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Release of Summary on Shooting of Nottingham Police Officer Lister, Suicide of Massey in Raymond, N.H.
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Release of Summary on Regarding the April 4, 2026 Shooting of Nottingham Police Officer Joseph Lister and the Suicide of Matthew Massey in Raymond, New Hampshire
Attorney General John M. Formella announces the release of a summary of facts regarding the April 4, 2026 Shooting of Nottingham Police Officer Joseph Lister in Raymond, New Hampshire, and the subsequent suicide of the individual who shot Officer Lister, Mr. Matthew Massey.
On the afternoon of April
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CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 29 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Release of Summary on Regarding the April 4, 2026 Shooting of Nottingham Police Officer Joseph Lister and the Suicide of Matthew Massey in Raymond, New Hampshire
Attorney General John M. Formella announces the release of a summary of facts regarding the April 4, 2026 Shooting of Nottingham Police Officer Joseph Lister in Raymond, New Hampshire, and the subsequent suicide of the individual who shot Officer Lister, Mr. Matthew Massey.
On the afternoon of April4, 2025, police officers responded to a home in Raymond for a report that Matthew Massey (age 38) was shooting at several people including family members. During his subsequent interaction with officers, Mr. Massey shot at multiple police officers, striking and wounding Nottingham Police Officer Joseph Lister. Officer Lister was able to be evacuated to a nearby hospital, later released, and is still recovering from his injuries. Mr. Massey then ran into a heavily wooded area.
Several hours later, Mr. Massey was surrounded by officers from the Southern New Hampshire Special Operations Unit and the New Hampshire State Police Special Weapons and Tactics Unit as they attempted to take him into custody pursuant to a warrant. In response to officers calling for him to surrender peacefully, Mr. Massey began firing at officers with his rifle from his concealed position. Several officers returned fire, but their rounds did not strike Mr. Massey directly or cause any serious bodily injury. The exchange of gunfire ended when Mr. Massey committed suicide with his rifle.
The summary attached highlights the pertinent facts of this event relevant to the uses of deadly force by law enforcement that day.
Raymond Officer-Involved Shooting Summary 8-28-26 (https://www.doj.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt721/files/media/media_document/raymond-officer-involved-shooting-summary-corrected-8-28-26.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.doj.nh.gov/news-and-media/release-summary-regarding-april-4-2026-shooting-nottingham-police-officer-joseph
N.M. A.G. Torrez Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Raul Torrez Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule
District Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Block Rule from Taking Effect
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Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez and a coalition of 25 states have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS)
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SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Raul Torrez Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule
District Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Block Rule from Taking Effect
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Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez and a coalition of 25 states have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS)that would have imposed burdensome requirements on vote-by-mail systems ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
"The Postal Service's rule was an unlawful overreach that threatened to upend years of proven, state run vote by mail systems," said Attorney General Raul Torrez. "No federal agency should be allowed to impose last minute, unworkable mandates that jeopardize New Mexican's ability to cast their ballots safely and on time. We are encouraged by today's ruling and will continue to fight the Trump Administration's attempts to dismantle our democracy."
The order blocks USPS from requiring states to obtain the federal government's approval of ballot and return-envelope designs, register for a new USPS portal for tracking voter information, input information for each of their state's voters into the portal, and comply with other provisions. The court found that compliance with the rule before the November elections was "practically impossible," noting that states do not have the time to redesign and produce new ballots, update state-administered election systems, train state and local election officials, and upload a massive set of voter information to a new federal portal.
The court found that these requirements created a significant risk of disenfranchisement, particularly because USPS's rule neither provided a deadline to the states for ballot and envelope designs nor guaranteed a turnaround time for USPS's approval of those designs. The court concluded that states face irreparable harm because many had already ordered their ballots, with some states required by state law to begin sending them to voters as early as next week.
On March 31, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order attempting to establish a national list of eligible voters and directing the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots only to voters on the list. On August 21, 2026, USPS announced a new rule implementing the President's demands that require states to register every voter who is eligible to vote by mail with USPS and tasking USPS with compiling the registered voters into state-specific lists. Under the rule, USPS will not deliver ballots to voters who do not appear on the USPS-generated lists and will not deliver ballots in envelopes that fail to comply with the rule's new standards.
