Announcements, information & updates from the Attorney General Alliance Members and Associates
July 15, 2022
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Industry Updates from the Bourbon State
280 W Jefferson St, Louisville, KY 40202
The Attorney General Alliance is
pleased to host the upcoming Regulators Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 3-4, 2022. The event will commence with an opening dinner on Wednesday, August 3rd, followed by a day of legal programming on Thursday, August 4th. Please join us as we discuss industry updates and explore issues regarding the regulation of the sale, service, and public consumption of alcohol products. Presentations will feature expert speakers that will help alcohol regulators and others stay informed about laws and best practices that govern the alcohol industry.
If you have any questions regarding logistics, please don’t hesitate to contact Ale Stephens, Director of Events at astephens@agalliance.org or 303.304.9206.
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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine, alongside his counterparts in New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, led a group of 20 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief supporting an important new federal rule regulating “ghost guns”: unserialized weapons that are often made at home from weapon parts kits or partially complete frames and receivers and can be purchased without background checks.
The rule will help ensure that buyers pass background checks before purchasing such kits and that law enforcement officers can trace any self-made guns that are later used in a crime. It will also limit gun traffickers’ ability to distribute these dangerous weapons.
The brief was led by Attorney General Racine and the Attorneys General of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and joined by the Attorneys General California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that his office’s DNA forensic genetic genealogy program has now helped solve three cold cases, including one with multiple victims:
- A 2003 violent rape of a 17 year-old in McCleary, WA;
- 2003 and 2004 violent home invasion sexual assaults in Pullman, WA; and
- A 1995 murder in Kitsap County.
Before Attorney General Ferguson’s office got involved, these cases did not have active leads. The DNA profiles had been uploaded to CODIS, the national criminal DNA database, with no results.
Attorney General Ferguson’s forensic genetic genealogy program has assisted with 23 cold case investigations to date. Three cases have been solved with the assistance of this program, and the leads generated by the program may result in future arrests and convictions in the other 20 cases. The program is part of the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 16 other attorney generals in support of a federal rule that would create better protections for workers and spread awareness about workplace hazards.
The proposed ruling calls for more detailed reports of workplace accidents by employers to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The letter was headed by Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin. In addition to New Jersey, the Attorneys General of California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont signed the letter.
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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to hear Lowery v. Joffe. The case stems from a 2010 class action lawsuit related to a company’s software collecting millions of consumers’ private data without consumers’ knowledge. The suit was settled with an agreement of $13 million awarded to individuals and organizations harmed.
General Rutledge was joined in the brief by the attorneys general of Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led an 18-state coalition amicus brief in support of Utah’s challenge in the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, opposing a court order requiring Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes to sit for an hours-long oral deposition about an employment dispute. The legal issue implicates significant separation-of-powers and federalism concerns.
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NATIONAL MILITARY CONSUMER PROTECTION MONTH |
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Kentucky Attorney General Cameron today issued tips for service members, veterans, and their families to avoid top scams. These scams can harm personal finances, damage credit, or threaten security clearances.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is highlighting the plethora of resources available for service members through the Florida Attorney General’s Office. More than 1.5 million veterans, 100,000 service members and their families call Florida home. Unfortunately, there are scammers who focus on members of this community. To assist Florida military members and veterans, Attorney General Moody’s office published the Military Consumer Protection Resource Guide, with information about common scams targeting military members, veterans and their families, and guidance on existing laws and agencies that provide protections for service members.
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is recognizing Military Consumer Protection Month by sharing information to help active-duty service members, veterans, and their families avoid scams and predatory business practices.
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Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and the Federal Trade Commission are highlighting consumer protection issues that impact many American consumers, specifically those members of the United States Armed Forces. While no one is immune from falling prey to scams, there are certain scams that are directed to those who serve the nation in uniform.
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AGA Sponsor Blackbaud is pleased to announce that its Chief Marketing Officer Catherine LaCour has been named a recipient of Charleston Business Magazine’s 2022 South Carolina Women in Business Award. This award recognizes women in the state of South Carolina who have risen to the top of their respective fields across the business and entrepreneurial worlds. LaCour is one of 54 women honored this year. |
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Missed our live programs? No problem! Follow the button below to visit our Virtual Seminar Library for access to all recordings.
Do you have a webinar topic suggestion? We want to hear from you! Please email ideas to Patricia Salazar at PSalazar@AGAlliance.org.
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