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Congressional Investigations Quarterly

Designed for busy in-house counsel, government affairs professionals, policy advocates, and legal practitioners seeking to navigate the ins and outs of congressional oversight, this inaugural edition of MoFo’s “Congressional...more

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Republican AGs Take Another Bite at the Apple in Challenging Student Loan Cancellations

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11 Republican AGs filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the Department of Education (ED) alleging that they exceeded executive and agency authority in implementing the SAVE Plan, which provides student loan...more

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Republican AGs Urge End to Pause on Liquified Natural Gas Exports

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A group of 22 Republican AGs wrote a letter to President Biden and the Department of Energy criticizing the announcement of a pause on new approvals for exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG)....more

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Cozen Currents: Democracy in Disarray?

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The Cozen Lens- What role the United States should play in today’s unstable world is a legitimate debate to have, but to be able to provide any form of leadership abroad, the US needs to be able to demonstrate a certain...more

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Federal Student Loan Repayment Resumption Sparks Democratic AG Concern

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs wrote a letter to the President and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education asking for stronger protections for borrowers as federal student loan payments resume following a...more

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Countdown to Decision 2022 – Election Perspectives from Our Team

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The 2022 primary election cycle has now wrapped up. Much of the focus, as primary election days have come and gone, has been on the winners and the losers. But some other interesting trends and themes have emerged over the...more

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AG Knudsen Leads Coalition Urging Finding Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

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In a letter to President Biden, a bipartisan coalition of 18 AGs, led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, called on the Biden Administration to declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction (WMD), or urge Congress to do so....more

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AGs Call for Reconsideration of Keystone Pipeline Permit

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Montana AG Austin Knudsen led a coalition of sixteen AGs calling on President Biden to reconsider his administration’s revocation of President Trump’s permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, reiterating that the decision...more

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Louisiana AG Plans to Appeal Cost of Carbon Ruling to Supreme Court

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Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, leading a 10-state coalition of AGs, stated that he plans to petition the Supreme Court to review a 5th Circuit order reversing a lower court ruling enjoining the use of an increased “social cost of...more

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President Biden’s Minimum Wage Mandate Attacked by Three States

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Texas AG Ken Paxton, Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, and Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, sued President Biden and the Department of Labor to block the imposition of a $15 minimum wage for federal contractors through an Executive Order...more

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Democratic Attorneys General Urge Biden Administration to Consider Full Ramifications of Federal Coal Leasing Program

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California AG Rob Bonta, New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, New York AG Letitia James, and Washington AG Bob Ferguson sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) urging it to consider the full social and...more

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Hawaii Attorney General Nominated For U.S. Attorney

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Hawaii AG Clare Connors was nominated by President Joe Biden for U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Connors was appointed to the AG’s office in January 2019 by Governor David Ige. Prior to serving as AG, Connors...more

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Republican AGs Object To Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate

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A group of 24 Republican AGs, led by South Carolina AG Alan Wilson, sent a letter to President Joe Biden objecting to the Biden administration’s proposed issuance of an emergency temporary standard pursuant to the...more

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U.S. House Of Representatives Votes To Override OCC True Lender Rule

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The U.S. House of Representatives on June 24th voted 218 to 208 to repeal the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) “True Lender” rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). As discussed in earlier alerts, the...more

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Republican AGs Press Biden Administration On Expanding Energy Infrastructure

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A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by Montana AG Austin Knudsen, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to support additional energy infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial pipeline shutdown...more

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Thinking About ‘Avoiding’ NY Tax Increases? Then Think About The False Claims Act

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According to Justice Learned Hand, “Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to...more

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New York Is Poised For Some Significant Tax Increases

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Are the rich making enough of a contribution to society? Are they bearing their fair share of taxes? Many New York legislators don’t think so. Following the elections of November 2020, the State’s Democratic party secured...more

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Eviction Moratoriums Face Constitutional Issues: Landlords Challenge NY Law And Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC’s Eviction Ban

On February 24, 2021, five New York landlords filed a complaint in federal court, alleging that Part A of the state’s COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 (the “Act”) violates their...more

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Testimony Against Flavored Tobacco | Affordable Cellular Service | McKinsey Settles Over Opioid Role

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2022 AG Elections- Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces Intent to Run for Attorney General- •Arkansas Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced that he is dropping his gubernatorial bid and is running for...more

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FTC Under New Management | First Assertion Of The BOTS Act | Ash Cleanup Costs Redistributed

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Breaking News- New Leadership at the FTC- •President Joseph R. Biden designated Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as Acting Chair of the FTC . •As Commissioner, Chairwoman...more

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The Race for the White House 2020: State AG Responses to a Trump or Biden Victory

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President Trump and former Vice President Biden have laid out sharply contrasting visions for the future of the country in their 2020 race for the White House. The winner’s vision and agenda will impact virtually every facet...more

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What’s New in the Fracking Fracas

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There is “new news” and there is the same-old-same-old. Today is mostly the latter but it seems more “out there” than in it used to be....more

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