Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 18
July 13, 2023 Volume 30, Issue 18 This Report summarizes cases granted review on June 30, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Cases Granted Review United States v. Rahimi, 22-915. At issue is “[w]hether 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8), which prohibits the possession of firearms by persons subject to domestic-violence restraining orders, violates the Second…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 17
July 12, 2023 Volume 30, Issue 17 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 29 and 30, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Opinions Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College, 20-1199;Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, 21-707. By 6-2 and 6-3 votes (Justice…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 16
June 30, 2023 Volume 30, Issue 16 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 27, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Opinions Moore v. Harper, 21-1271. By a 6-3 vote, the Court held that the Elections Clause “does not insulate state legislatures from the ordinary exercise of state judicial review.” In doing so,…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 15
June 30, 2023 Volume 30, Issue 15 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 22 and 23, 2023 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 26, 2023 (Part II). Part I: Opinions United States v. Texas, 22-58. By an 8-1 vote, the Court upheld the Biden Administration’s new guidelines for immigration…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 14
Volume 30, Issue 14 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 15 and 16, 2023 (Part I); and cases granted review on June 20, 2023 (Part II). Part I: Opinions Haaland v. Brackeen, 21-376. By a 7-2 vote, the Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which aims…
The Role of the Attorney General in the Opioid Crisis
The attorney general holds a unique position in state government. As the chief legal officer of the state, commonwealth, or territory, the attorney general is the legal advisor to and legal representative of state government branches and agencies, as well as the principal legal representative of the public interest for all the state’s citizens. Each…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 30, Issue 13
Volume 30, Issue 13 This Report summarizes opinions issued on June 8, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Opinions Allen v. Milligan, 21-1086. By a 5-4 vote, the Court affirmed a three-judge district court’s ruling that Alabama’s congressional redistricting map drawn after the 2020 Census likely violates §2 of the Voting Rights Act…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: May 2023
Multistate Actions Led by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general filed a multistate enforcement action against Avid Telecom, a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider. The lawsuit alleges that Avid Telecom and its…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: May 2023
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered OneMain Financial, an installment lender, to pay $20 million in restitution and penalties for allegedly refusing to refund interest charges to 25,000 customers who cancelled their purchases within an advertised “full refund period.” OneMain also allegedly deceived borrowers about needing to purchase add-on products…
May Consumer Protection Chief of the Month
I was excited to join the Arizona Attorney General’s office, starting in February 2023 as the new Consumer Protection and Advocacy Section Chief Counsel in the new administration of Attorney General Kris Mayes. With prior experience in the AG’s Consumer Protection Section, it has been exciting to rejoin the mission of protecting the people of…
