OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs challenging Mississippi's constitutional provisions that permanently disenfranchise persons convicted of certain felony offenses. The brief was filed in an en banc Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Hopkins v. Watson and argues that Mississippi i  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more firearms sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal firearms trafficking. Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has propo  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting letters to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging both banking regulators to ensure that national banks cooperate with investigations being conducted by state attorneys general into violations of state   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: Attorney General William Tong joined with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to announce a new initiative to strengthen and formalize the cooperation between the FCC and the states of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters. As part of the work of the FCC's Privacy and Data Protection Task Forc  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. Following the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the ATF has propose  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Bunkhouse and Lotsa LITES! Connectable Mini String Lights Hazard: The bulbs can overheat when the string lights are plugged directly into an outlet, presenting burn and fire hazards. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: December 07, 2023 Units: About 34,600 Consumer Contact DM Merchandising at 800-548-6784 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at customerserv  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Wet & Forget "Xtreme Reach" Outdoor Rapid Application Moss, Mold, Mildew & Algae Stain Remover with Hose End Nozzle Hazard: The hose end nozzle clip can dislodge and allow the cleaning solution to spray on users, posing a risk of skin and eye irritation and other injuries. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: December 07, 2023 Units: About 2.7 million Consumer Contact Wet &   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2023: * * * Argonne is set to contribute to the realization of the recommendations, which will shape the next decade of discovery in particle physics * * * Contributions from Argonne will drive innovation in particle physics and shed light on outstanding mysteries in the field. * * * Yesterday marked the release of a highly anticipated report from t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, has led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. Following the passage of the l  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the NCAA's transfer eligibility rule as part of a bipartisan coalition of seven attorneys general (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/ncca-rule-complaint-filing.pdf). The lawsuit alleges that the NCAA rule is an illegal restraint on college athletes' ability to market their labor and control their ed  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general today in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/let  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that states have the authority to regulate social media platforms (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/moody-v.-netchoice-and-netchoice-v.-paxton-amicus-brief.pdf). The amicus brief was submitted in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice and N  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting letters to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging both agencies to ensure that national banks cooperate with investigations being conducted by state attorneys general into violations of state laws. Though national banks are subj  more