On August 26, 2026, Attorney General Torrez joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit to block the unlawful rule. The coalition now seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the rule from taking effect while the lawsuit proceeds and until a final court decision is made.
With the start of the general election season mere weeks away, the coalition argued the rule inflicts significant, irreparable harm on states by imposing burdensome mail voting requirements that risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The coalition argues that USPS's rule upends successful, longstanding vote-by-mail procedures and violates federal statutes and the Constitution, which makes clear that states have the primary authority to administer elections.
Attorney General Torrez was joined in filing this lawsuit, which was co-led by the attorneys general of California, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Washington, by the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Original text here: https://nmdoj.gov/press-release/attorney-general-raul-torrez-secures-court-order-temporarily-blocking-postal-services-unlawful-mail-voting-rule/
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Vows to Defend Prop 308 Against Federal Lawsuit
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Vows to Defend Prop 308 Against Federal Lawsuit
Attorney General Mayes today responded to a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Arizona over Proposition 308, the 2022 voter-approved law that allows Arizona high school graduates -- regardless of immigration status -- to qualify for in-state tuition at Arizona's public universities and community colleges.
"The federal government has now sued 21 states for letting Dreamers who attended school
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Vows to Defend Prop 308 Against Federal Lawsuit
Attorney General Mayes today responded to a lawsuit filed by the federal government against Arizona over Proposition 308, the 2022 voter-approved law that allows Arizona high school graduates -- regardless of immigration status -- to qualify for in-state tuition at Arizona's public universities and community colleges.
"The federal government has now sued 21 states for letting Dreamers who attended schoolin places like Arizona be able to afford a college education at our state's community colleges and universities" said Attorney General Mayes. "Fundamentally, this is about state's rights and I will vigorously defend Arizona's right to set its own rules, especially ones that are passed by voters themselves."
Mayes argues the government's complaint rests on a faulty premise. Proposition 308, as written and approved by Arizona voters, doesn't condition eligibility on residence, which is what the government alleges. It conditions eligibility on whether a student attended and graduated from an Arizona high school (or homeschool equivalent). That's the standard voters wrote into law -- tied to where a student attended school and where they graduated, not their residency. As such, it falls outside the scope of 8 U.S.C Sec. 1623 and is consistent with federal law.
Attorney General Mayes anticipated this exact challenge. In an August 2025 formal opinion, she concluded that because Proposition 308 does not confer eligibility on the basis of residence -- but instead on educational criteria:
"Proposition 308 is also consistent with 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1623, which prohibits a noncitizen not lawfully present in the United States from being 'eligible on the basis of residence within a State ... for any postsecondary education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States is eligible for such a benefit' in equal amount 'without regard to whether the citizen or national is such a resident.'
That statute restricts eligibility for some benefits offered on the basis of state residence to a noncitizen who is not lawfully present unless certain conditions are met. It creates no restrictions if eligibility is conditioned not on state residence, but instead on other criteria. Because Proposition 308 confers no eligibility for a postsecondary education benefit on the basis of residence -- and instead uses other criteria -- it is consistent with Sec. 1623."
Arizona is one of 21 states now facing DOJ lawsuits over similar in-state tuition laws for Dreamers, part of a coordinated effort following an executive order directing the U.S. Attorney General to challenge these state policies nationwide.
Arizona voters passed Proposition 308 in 2022. Under Proposition 308, a student qualifies for in-state tuition rates if they attended an Arizona high school for at least two years and graduated from an Arizona high school or received an equivalent credential in the state -- regardless of their immigration status or current residence.
The full text of Attorney General Mayes' August 2025 opinion (https://us.list-manage.com/7DrSQJ_DmdT?e=9153ff6c96&c2id=9a759fc70c6d734a91a2647ef652fab2) is available.
