California to Repeal Clean Fleets Regulation Following GOP AGs Challenge

A group of 16 Republican AGs, the Arizona legislature, and a trade association announced that as a result of their lawsuit challenging California’s Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, the California Air Resources Board has agreed to repeal certain aspects of its regulation.
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Texas Investigates Marketing of Crest Children’s Fluoride Toothpaste

Texas AG Ken Paxton issued CIDs to Colgate-Palmolive Company and Proctor & Gamble Manufacturing Co., which advertise and sell Crest branded toothpaste, over allegations that the companies deceptively marketed fluoride toothpaste in violation of state consumer protection laws.
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FTC and DOJ Ask Federal Agencies to Identify Anticompetitive Regulations

The FTC and the U.S. DOJ’s Antitrust Division issued a joint letter to the heads of federal agencies directing them to identify anticompetitive regulations as required by President Trump’s Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers Executive Order (EO).
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Missouri Issues Rule Requiring Social Media Companies to Offer Algorithmic Choice

Missouri AG Andrew Bailey issued a rule requiring social media companies to offer algorithmic choice for users in the state.
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Vermont’s Climate Superfund Law Draws Heated Challenge from GOP AGs

A group of 24 Republican AGs, along with several trade associations, sued Vermont over the state’s Climate Superfund Act, which authorizes the state to levy billions of dollars in fines on fossil fuel companies for alleged contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.
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TN, MO & IA AG Staff Elevated to Federal Positions; New SG Staff in NC & AR

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti’s Director of the Strategic Litigation Unit, Whitney Hermandorfer, was nominated to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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