Sentences with phrase «other state attorneys general»

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan also has joined the group, and federal officials anticipate adding other state attorneys general.

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum told The Associated Press that she and several other state attorneys general are drafting a letter to Facebook, asking about a leak of Facebook customers» data without their knowledge or consent.

At least three other state attorneys general - in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York - are investigating Facebook for potential privacy violations.

Rosenblum says Facebook might have violated a new state law that protects online customers» private information and also disclosed in an interview with AP that she and several other state attorneys general are drafting a letter to Facebook, asking how it allowed a developer to weaponize the data of millions of customers, and says a full - scale investigation might ensue.

At least three other state attorneys general — in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York — are investigating Facebook for potential privacy violations.

Another is Patrick Lynch, attorney general of Rhode Island, who is cited for his refusal, as president of the National Association of Attorneys General, to sign a letter supporting a federal shield law for journalists, even though a bipartisan group of 41 other state attorneys general had signed it.

ALEC is the dating service for state legislators and corporate lobbyists, where Scott Pruitt has been a celebrity in recent years for leading other state attorneys general into attacks on the EPA.

This shakedown campaign, using the full power of law enforcement offices, recruited several other state attorneys general — if only briefly, until the open records requests started coming in — was launched with a press conference in New York on March 29, 2016 featuring Al Gore.

«On March 29, 2016, you and other state attorneys general — the self - proclaimed «Green 20» — announced that you were cooperating on an unprecedented effort against those who have questioned the causes, magnitude, or best ways to address climate change,» the letter said.

Other state attorneys general, such as California «s, oversee a registry of charitable trusts.

The plan was launched after cooperative discussions and an agreement with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a group of other State Attorneys General.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a harsher tone Sunday, saying he joined 15 other state attorneys general in declaring the executive order unconstitutional.

The other state attorneys general signing onto the letters include California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Rhode Island.

The AG filed on behalf of 16 other state attorneys general, six cities and the US Conference of Mayors, who say the question would result in an undercount that would jeopardize federal funding for states with large immigrant populations.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and 15 other state Attorneys General sent a letter to the White House vowing to commit all of the tools of their offices to fight the immigration ban.

Under the terms of a settlement announced today by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and 49 other state attorneys general, Sprint will pay $ 68 million and Verizon will pay $ 90 million.

AG Eric Schneiderman and 13 other state attorneys general are launching an effort to convince Congress to look into the herbal supplements industry, amid an ongoing investigation into the safety and marketing practices of the supplements.

The effort has drawn scrutiny and push back from House Republicans, who have raised questions over whether Schneiderman and other state attorneys general are being unduly influenced by environmental groups in the probe.

Schneiderman and 17 other state attorneys general on Aug. 2 won the right to intervene in the case in a ruling by the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

The New York State attorney general had just had one of the most important weeks of his career: The previous day, he and other state attorneys general had announced a settlement with big banks over bad mortgage foreclosure practices — a deal that Schneiderman had blocked for months before forcing a change to allow further claims against the banks.

«We hope that other state attorney generals and the federal Department of Justice, and the Securities Exchange Commission will show similar fortitude.»

To further demonstrate her progressive bona fides, Harris has now joined «AGs United For Clean Power,» a coalition of 16 other state attorney generals that will promote the climate change agenda by targeting the fossil fuel industry.

We hope that other state attorney generals and the federal Department of Justice, and the Securities Exchange Commission will show similar fortitude,» said 350.org founder Bill McKibben.

«We hope that other state attorney generals and the federal Department of Justice, and the Securities Exchange Commission will show similar fortitude.»

Not exact matches

«The standard circulation for cabinet memoranda includes the Queen, the Prince of Wales, all members of the cabinet, any other ministers in charge of departments, the attorney general and the chief whip... Ministers of state and junior ministers do not normally receive memoranda.»

That's likely an extreme case, but other investigations by state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission have routinely found debt - settlement companies with completion rates of 10 % or less.

Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

At least 189 of the state's 351 municipalities have barred retail marijuana stores and, in most cases, cultivation facilities and other cannabis operations, too, according to local news reports, municipal records, and data collected by the office of Attorney General Maura Healey.

In April 2005, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer asked Wells Fargo and three other large banks for information on loan conditions and credit scores as he investigated whether the racial disparities in high cost loans violated state laws.