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Original text here: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-vows-defend-prop-308-against-federal-lawsuit
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Court Order to Protect Arizonans' Right to Vote by Mail
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order to Protect Arizonans' Right to Vote by Mail
Attorney General Mayes yesterday secured a temporary restraining order from a federal judge, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have imposed burdensome requirements on vote-by-mail systems ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
"This is a win for every Arizona voter and the rule of law," said Attorney General Kris Mayes. "Arizonans
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order to Protect Arizonans' Right to Vote by Mail
Attorney General Mayes yesterday secured a temporary restraining order from a federal judge, temporarily blocking a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have imposed burdensome requirements on vote-by-mail systems ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
"This is a win for every Arizona voter and the rule of law," said Attorney General Kris Mayes. "Arizonanshave voted safely and securely by mail for decades. In a system designed by Republicans, at least three-quarters of Arizona voters choose to vote by mail. Today the court agreed that the federal government cannot upend our election system just weeks before ballots go out."
The court found that compliance with the rule before the November elections was "practically impossible," noting that states do not have the time to redesign and produce new ballots, update state-administered election systems, train state and local election officials, and upload a massive set of voter information to a new federal portal.
The court found that these requirements created a significant risk of disenfranchisement, particularly because USPS's rule neither provided a deadline to the states for ballot and envelope designs nor guaranteed a turnaround time for USPS's approval of those designs. The court concluded that states face irreparable harm because many had already ordered their ballots, with some states required by state law to begin sending them to voters as early as next week.
On March 31, President Trump issued an Executive Order attempting to establish a national list of eligible voters and directing the U.S. Postal Service to transmit mail ballots only to voters on the list. On August 21, USPS announced a new rule implementing the President's demands that require states to register every voter who is eligible to vote by mail with USPS and tasking USPS with compiling the registered voters into state-specific lists. The rule also establishes new design requirements for the mail-in ballot envelopes created by states, which states are required to meet and get approved by USPS. Under the rule, USPS will not deliver ballots to voters who do not appear on the USPS-generated lists and will not deliver ballots in envelopes that fail to comply with the rule's new standards.
On August 26, Attorney General Mayes joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit (https://us.list-manage.com/lXWWeX3kNbN?e=9153ff6c96&c2id=9a759fc70c6d734a91a2647ef652fab2) to block the unlawful rule. The coalition now seeks a preliminary injunction to stop the rule from taking effect while the lawsuit proceeds and until a final court decision is made.
With the start of the general election season mere weeks away, the coalition argued the rule inflicts significant, irreparable harm on states by imposing burdensome mail voting requirements that risk disenfranchising eligible voters. The coalition argues that USPS's rule upends successful, longstanding vote-by-mail procedures and violates federal statutes and the Constitution, which makes clear that states have the primary authority to administer elections.
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Original text here: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-secures-court-order-protect-arizonans-right-vote-mail
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Defends Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Registration Law at U.S. Supreme Court
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Defends Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Registration Law at U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending Arizona's authority to require proof of citizenship from voters who register using the state's own registration form.
In Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, the State argues that the Ninth Circuit misread the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) when it held the federal
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Defends Arizona's Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Registration Law at U.S. Supreme Court
Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending Arizona's authority to require proof of citizenship from voters who register using the state's own registration form.
In Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, the State argues that the Ninth Circuit misread the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) when it held the federallaw prohibits Arizona from requiring proof of citizenship on state-created registration forms.
The brief contends that Arizona -- not the federal government -- defines voter eligibility, and that proof of citizenship is necessary in Arizona for state election officials to assess whether an applicant who uses a state-created form meets Arizona's voter qualifications, particularly after the Legislature's 2022 enactment of House Bill 2492.
"Arizona has clear authority to make sure the people registering to vote here are actually eligible," said Attorney General Mayes. "Ensuring that only eligible citizens cast a ballot is vital to protecting the integrity of our elections, and Arizona has long been a national leader on this issue. I am proud to defend Arizona's laws at the Supreme Court."
A copy of the brief (https://us.list-manage.com/EHfljXk72wj?e=b0dbe1a1e5&c2id=09345700d02fac819a23d47fdcb56250) is available.
