California AG Rob Bonta, leading a group of eight Democratic AGs, sued to block Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA, alleging the deal violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by stifling broadcast competition. According to the complaint, the proposed acquisition would create a “broadcasting behemoth” with control over 221 “Big 4” stations, giving Nexstar greater leverage…

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Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell, California AG Rob Bonta, and Maryland AG Anthony Brown co-led a coalition of 17 Democratic AGs in suing the U.S. Department of Education and OMB over a new mandate requiring colleges and universities to turn over sweeping amounts of disaggregated student data, alleging the rushed rollout violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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28 AGs said they will continue their antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, despite a proposed $280 million settlement reached by the DOJ.

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California AG Rob Bonta issued an enforcement advisory reminding baby food manufacturers and retailers of their obligations under Assembly Bill 899, which requires monthly testing of final products for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury and online disclosure of the results.

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California AG Rob Bonta led a bipartisan coalition of AGs and state charity regulators in sending a letter to GoFundMe seeking information about reports that the platform allegedly created donation web pages for charities without their prior knowledge or consent, potentially violating state charitable solicitation and consumer protection laws. In the letter, the coalition argues…

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