20 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief in support of a proposed consent order that would end federal enforcement of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program (DBE), which requires federal transportation fund recipients to allocate contracts to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. In their brief, the AGs argue that the…

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Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched his campaign Tuesday for the 2026 Senate race, challenging Republican Senator John Cornyn. Georgia Republican State Senator Brian Strickland has filed papers that will enable him to start raising money to run for Georgia AG in 2026. Republican Georgia AG Chris Carr has launched his campaign for governor in advance…

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A bipartisan coalition of 47 AGs submitted reply comments in support of the FCC’s proposed rule Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database, which would implement additional safeguards designed to increase accountability and accuracy among Robocall Mitigation Database (“RMD”) filings and prevent bad actors from accessing the U.S. telephone network. In the comments, the AGs note…

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New Louisiana AG Liz Murrill announced members of her leadership team, including Larry Freiman as Chief Deputy, Benjamin Aguiñaga as Solicitor General, and John W. Sinquefield as Executive Counsel.

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Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden has filed motions to intervene [Law360 paywall] in two related patent lawsuits. In so doing, AG Wasden seeks to defend the constitutionality of a 2014 Idaho statute, the Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act (BFAPIA), which, among other things, requires patent-owning companies to put up a bond covering litigation costs…

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