In ABA’s Criminal Justice Magazine, Milton Marquis, Ann-Marie Luciano, and  Nicole Sprinzen discuss how significant resource shifts within federal enforcement agencies and revised enforcement priorities implemented over the past year are driving an unprecedented surge in activity from state attorneys general.

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Republican Michael Gates, former city attorney for Huntington Beach, announced his candidacy for California AG. California AG Rob Bonta recently announced that he is running for reelection in 2026. Democrat Joseph J. Solomon Jr., a former Rhode Island state representative, announced his candidacy for Rhode Island AG, joining three other candidates in the Democratic primary…

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes is investigating reports that xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which has been integrated into social media platform X, has been used to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and nonconsensual, exploitative images, among other alleged conduct. Following an investigation similar to Arizona’s, California AG Rob Bonta sent a cease-and-desist…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton settled with Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company engaged in price gouging by sharply increasing the price of eggs during the COVID-19 pandemic in violation of the state’s consumer protection law. Under the terms of the agreement, Cal-Maine must donate more than 2 million eggs to food banks…

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Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell obtained a preliminary injunction against online prediction market platform KalshiEX, LLC (Kalshi) barring it from offering sports-related event contracts to Massachusetts customers.

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