BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold a Florida law that prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. The AGO and the coalition filed the brief in Natio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Coalition of 20 Attorneys General File SCOTUS Brief in Support of FDA's Denial of Flavored Vape Products, Highlighting the Importance of Federal Action to Support States' Efforts to Address Youth Vaping * * * Amidst an ongoing nationwide youth vaping epidemic, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 4 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement regarding the State Crime Lab and firearms examinations: "The Rhode Island State Crime Lab recently notified this Office of an issue related to results in a firearms toolmarks examination in a pending criminal case. What this means is that certain evidence, specifically related to the m  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general in writing to Brown University Trustees to remind them that divesting from companies doing business in Israel would trigger anti-boycott laws in at least 37 states. The letter, led by the State of Arkansas, seeks to dissuade Brown from yielding to intense pressure from antisemitic extremists, including Students for Justice in Palestine. This  more