Sentences with phrase «several state attorneys general»

And several state attorneys general are using their consumer protection mandates to tackle the troll problem.

Weil continues to defend Panasonic, in both the federal multidistrict litigation and several state actions, against remaining claims by indirect purchasers, several large independent - action plaintiffs (e.g., Best Buy, Costco and Target), and several state attorneys general.

Several state attorneys general have vowed to fight the proposed regulations in court.

However, its sister company, Navient, was sued in January by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and several state attorneys general, over allegations that it pushed students into forbearance instead of enrolling them into money - saving income - contingent repayment plans.

Not exact matches

Thursday Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Justice Department would be reversing several Obama - era rules pertaining to states that legalized marijuana.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

The multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry has drawn increased scrutiny since last year, with the attorneys general of several U.S. states including New York, Illinois and Nevada questioning the legality of the games.

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.

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Several members of the United States» Congress are calling on the Egyptian attorney general to free a...

As the federal government seeks a dismissal of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's hydraulic fracturing lawsuit, the state's top lawyer said he's dealing with the issue «at several levels.»

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.

Sixteen state attorneys general — including New York's Eric Schneiderman — along with Washington D.C. filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the state of Hawaii's case against the Trump administration's latest ban prohibiting travel from several majority - Muslim nations.

The laws follow the downfalls of several high - profile figures from allegations of sexual misconduct — most recently former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned after four women accused him of abuse in an article The New Yorker published Monday.

Fueled by labor unrest and the anarchist bombings, and then spurred on by United States Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer's attempt to suppress radical organizations, it was characterized by exaggerated rhetoric, illegal search and seizures, unwarranted arrests and detentions, and the deportation of several hundred suspected radicals and anarchists.

New York is one of several states that have aggregate limits on campaign spending, though a state - level court ruling tossed the cap and the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office plans to appeal.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Sunday said he plans to meet with several contenders for attorney general ahead of the state Democratic convention later this month in order to have «substantive conversations» with them about the office.

Republican candidate for Attorney General John Cahill has made several stops around the state in recent days, focusing on the controversial Moreland Commission.

Since SUNY Poly was served with subpoenas in the fall of 2015 by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, several projects that would have brought in billions of dollars of high - tech investment, have either failed or been scrapped, mostly due to investigations by Bharara and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

In a memorandum supporting the bill, the ASPCA noted several instances of not - for - profit shelters in New York being accused of wrongdoing, including Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue on Long Island, the target of a state Attorney General probe and a class - action lawsuit accusing it of selling sick puppies.

He sat down several months ago and «spoke about my struggle» with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (no relation), who said his office seeks to go after «unscrupulous business practices.»

Schneiderman, a former state senator, was one of several candidates who pledged during his 2010 campaign to ask the governor to expand the attorney general's jurisdiction to more generally cover state agencies and the Legislature.

The piece devotes several paragraphs to Mr. Lasher's work as chief - of - staff to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a post he has occupied since 2013.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission regarding its proposed rulemaking to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access Service providers, offering several recommendations designed to maximize consumer choice, transparency, and security.

Attorneys general from eight states (including New York) and the District of Columbia have written letters to several national retailers expressing concern about on - call scheduling, which allows companies to assign shifts to workers with only a few hours» notice.

An environmental group and several Democratic senators are demanding a review of the personal email account of Scott Pruitt, the EPA administrator, after he said during confirmation hearings that he never used that account for official business as Oklahoma state attorney general.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a letter to several Democratic members of Congress that there was not a single substantiated claim of voter fraud in New York last year.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking to join the lawsuit launched by attorneys general from several states, including Oregon, and Minnesota and led by Washington, which was the first state to sue over the original ban, resulting in its being halted by a federal judge in SGeneral Eric Schneiderman is seeking to join the lawsuit launched by attorneys general from several states, including Oregon, and Minnesota and led by Washington, which was the first state to sue over the original ban, resulting in its being halted by a federal judge in Sgeneral from several states, including Oregon, and Minnesota and led by Washington, which was the first state to sue over the original ban, resulting in its being halted by a federal judge in Seattle.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was in Troy with several other Capital Region Democrats today to discuss new ways to help homeowners facing foreclosure across the state.

