NEW YORK, February 10, 2023 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide. In an amicus brief filed in Alliance of Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
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AG James Sues Donald Trump for Years of Financial Fraud
NEW YORK, September 21, 2022 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, senior management, and involved entities for engaging in years of financial fraud to obtain a host of economic benefits. The lawsuit alleges that Donald Trump, with the help of his children Donald Trump, […]
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AG James and District Attorney Bragg announce indictment of Steve Bannon for fundraising fraud
NEW YORK, September 8, 2022 – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today announced the indictment of Stephen K. Bannon, 68, and his Florida-based not-for-profit corporation We Build the Wall, Inc. (We Build the Wall) for a year-long fundraising scheme in which they defrauded thousands of donors across the […]
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AG James Urges U.S. Department of Justice to Investigate Texas Anti-Transgender Order for Civil Rights Violations
NEW YORK, March 9, 2022 – New York Attorney General Letitia James — leading a coalition of 29 national, state, and local advocacy groups — called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a federal investigation into Texas Governor Gregg Abbott’s recent directive to treat gender-affirming care for transgender children as child abuse. […]
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Court Orders Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to Comply with AG James’ Subpoenas
NEW YORK, February 17, 2022 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a major victory in her office’s ongoing civil investigation into Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings. After hearing arguments earlier today, the Honorable Arthur Engoron of the New York County State Supreme Court ruled that Donald J. Trump, […]
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AG James Takes Action to Force Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., & Ivanka Trump to Comply with Ongoing Investigation Into Trump Org’s Financial Dealings
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2022 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today took legal action to compel Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump to appear for sworn testimony as part of the office’s ongoing civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s financial dealings. The motion to compel filed today seeks a court […]
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AG James Wins Dismissal of NRA’s Fraudulent Bankruptcy, Fight for Dissolution to Continue in New York
NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today scored a major victory in her case against the National Rifle Association (NRA) when a federal bankruptcy court in Texas rejected the organization’s claims of bankruptcy after the NRA sought to reorganize in Texas, stating, “that the NRA did not file the bankruptcy petition […]
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Attorney General James Vows to Continue Fighting to Protect Census
NEW YORK, December 18, 2020 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a lower court order blocking the Trump Administration’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base following the 2020 Decennial Census, citing the need to wait to see what actions the […]
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AG James Readying Legal Action on President Trump’s Illegal ‘Anarchist Jurisdiction’ Designation
NEW YORK, September 21, 2020 – New York Attorney General NEW YORK, September 21, 2020 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) labeling New York City — along with Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington — with an ‘anarchist jurisdiction,’ after a […]
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State Attorneys General Call on EPA to Rescind Policy Limiting Enforcement of Federal Civil Environmental and Public Health Laws
NEW YORK, April 25, 2020 – New York Attorney General Letitia James and 13 other state attorneys general across the country submitted a letter today to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to denounce the March 26 memorandum announcing a nationwide policy on the civil enforcement of federal environmental laws during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) […]
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AG James Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court,to Halt Public Charge Rule as Coronavirus Rages On
NEW YORK, April 13, 2020 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of three states and New York City in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the question of whether to halt implementation of the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule as New York and the nation undergo a public health […]
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AG James Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration, Over Assault on New York Travelers
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2020 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over a new federal policy that prohibits New Yorkers from enrolling or reenrolling in the federal government’s Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP). The suit — specifically filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs […]
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AG James’ Statement on Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Filing
NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2019 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement following Purdue Pharma’s announcement to file for bankruptcy: “It shouldn’t come as a shock that Purdue’s bankruptcy filing comes just 48 hours after my office exposed about $1 billion in wire transfers involving Swiss bank accounts. In no uncertain terms, […]
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AG James: New York Victorious In Fight To Count Every Person In Census
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2019 – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after New York and the 26-member coalition it is leading were granted the right to intervene as defendants in the Alabama census case: “We are intervening in this case because the federal government is failing its obligation to […]