vacancies.
"These appointments are a testament to the great work that these employees have done at the Department of Law," said Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox. "They will be missed at the Department, but their experience and expertise will continue to serve the great Stateof Alaska and strengthen our court system. When you work with attorneys of this caliber, it's expected that their work will be noticed and rewarded."
First, Governor Dunleavy appointed Assistant Attorney General David Boyer to serve in Bethel. AAG Boyer has served in both the Child Protection Section and Criminal Division of the Department of Law in the Bethel region since 2017. His systematic and detail-oriented approach has served well in rural communities. His appointment is a well-deserved recognition of his dedication and service to the people of Bethel and Alaska.
Second, Governor Dunleavy appointed Assistant Attorney General Ron Dupuis to the Anchorage District Court. AAG Dupuis began his state service as an Assistant District Attorney in the Anchorage District Attorney's Office in 2011. He became the statewide fish and game prosecutor in the Department of Law's Office of Special Prosecutions in 2019. Over the past fifteen years, Dupuis has prosecuted a wide array of criminal cases, from serious violent felonies to complex regulatory matters. His dedication to public service and to protecting Alaska's natural resources has been especially impactful.
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Original text here: https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2026/042026-JudicialRoles.html
