A group of 21 Republican AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in TikTok Inc. v. Merrick Garland, No.24-1113, in support of the U.S. DOJ and urging the court to deny the petition for review of TikTok Inc. and its parent company, ByteDance, Ltd., in their First Amendment challenge…

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Montana AG Austin Knudsen sent a letter to Google LLC warning it that its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system may violate state consumer protection and human rights laws. In the letter, AG Knudsen voices concerns that Gemini may prioritize providing outputs in line with Google’s political biases, manipulating or withholding information from consumers, and that…

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A group of 15 Republican AGs sent a letter to BlackRock, Inc.’s fund directors (collectively, “BlackRock”) reiterating concerns as to whether the investment adviser has sufficiently investigated its ESG policies and potential conflicts of interest. In the letter, the AGs voice concerns over BlackRock’s conflicting statements raised in Tennessee’s December 2023 lawsuit against BlackRock regarding…

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Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Greta Kemp Martin to win re-election.

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Montana AG Austin Knudsen, joined by AGs from 15 other states, sent a letter to the SEC voicing concern regarding the possible Initial Public Offering of SHEIN, a fast-fashion retail giant affiliated with China. The AGs mention how several governmental, watchdog, and media sources have suggested SHEIN’s involvement in forced labor, human rights transgressions, intellectual…

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