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Original text here: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-defends-arizonas-proof-citizenship-voter-registration-law-us
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Celebrates Ninth Circuit Ruling Affirming State Authority to Regulate Sports Betting
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Celebrates Ninth Circuit Ruling Affirming State Authority to Regulate Sports Betting
Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Nevada's authority to regulate Kalshi's sports event contracts as sports betting:
This is a significant win for states' authority to regulate gambling operations. Calling
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Celebrates Ninth Circuit Ruling Affirming State Authority to Regulate Sports Betting
Attorney General Kris Mayes today issued the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in KalshiEX, LLC v. Assad that the Commodity Exchange Act does not preempt Nevada's authority to regulate Kalshi's sports event contracts as sports betting:
This is a significant win for states' authority to regulate gambling operations. Callinga sports bet a 'swap' doesn't make it one. States like Arizona have built a comprehensive system to regulate gaming and today's ruling affirms those regulations.
Financial reform legislation was never intended to strip states of their traditional police power over gambling, and I'm glad the court said so clearly.
Kalshi's position would have effectively federalized sports betting regulation nationwide and swept aside decades of state and Tribal oversight built to protect consumers from the real harms of unregulated gambling.
My office is reviewing today's opinion closely, including its implications for our own ongoing litigation with Kalshi. I remain committed to enforcing Arizona's gaming laws and will continue to defend the State's authority to do.
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Original text here: https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-celebrates-ninth-circuit-ruling-affirming-state-authority
A.G. Jones on C-SPAN Discussing Landmark $353 Million Settlement Between Meta and Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones on C-SPAN Discussing Landmark $353 Million Settlement Between Meta and Virginia
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - This morning Attorney General Jones joined Greta Brawner, host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN, to discuss the landmark child-safety settlement reached between the social media company Meta and the multistate coalition who brought suit against the tech giant.
C-SPAN: "In Virginia, we have drawn our line in the sand."
"This is certainly something
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RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones on C-SPAN Discussing Landmark $353 Million Settlement Between Meta and Virginia
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - This morning Attorney General Jones joined Greta Brawner, host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN, to discuss the landmark child-safety settlement reached between the social media company Meta and the multistate coalition who brought suit against the tech giant.
C-SPAN: "In Virginia, we have drawn our line in the sand."
"This is certainly somethingthat is historic, not just for Virginia but across the country. We have not just a landmark settlement in terms of dollar figures, but the guardrails to keep Americans secure," Attorney General Jones said.
"We are going to hold everybody accountable, no matter who you are. If you are doing harm to our kids, we are going to come after you."
See more here:
PRESS RELEASE: Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia (https://6rdh5iebb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001q1_FkBpw5w-sqpKTM-Ip4oWvLXTqbvNm2sytXOodE3Dx3WUjckicKWtsH-sIm8YbYQyVI8NwRHeZRXimIqUHcOZIXvujMiV9YHTDeBU9Iztlil9q7f75s1Ul8EHEOKXKlxCALv_QzGWDYNm-e0_-LpzBGNkq5kgPEp7ivUrv8bOUoLib4k0nsm8QHuKZsAdSmLxhCEm5dFtbKQhkeesQo1tSRqf-OjU_t2IgpAyTdz8FrvTXaDesjkJdcyAmCxY7dOoXP5lG1oNw8MsKUA6AfPahXpzT6yvvEZ6gKw926N9XQgHROAlsoEw9c1J6G3yrWhjn3KmT1m6fiLbT_iW4y-kCUThEQ46rXraPovuuYDU=&c=ZnrTEj_x-L8cHI9yUzKF9tk5B3wq0MTWZMTZxcGWE78AQEDlPqZddA==&ch=oFksre2VI6wTf8pYYoHbtmSCMlr4cfcXV3fEpXv62FV8QrP63Zrssg==)
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Original text here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/media-center/news-releases/3109-video-attorney-general-jay-jones-on-c-span-discussing-landmark-353-million-settlement-between-meta-and-virginia