To his left is Onondaga County Sheriff Eugene Conway and to his right are several other guests and speakers, including New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, New York State Police Superintendent George Beach and Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler.

Absent from the list are several potential candidates for attorney general in this fall's election, including Public Advocate Letitia James, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens), law professor Zephyr Teachout, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Long attorney general in this fall's election, including Public Advocate Letitia James, state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens), law professor Zephyr Teachout, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Long Attorney Preet Bharara and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Long Island).

Excitement about Cuomo's announcement has been building in Democratic circles as the impasse over a new state budget worsens and as the attorney general moves to wrap up several high - profile investigations, including the state pension - fund scandal and a probe of embattled Bronx Democratic Sen. Pedro Espada.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, D, announced Thursday that he will join several high - tax states planning to challenge the new federal tax law as illegal because it would «jack up» the amount many residents owe.

The report, Safe Havens: Protecting and Supporting New York State's Immigrant Students — released by The Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition and The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. — finds that while the New York State Education Department (SED) and the Attorney General's Office, as well as several individual school districts, have taken a number of important steps, there is much more to do.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took a large step toward making New York one of several states to allow late - term abortions in cases where the mother's health is in jeopardy or the fetus suffers a fatal complication, relying on Supreme Court rulings he said overrode existing law.

When he ran for state attorney general in 2010, Donovan removed his name from consideration for endorsement by the Independence Party after his office received «several allegations of misconduct» by MacKay.

In 2010, Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who was then the state's attorney general, named her independent counsel to investigate several alleged ethics violations by Mr. Paterson.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — GOP District Attorney Daniel Donovan said his office had received «several allegations of possible misconduct» against state Independence Party chairman Frank MacKay, prompting Donovan to remove himself from consideration for the party's nomination for attorney Attorney Daniel Donovan said his office had received «several allegations of possible misconduct» against state Independence Party chairman Frank MacKay, prompting Donovan to remove himself from consideration for the party's nomination for attorney attorney general.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he has already spoken with several people interested in becoming New York's attorney general even before the state Legislature starts the process to replace Eric Schneiderman.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday called together several top administration officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, to consider what to do with the detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked a New York court on Friday to throw out a lawsuit challenging the state's marriage equality law, the AP reports: New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and several other opponents of the law sued... Read

Several of the attorney general's proposals echoed similar calls from government reform groups, including lowering campaign contribution limits and drastically limiting campaign contributions from any entity with business before the state.

It also comes as State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is charging Kaloyeros and another SUNY Poly board member with felony bid - rigging in connection with several public development projects.

Recently, Wal - Mart, GNC and Target were all served cease - and - desist letters by the New York state attorney general's office, asking them to stop selling their store - brand supplements after an investigation found that not only did they contain several ingredients not identified on their labels as an ingredient, in many cases the herbal supplement itself was not actually present.

As part of the settlement terms in several states» Attorneys General lawsuits against some of the Big Six publishers over alleged ebook price fixing, Amazon customers received some welcome news today: they would be receiving account credits on eligible purchases.

The lawsuit was initially filed by two individuals, with the Department of Justice and the attorneys general of several states eventually joining the legal action.

Publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin settled several antitrust lawsuits about eBook prices that were brought by a coalition of state Attorneys General, and by a Plaintiff Class.

He preceded his Senatorial debut with several public office positions such as state Attorney General and state Supreme Court member.

Attorneys General in several states have opened special investigation units to pursue false debt consolidation rings, while helping consumers to verify legitimate sources for help with debt management.

This promise was part of the Governor's compromise that eliminated parts of voter - approved proposition B, but also added several key enforcement measures including this money for more enforcement and some increased power for the state Attorney General to close down repeated violators of state laws (which has already led to the closing of two breeding operations).