State of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General Press Releases

• Published on July 3, 2024 - 17:06 GMT

  TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti Issues Statement on Court Issuing Nationwide Halt to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Unlawful ...

  Stops the Biden administration’s rule which would have gone into effect Friday Wednesday, July 03, 2024 | 11:20am “Today a federal court said no to the Biden administration’s attempt to illegally force every health care provider in America to adopt the …

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• Published on June 27, 2024 - 14:19 GMT

  

  AG Skrmetti Warns Financial Institutions to Fully Comply with the Tennessee Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

  NASHVILLE – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter to three of the nation’s leading credit card financial institutions concerning their plans to begin complying with the Tennessee Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act that goes …

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• Published on June 26, 2024 - 21:56 GMT

  Tennessee Attorney General and Secretary of State Urge Tennesseans to Remain Vigilant Against Rising Threat of Celebrity Scams

  NASHVILLE – Today, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office alongside the Secretary of State issued a warning to Tennesseans regarding scammers who are trying to use the name and likeness of a favorite celebrity to scam consumers out of their hard-earned …

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• Published on June 24, 2024 - 15:49 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Issues Statement on SCOTUS Granting Cert in United States v. Skrmetti

  Monday, June 24, 2024 | 10:38am "We fought hard to defend Tennessee's law protecting kids from irreversible gender treatments and secured a thoughtful and well-reasoned opinion from the Sixth Circuit. I look forward to finishing the fight in the …

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• Published on June 17, 2024 - 22:42 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Releases Statement as Federal Judge Blocks Biden Administration’s Attempt to Replace ...

  A big win in preserving student privacy and fairness for women in education. Monday, June 17, 2024 | 05:26pm “This is a big win for the Constitution and the people of Tennessee. We fought hard to protect our constitutional separation of powers, which …

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• Published on June 12, 2024 - 20:59 GMT

  

  TN AG Endorses the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024

  NASHVILLE - As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a letter sent this week by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. …

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• Published on June 10, 2024 - 21:18 GMT

  

  AGs Skrmetti and Coleman Lead Fight to Preserve Title IX, Student Privacy, and Fairness for Women in Education

  NASHVILLE – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman urged a federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky to block the Department of Education’s radical new Title IX rule that would harm Tennessee students, …

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• Published on June 3, 2024 - 21:37 GMT

  

  AG Skrmetti Leads Coalition of 21 State AGs Demanding American Bar Association Stop Requiring Law Schools to Engage in Illegal ...

  NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 20 of his fellow state attorneys general sent a letter today to the American Bar Association (ABA) demanding the group immediately stop requiring law schools, as part of the accreditation process …

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• Published on May 30, 2024 - 23:07 GMT

  

  TN and MS AGs Lead Multi-State Suit to Protect Healthcare Providers and States’ Residents from Department of Health and Human ...

  NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced a multi-state lawsuit challenging a new rule recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that redefines …

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• Published on May 23, 2024 - 20:12 GMT

  

  Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Looking Into Attempted Foreclosure of Elvis Presley’s Graceland

  AG wants to know why investors threatened one of America’s most iconic landmarks. Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 02:52pm Nashville – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that his office is looking into a private investment company’s …

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• Published on May 23, 2024 - 16:23 GMT

  

  Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and DOJ Lead Federal Antitrust Lawsuit to Break Up Live Nation/Ticketmaster

  NASHVILLE – Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), led a bipartisan coalition of 30 states and the District of Columbia today in filing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns …

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• Published on May 13, 2024 - 22:01 GMT

  

  TN AG Skrmetti Leads 18 States in Lawsuit against Federal Agency’s Unlawful Attempt to Control Private Businesses

  Nashville — Leading a coalition of eighteen states, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today filed a lawsuit fighting federal agency overreach by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On April 29, 2024, the EEOC issued new sexual harassment …

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• Published on May 2, 2024 - 19:43 GMT

  Tennessee Joins 21-State Coalition in Lawsuit Against Unconstitutional ATF Rule

  NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states on Wednesday in a lawsuit opposing a new rule from The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that would prevent law-abiding Americans from …

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• Published on May 1, 2024 - 17:07 GMT

  TN and VA Lawsuit Against NCAA's Illegal Recruitment Ban Expands Coalition

  NASHVILLE- On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, announced that Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia have joined the multistate coalition challenging the National …

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• Published on April 30, 2024 - 20:05 GMT

  Tennessee Leads Fight to Preserve Title IX, Student Privacy, and Fairness for Women in Education

  NASHVILLE - On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led six states in suing the federal Department of Education (DOE) to challenge its dangerous overhaul of Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act, which would harm Tennessee students, …

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• Published on April 29, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

  Media Advisory: AG Skrmetti to Hold Press Conference Tomorrow on Tennessee’s Fight to Defend Title IX

  Monday, April 29, 2024 | 04:52pm WHAT: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti will hold a press conference regarding a Tennessee-led multistate response to the federal government’s attempted overhaul of Title IX and women’s equality WHO: Tennessee …

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• Published on April 26, 2024 - 21:39 GMT

  TN AG Skrmetti Sues Nashville Fertility Specialist to Protect Consumer-Patients after Clinic’s Abrupt Closure

  NASHVILLE – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sued Dr. Jaime M. Vasquez, M.D., and the businesses associated with his fertility clinic, the Center for Reproductive Health, P.C., under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, seeking …

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• Published on April 25, 2024 - 21:12 GMT

  Tennessee Leads Lawsuit against EEOC’s Illegal Federal Overreach

  NASHVILLE – On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, led a coalition of 17 States in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace …

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• Published on April 23, 2024 - 17:46 GMT

  Tennessee Receives Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment of $146 Million

  NASHVILLE – On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has received a payment of $146.1 million from major tobacco companies that joined the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Since 1998, Tennessee has received $3.9 …

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• Published on April 17, 2024 - 22:59 GMT

  TN AG Skrmetti Joins Coalition Demanding EPA End Its Racially Discriminatory Practices

  NASHVILLE – On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition demanding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) modify existing regulations in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These regulations consider “ …

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