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Ga. A.G. Carr's Gang Prosecution Unit Indicts Seven for Assault at Muscogee County Jail
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 24, 2026:
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Carr's Gang Prosecution Unit Indicts Seven for Assault at Muscogee County Jail
COLUMBUS, GA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his office's Gang Prosecution Unit has indicted seven individuals in connection with an assault that occurred at the Muscogee County Jail on Oct. 4, 2025. The defendants, who were all in custody at the time of the incident, are alleged to have physically struck another inmate using their hands, feet, shanks, and chirp messaging
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ATLANTA, Georgia, March 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 24, 2026:
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Carr's Gang Prosecution Unit Indicts Seven for Assault at Muscogee County Jail
COLUMBUS, GA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his office's Gang Prosecution Unit has indicted seven individuals in connection with an assault that occurred at the Muscogee County Jail on Oct. 4, 2025. The defendants, who were all in custody at the time of the incident, are alleged to have physically struck another inmate using their hands, feet, shanks, and chirp messagingdevices. The victim sustained facial injuries and fractures as a result of the altercation.
As asserted in the indictment, all seven defendants are members of the Goodfellas criminal street gang, and they are alleged to have targeted a rival gang member who is associated with the Gangster Disciples.
"Gang activity won't be tolerated in this state, no matter where it's found," Carr. "Our message is clear - if you're engaged in violent crime and putting lives at risk, we will not hesitate to prosecute you. This is exactly why we expanded our Gang Prosecution Unit to Columbus, and we're fighting each day to keep Georgians safe."
This case was investigated by the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office and the Attorney General's Gang Prosecution Unit, which has a regional office in Columbus.
Since 2022, Carr's Gang Prosecution Unit has worked with local, state, and federal law enforcement to secure five murder convictions and eight gang convictions in Columbus alone. This includes the successful prosecution of Rodderick Glanton, Homer Upshaw and Terrance Upshaw, who were each found guilty and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of 17-year-old Jesse Ransom and 18-year-old Saiveon Pugh and the assault of two other teens, ages 16 and 18.
Muscogee County Indictment
On March 24, 2026, the Attorney General's Gang Prosecution Unit presented evidence to a Muscogee County Grand Jury, resulting in the indictment* of all seven defendants.
Specifically, each defendant is facing the following charges:
Jaylen Paige, 24, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Amileus Thomas, 27, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 3 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Brandon Green, 24, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Camario Carter, 19, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Roannil Clanton, 21, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Quentez Thrasher, 23, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
Taron Brewer, 19, of Columbus:
* 1 count of Aggravated Assault
* 1 count of Aggravated Battery
* 2 counts of Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
* 1 count of Unlawful Acts of Violence in a Penal Facility
* 1 count of Possession of Prohibited Items by Inmates
* 1 count of Interference with Government Property
No further information about the investigation or the indictment may be released at this time by the Attorney General's Office.
About the Attorney General's Gang Prosecution Unit
In 2022, with the support of Governor Brian Kemp and members of the General Assembly, Attorney General Chris Carr created Georgia's first statewide Gang Prosecution Unit.
Since it began its historic work on July 1, 2022, the Gang Prosecution Unit has investigated and prosecuted cases in Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Bibb, Bryan, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Dougherty, Fulton, Gwinnett, Laurens, Lowndes, Muscogee, Richmond, Spalding, Thomas, Upson and Washington counties, with more than 120 convictions secured across the state.
Carr's Gang Prosecution Unit is based in Atlanta, with regional, satellite prosecutors and investigators in Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Savannah and Southeast Georgia.
The Gang Prosecution Unit is housed in the Attorney General's Prosecution Division, which also includes Carr's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, his White Collar and Cyber Crime Unit, and his Organized Retail Crime Unit.
*Members of the public should keep in mind that indictments contain only allegations against the individual against whom the indictment is sought. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and it will be the government's burden at trial to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the allegations contained in the indictment.
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Original text here: https://law.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-03-24/carrs-gang-prosecution-unit-indicts-seven-assault-muscogee-county-jail
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 Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Box Elder
PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 22, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Box Elder
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday, March 21, in Box Elder.
"The Attorney General's Office and DCI approach every officer involved shooting with the utmost seriousness, and DCI will carry
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PIERRE, South Dakota, March 24 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 22, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Box Elder
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday, March 21, in Box Elder.
