A group of 21 Democratic AGs and the Governor of Kentucky have filed a lawsuit challenging a directive by the U.S. Department of Agriculture requiring states to turn over the personal information of individuals who apply for or receive food assistance benefits under the federally funded, state-administered Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as…

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A bipartisan coalition of state and territorial AGs sent a letter to Congress urging the passage of the SAFER Banking Act of 2025, which would create federal safe harbor protections for financial institutions that serve state-legal cannabis and hemp businesses. In the letter, the AGs emphasize that a majority of states and several territories have…

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In this Law360 article, AGs Take Up Consumer Protection Mantle Amid CFPB Cuts, State AG Group members Dustin McDaniel and Grace Garver discuss the uncertain future of the CFPB amid sweeping changes by the Trump administration. As a result of the evolving financial regulatory environment, state attorneys general are increasingly stepping up to fill the…

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New York AG Letitia James sued Capital One N.A. and Capital One Financial Corporation (collectively, “Capital One”) over alleged violations of state and federal consumer protection laws stemming from the marketing of their savings accounts. The lawsuit comes after the CFPB voluntarily dropped a lawsuit against Capital One containing similar allegations. According to the complaint,…

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Oregon AG Dan Rayfield has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, alleging that the company failed to protect consumers from unregistered and high-risk cryptocurrencies in violation of Oregon Securities Law. The complaint claims that Coinbase operates an exchange that facilitates and promotes the sale of unregistered securities to consumers, which the AG alleges hinders…

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