State of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General Press Releases

• Published on February 15, 2023 - 21:16 GMT

  

  TN AG Skrmetti Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Florida Law Preserving Girls’ Sports Teams for Biological Females

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 21-state coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a Florida law preserving separate school sports teams for girls and boys. Because Florida’s law defines sex in …

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• Published on February 14, 2023 - 23:41 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General’s Department of Consumer Affairs Warns of Romance Scams after FTC Releases New Data

  Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | 03:03pm Nashville- The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is warning consumers to be wary of romance-related scams after the Federal Trade Commission released new data revealing top lies told by scammers. The FTC reports scams …

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• Published on February 14, 2023 - 00:44 GMT

  

  TN Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Joins Multistate Letter Condemning Leaked Anti-Catholic FBI Memo

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 19 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland condemning an anti-Catholic …

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• Published on February 11, 2023 - 01:44 GMT

  

  General Skrmetti Files Brief Challenging the FDA’s Defiance of Federal and State Law in Approving Abortion Drugs

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 21 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Northern District of Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The brief …

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• Published on February 10, 2023 - 17:24 GMT

  

  General Skrmetti Joins Coalition in Lawsuit Against US AG Garland, ATF on Pistol Brace Rule

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 24-state coalition in filing a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and its director that seeks to enjoin a recently …

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• Published on February 9, 2023 - 19:44 GMT

  

  Tennessee Urges President Biden’s Administration to Designate Mexican Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states in calling on President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) under federal law. The …

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• Published on February 9, 2023 - 00:02 GMT

  

  Federal Judge Grants Tennessee Attorney General’s Temporary Restraining Order against Solar Titan USA

  Nashville- A Federal judge granted Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s motion for a temporary restraining order against solar panel retailer Ideal Horizon Benefits LLC, known as Solar Titan USA. The motion was filed contemporaneously with a …

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• Published on February 8, 2023 - 00:33 GMT

  

  TN AG Skrmetti Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Yelp to Stop Discriminating against Crisis Pregnancy Centers

  Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 23 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Yelp opposing the company’s practice of discriminating against crisis pregnancy centers in online consumer notices. Last year, Yelp announced …

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• Published on February 7, 2023 - 01:00 GMT

  

  Consumer Alert: Honda Issues “Do Not Drive” Warning for Some Vehicles Equipped with Takata Airbags

  Nashville- The Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is warning drivers to heed a new “Do Not Drive” warning from Honda. As of February 3rd, approximately 8,200 Acura and Honda (2001-2003) vehicles equipped with …

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• Published on January 30, 2023 - 23:31 GMT

  

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

  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. Though President Biden …

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• Published on January 27, 2023 - 00:19 GMT

  

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

  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 …

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• Published on January 26, 2023 - 21:15 GMT

  

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

  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 …

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• Published on January 25, 2023 - 17:33 GMT

  

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

  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. Under the false …

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• Published on January 25, 2023 - 00:24 GMT

  

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

  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. The complaint alleges Google has monopolized multiple key digital …

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• Published on January 18, 2023 - 17:23 GMT

  

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

  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. In September 2022, the Department of …

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• Published on December 22, 2022 - 21:40 GMT

  

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

  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 (“ …

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• Published on December 20, 2022 - 20:01 GMT

  

  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. …

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• Published on December 15, 2022 - 01:10 GMT

  

  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 …

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• Published on December 12, 2022 - 22:55 GMT

  

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

  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 …

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• Published on December 7, 2022 - 18:55 GMT

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

  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, …

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