"The Attorney General's Office and DCI approach every officer involved shooting with the utmost seriousness, and DCI will carryout a complete and unbiased investigation into this incident," said Attorney General Jackley. "We will release our findings once our work is finished. There is no continuing danger to the public."
Saturday's incident began when the Meade County Sheriff's Office initiated a pursuit with a vehicle. The Highway Patrol located the vehicle in Box Elder. After a short pursuit, the vehicle was stopped, and the shooting incident occurred.
The troopers fired at the suspect, who sustained non life threatening injuries. No one else was injured. The suspect's name will be released at a later time.
In its investigation, DCI will process the crime scene, conduct a forensic examination of all collected evidence, interview those involved, and review all available video. DCI will issue a summary once the investigation is completed. The Box Elder Police Department, the Rapid City Police Department and the Pennington County Sheriff's Office are assisting DCI.
The Highway Patrol is cooperating in the investigation.
This is the first Officer Involved Shooting in South Dakota this year.
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Original text here: https://atg.sd.gov/OurOffice/Media/pressreleasesdetail.aspx?id=3039
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
Missouri Leads In First Amendment Victory
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Missouri Leads In First Amendment Victory
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway Secures a Federal Consent Decree, Safeguarding American Voices from Federal Censorship for Years to Come
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - In the fight to protect the First Amendment rights of all Americans, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that Missouri and Louisiana secured a federal consent decree with the Trump Administration to resolve Murthy v. Missouri. This agreement prohibits
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Missouri Leads In First Amendment Victory
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway Secures a Federal Consent Decree, Safeguarding American Voices from Federal Censorship for Years to Come
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - In the fight to protect the First Amendment rights of all Americans, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that Missouri and Louisiana secured a federal consent decree with the Trump Administration to resolve Murthy v. Missouri. This agreement prohibitsthe federal government from using the Biden Administration's censorship regime to force social media companies to censor the speech of the American people.
"Missouri will not allow politicians to police speech. This consent decree finally ends the biggest violation of the First Amendment in our nation's history," said Attorney General Hanaway. "This is a huge win for Americans in securing a wall of separation between tech and state to preserve our First Amendment right to free, fair, and open debate. Our Office will continue fighting and leading the way in the fight to defend our most fundamental freedoms."
The new consent decree ends this litigation and gives Missouri the power to enforce the decree against the federal government.
Murthy v. Missouri was filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana on May 5, 2022. A federal court ruled in favor of Missouri, finding substantial evidence of federal censorship activities:
* "[V]irtually all of the free speech suppressed was conservative free speech."
* At least 22 times, the White House engaged in "unrelenting pressure" against tech companies. "White House Defendants engaged in coercion to induce social-media companies to suppress free speech." "The White House Defendants made it very clear to social-media companies what they wanted suppressed and what they wanted amplified. Faced with unrelenting pressure from the most powerful office in the world, the social-media companies apparently complied."
* "[T]he Hunter Biden laptop story was real, and not mere Russian disinformation," and the "FBI's failure to alert social-media companies" to this fact "is particularly troubling" after the FBI had falsely suggested to social-media companies that the Hunter Biden laptop story was fake. "After the Hunter Biden laptop story broke on October 14, 2020, [FBI agent Laura] Dehmlow refused to comment on the status of the Hunter Biden laptop in response to a direct inquiry from Facebook, although the FBI had the laptop in its possession since December 2019."
* Facebook suppressed information at the demand of the White House, the FBI, and other federal agents, even though the information "did not violate Facebook's policies" and thus ordinarily would not have been suppressed. "Facebook noted that in response to White House demands, it was censoring, removing, and reducing the virality of content discouraging vaccines 'that does not contain actionable misinformation.'"
* Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki issued a "threat of 'legal consequences'" to social media companies if they do not censor misinformation more aggressively."
* After President Biden accused social media companies of "killing people," Facebook emailed the Surgeon General to say "it's not great to be accused of killing people" and to say Facebook was "keen to find a way to deescalate." Social media platforms then met with the Surgeon General. "After the meetings with social-media platforms, the platforms seemingly fell in line with the Office of Surgeon General's and White House's requests."
* The "motivation" of Dr. Anthony Fauci and other defendants was specifically "a 'take down' of protected free speech."