The association also met with legislators and attorneys general in dozens of other states to discuss how Airbnb hosts often do not comply with rules imposed on hotels, like anti-discrimination legislation, local tax collection laws, and safety and fire inspection standards.

The bank said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the SEC has joined other federal state and local government agencies and states attorneys general, prosecutors» offices and Congressional committees, performing formal or informal inquiries, investigations or examinations.

Recent Digital Citizens initiatives include working with state attorneys general to educate citizens about the proper disposal of opioids and other dangerous drugs, a look into how new pirate devices and apps enable hackers to infect consumers» computers, and an investigation into how millions of college emails and passwords are for sale on the Dark Web.

But in the early 2000s it was Washington that was protecting national banking elites from state prosecutors such as New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer and his counterparts in Massachusetts and other states.

Others voiced frustration with the complicated application process required to receive money from a crime victims compensation fund administered by Attorney General Pam Bondi's office — even though the steering committee has no control over the state fund.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

Among other law enforcement actions, there is a recent proposed settlement by 12 state attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A major aim is to prevent any repeat of state attorneys general or other regulators emulating Eliot Spitzer's $ 1.4 billion in fines against Wall Street companies for their improper behavior and close - down of Arthur Andersen.

He has faced pressure to resign over scandals from numerous state lawmakers and other state officials, including Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (R).

Attorneys - general in those states would unquestionably fight any such suit, and the likelihood of failure in those state courts would cast a shadow over litigation in the others.

Here are some details about that November 2004 ballot proposal: 1) there was already in place a Utah law strictly banning same - sex marriage, which I fully supported; 2) all three candidates for the office of attorney general of Utah (the chief law - enforcement officer in the state) opposed the amendment, including the LDS (Mormon) Republican incumbent, Mark Shurtleff, mostly because they considered it a poorly drafted amendment; 3) I refused to endorse the amendment, but I did not urge people to vote «no»; 4) the leadership of the LDS Church, which has a record for being as strongly opposed to same - sex marriage as the Catholic Church, did not issue a statement urging its members to vote one way or the other; 5) inasmuch as two thirds of Utahans belong to the LDS Church, this means that the leadership of at least 80 percent of Utah churchgoers did not urge a «yes» vote on the amendment.

In the United States the movement had been launched by Benjamin Rush in the 18th century, with the support of such other distinguished citizens of Philadelphia as Benjamin Franklin and Attorney General William Bradford.

I also wrote to the attorneys general of the other states asking them to stand behind me.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

This is good news for NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has led the charge against a settlement with banks along with Attorneys General in several other states like California and Delaware.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will lead a lawsuit aimed at stopping the 2020 Census from asking if people are citizens — something he and other New York officials say could be disastrous for New York and other diverse states.

Schneiderman's campaign has made choice a signature focus, using it as a cudgel with which to smash his GOP / Conservative opponent, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who is personally pro-life, but insists he won't actively seek to change state law in this arena the way attorneys general have done in other states.

As Lagos State Attorney - General, he led the reform of the administration of justice which has made the state a beacon for other states to follow in terms of justice sector reforms and was part of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's first class cabinet that included Yemi Cardoso, Leke Pitan, Dele Alake, Professor Idowu Sobowale, Muiz Banire and Olawale State Attorney - General, he led the reform of the administration of justice which has made the state a beacon for other states to follow in terms of justice sector reforms and was part of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's first class cabinet that included Yemi Cardoso, Leke Pitan, Dele Alake, Professor Idowu Sobowale, Muiz Banire and Olawale state a beacon for other states to follow in terms of justice sector reforms and was part of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's first class cabinet that included Yemi Cardoso, Leke Pitan, Dele Alake, Professor Idowu Sobowale, Muiz Banire and Olawale Edun.

A number of other names have been floated by members of the party as possible attorneys general, including 2014 candidate John Cahill, state Senator Andrew Lanza and former George Pataki aide Joe Holland.

With the Trump administration taking a look at and re-thinking Obama - era vehicle emission standards, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he, along with counterparts in 14 other states, will go to court if the standards are diluted.

Other politicians might have been finished by the scandal surrounding Spitzer, the moralizing former state attorney general who resigned as governor in March 2008, after it was revealed he had been hiring prostitutes.