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Democrat Jay Jones Wins VA AG Race, SD and TX AG Fields Expand

Democrat Jay Jones won the race for Virginia AG. Jones, a former Virginia Delegate, defeated Republican incumbent AG Jason Miyares. Cozen O’Connor’s Chuck Slemp recently wrote about how the outcome of the 2025 Virginia AG race could reshape consumer protection enforcement in Virginia and influence national trends.

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Democratic AGs Defend Fed Independence

Colorado AG Phil Weiser led a group of 23 Democratic AGs in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Cook, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Trump’s request to immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position. A lower court had previously enjoined Cook’s removal pending resolution of the case. In…

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NJ AG Shuts the Door on Predatory Homeowner Contracts

New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a $2.8 million settlement with MV Realty PBC, LLC and affiliates (collectively, “MV Realty”), resolving a 2023 lawsuit alleging that the company violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws through its “Homeowner Benefit Agreements” (HBAs). The AG’s office described the HBAs as unconscionable…

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Democratic AGs Take Issue with DOL’s Risky Reinterpretation of General Duty Clause

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul co-led a group of 11 Democratic AGs and three state labor departments in submitting a letter opposing a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rule that would limit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) ability to hold employers accountable for recognized workplace hazards in “inherently risky” employment activities, such as…

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Republican AGs Trash Sustainability Groups’ Recycling Practices as Anticompetitive

Florida AG James Uthmeier led a group of 5 Republican AGs in sending letters to major environmental organizations, alleging that they coordinated with large corporations to impose anticompetitive recycling and packaging practices in violation of state and federal antitrust laws.

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