* The Department of Homeland Security "met with social-media companies to both inform and pressure them to censor content protected by the First Amendment." It then "expanded the word 'infrastructure' in its terminology to include 'cognitive' infrastructure, so as to create authority to monitor and suppress protected free speech posted on social media."
* DHS "Defendants believe they had a mandate to control the process of acquiring knowledge."
* DHS helped create a pseudo-private organization "to get around unclear legal authorities, including very real First Amendment questions."
* Federal defendants did not just censor speech directly; they also caused social media companies to change their policies. They "used meetings, emails, phone calls, follow-up meetings, and the power of the government to pressure social-media platforms to change their policies and to suppress free speech."
* Although much of the past suppression involved COVID and elections, federal officials "have also shown a willingness to do it with regard to other issues, such as gas prices, parody speech, calling the President a liar, climate change, gender, and abortion" as well as political criticism about "the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the return of U.S. Support of Ukraine."
The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a narrow standing question in Murthy v. Missouri and remanded for further proceedings.
This consent decree avoids the necessity of future litigation. The consent decree acknowledges that:
* The Biden Administration censored social media posts "about COVID-19, the Hunter Biden laptop report, and the 2020 Presidential election."
* The Biden Administration "trampled free speech rights by censoring Americans' speech on online platforms, often by exerting substantial pressure on third parties, such as social media companies, to moderate, deplatform, or otherwise suppress speech that the Federal Government did not approve."
The consent decree includes the following provisions:
* The federal government cannot pressure social media companies to remove or deplatform social media posts containing information deemed "misinformation" by the federal government.
* The federal government "cannot take actions, formal or informal, directly or indirectly... to threaten Social-Media Companies with some form of punishment (i.e., an adverse legal, regulatory, or economic government sanction) unless they remove, delete, suppress, or reduce, including through altering their algorithms, posted social-media content or containing protected speech."
* The federal government cannot pressure "Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or X, LinkedIn, or YouTube" to remove or deplatform content.
* The federal government will pay attorney's fees to the Plaintiffs.
The consent decree can be read here.
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Original text here: https://ago.mo.gov/missouri-leads-in-first-amendment-victory/
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
California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of Elizandro Vargas
SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- 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 Elizandro Vargas
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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 Elizandro Vargas from an officer-involved shooting in El Centro, California on August 31, 2023. The incident involved an officer from the El Centro Police Department (ECPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts
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SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- 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 Elizandro Vargas
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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 Elizandro Vargas from an officer-involved shooting in El Centro, California on August 31, 2023. The incident involved an officer from the El Centro Police Department (ECPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing effortsto provide transparency and accountability in law enforcement practices. The report provides a detailed analysis of the incident and outlines DOJ's findings. After a thorough investigation, DOJ concluded that criminal charges were not appropriate in this case.
"Loss of life is always a tragedy. AB 1506 is a critical transparency and accountability tool, and our hope for this report is to provide some understanding and aid in advancing towards a safer California for all," said Attorney General Bonta. "Together, we aim to foster a system that not only protects the rights of individuals but also promotes trust and accountability between law enforcement and our communities."
On August 31, 2023, a witness called the police to report the theft of alcoholic beverages from a gas station in the City of El Centro. Several El Centro Police Officers responded to the call. The officers contacted Mr. Vargas on a sidewalk and ordered him to stop. Mr. Vargas was holding a brick. He ignored officers' commands to "stop" and "drop the brick." Mr. Vargas threw the brick at an officer and was fatally shot.
Under AB 1506, which requires DOJ to investigate all incidents of officer-involved shootings resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in the state, DOJ conducted a thorough investigation into this incident and concluded that there is insufficient evidence to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the officer involved acted without the intent to defend himself or others from what he reasonably believed to be the imminent risk of 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 its investigation, DOJ has identified two recommendations related to this incident. The first recommendation is that ECPD should conduct scenario-based training on pre-engagement response and operational safety tactics, including but not limited to, ensuring less-lethal options are readily available and coordinating among responding officers, when feasible, who will be assigned with less-lethal and lethal weapons. The second recommendation is that ECPD amend its current use of force policy to ensure it makes it clear that de-escalation is mandatory when feasible, and that the level of force is proportional to the seriousness of the suspected offense.
Here is the report.
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Original text here: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-3
