The FTC and 11 states have reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company deceived delivery drivers and consumers in violation of the FTC Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and state consumer protection laws. According to the complaint, Walmart allegedly deceived drivers in its “Spark Driver” gig program by showing inflated base pay and…

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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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Seventeen Democratic AGs, led by Oregon AG Dan Rayfield, filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to IRS Notice 2025-42, a guidance document that tightened eligibility rules for certain federal clean-electricity tax credits. The brief was filed in Oregon Environmental Council, et al. v. IRS, a case in which plaintiffs challenge the IRS’s decision to…

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird and Texas AG Ken Paxton co-led a group of 16 Republican AGs in sending a letter to Alphabet, Inc. about YouTube’s content moderation practices. In the letter, the AGs said they have received reports that YouTube is allegedly censoring or suppressing conservative commentators despite Alphabet’s prior public statements that it had…

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California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a group of 12 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and its amended Order No. 1920 on long-term regional transmission planning and cost allocation. In the brief,…

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