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  • Attorney General Skrmetti Calls on Congress to Rein in the Biden Administration’s Emergency Covid Powers

    Monday, January 30, 2023 | 05:03pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in calling on Congressional leaders to end President Biden’s Administration’s continued use of pandemic emergency powers.

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  • TN Attorney General’s Office Responds to Federal Government Appeal of Preliminary Injunction of Title IX Overreach

    Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 04:55pm

    Nashville- The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office recently filed a response brief in Tennessee v. Department of Education at the Sixth Circuit. This brief defends the preliminary injunction issued by the Eastern District of Tennessee in July 2022 to protect Tennessee and 19 other states from U.S. Department of Education and EEOC guidance documents that purported to redefine sex discrimination under Title VII and Title IX.  The now-enjoined guidance attempted to force schools to allow biological males to compete on girls’ sports teams, to prohibit sex-separated showers and locker rooms, and to compel individuals to use biologically inaccurate preferred pronouns.

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  • AG Skrmetti Joins Coalition to Uphold Federal Law against Encouraging Illegal Immigration

    Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 12:29pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court in support of a federal criminal prohibition on encouraging or inducing illegal immigration into the United States.

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  • TN AG Skrmetti Files Complaint against Department of Homeland Security Citing Abuse of Parole Authority

    Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 10:27am

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 19 state coalition in demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reverse course regarding a new plan to parole hundreds of thousands of aliens into the United States.

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  • Tennessee Joins DOJ in Filing Complaint against Google Regarding Harmful Advertising Practices

    Tuesday, January 24, 2023 | 04:50pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today he joined the Department of Justice and seven state attorneys general in filing a civil antitrust suit against Google.

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  • Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Files Amicus Brief in Opposition to VA’s New Abortion Rule

    Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | 11:05am

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today he joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Western District of Texas in the case of Carter v. McDonough.

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  • AG Skrmetti Joins Multistate Coalition in Urging the Federal Government to Protect U.S. Courts from Foreign Interests

    Thursday, December 22, 2022 | 02:16pm

    Nashville- Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined 13 state attorneys general in urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice to break their silence on threats posed by foreign third-party litigation funding (“TPLF”).

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  • New Statement from TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti Regarding President’s Plan to Release Ice Detainees in Tennessee

    Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | 01:13pm

    Nashville- “Late last night, we learned of the President’s plan to bus ICE detainees to Tennessee. Tennesseans should not be forced to bear the burden of the federal government’s ongoing failure to secure the border. The Attorney General’s Office joins Governor Lee and our federal delegation in demanding the administration abandon their plan to release detainees into our state.

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  • Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Releases New Statement Regarding Ticketmaster

    Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | 04:55pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti released a new statement Wednesday. "While we hope legitimate fans will benefit from Ticketmaster's effort to provide a second chance at Taylor Swift tickets, this is a short-term solution for a long-term problem. The Tennessee Attorney General's Office remains focused on finding a more lasting solution to Ticketmaster’s ongoing issues. Our Consumer Protection team continues to review an onslaught of complaints and gather evidence. We are working hard to deliver lasting change and a fair ticket-buying experience for all consumers.”

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  • Multistate Coalition of Attorneys General Secures over $10 Billion in Opioid Funds from CVS And Walgreens

    Monday, December 12, 2022 | 04:08pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens, bringing the national opioid crisis settlement total to more than $50 billion. Under today’s agreements, CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, totaling $10.7 billion. Should all incentives be met, Tennessee is expected to receive more than $127 million from CVS and more than $138 million from Walgreens, totaling a combined $265 million.

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  • Tennessee to Receive $13 Million from Settlement with Electronic Cigarette Manufacturer JUUL Labs, Inc.

    Wednesday, December 07, 2022 | 10:21am

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed a Complaint and Assurance of Voluntary Compliance relating to Tennessee’s settlement with electronic cigarette maker JUUL Labs, Inc. The settlement is the culmination of a two-year, bipartisan, 34-state investigation into JUUL’s marketing and sales practices. The total settlement payout will be $434.9 million, with Tennessee receiving approximately $13 million.

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  • TN AG Skrmetti Leads Multistate Coalition in U.S. Supreme Court to Hold Big Tech Accountable

    Tuesday, December 06, 2022 | 04:30pm

    Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that Tennessee, joined by a coalition of 25 States and the District of Columbia, has filed an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court in Gonzalez v. Google. The brief urges the Court to interpret Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act (1996) narrowly to ensure technology companies remain accountable to state consumer protection laws.

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  • Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Warns Against Phishing, Wire Fraud Scams

    Monday, December 05, 2022 | 10:59am

    Nashville- The Tennessee Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs works daily to protect Tennesseans from scams and unfair or deceptive business practices. It has come to our attention that scammers may be targeting homebuyers by phishing for personal information from title companies.

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  • The Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs Offers Consumer Protection Tips When Considering Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

    Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | 12:06pm

    Nashville- The Food and Drug Administration rules now allow the sale of over-the-counter (“OTC”) hearing aids. Consumers over the age of 18 may buy hearing aids directly from store shelves and online at lower prices. Finding the right OTC hearing aid may require consumers to try more than one device before finding the perfect fit, and consumers should carefully read return policies and be wary of very low prices.

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  • Tennessee Joins Multi-State Coalition Urging Five Solar Lending Companies to Suspend Loan Payments for Pink Energy (aka Power Home Solar) Customers

    Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | 04:49pm

    Nashville- Attorney General Skrmetti today joined a coalition of eight attorneys general, led by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, in sending a letter to Dividend Solar Finance, GoodLeap, Riverbank, Sunlight Financial, and Solar Mosaic. The letter urges these solar lending companies to suspend loan payments and the accrual of interest for customers who financed the purchase of a solar power system from Pink Energy and have not received a working solar power system. The attorneys general also ask the lenders to assist Pink Energy customers who are experiencing other functionality and installation issues.

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