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Democratic AGs Seek to Intervene in DOJ’s Review of $14B HPE/Juniper Deal

Thirteen Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, have moved to intervene in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California’s review of an antitrust settlement concerning the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks, Inc. In their motion, the AGs express concerns about the process and…

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Court Dishes Out Legal Defeat to USDA in Democratic AG SNAP Funding Fight

A group of 20 Democratic AGs and the Governor of Kentucky obtained a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding during ongoing litigation over USDA’s demand that states disclose information from SNAP records about applicants and recipients. USDA had notified states that it would withhold significant…

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Bipartisan AG Coalition Secures Shiny Win in Precious Metals Fraud Case

The U.S. District Court of the Central District of California has entered a final judgment in a case brought by a bipartisan coalition of state AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner (collectively, “Safeguard Metals”) for allegedly operating a fraudulent precious metals investment scheme that targeted elderly and retirement-aged investors.

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Democratic AGs Urge SCOTUS to Back States’ Investigative Authority

Twenty Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell and Washington AG Nick Brown, filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm states’ authority to issue investigatory subpoenas—often known as civil investigative demands (CIDs)—to individuals and corporations during investigations into potential state law violations. The brief was filed in First…

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