Washington AG Adds to Nationwide Efforts to Prevent (A)I, Robot

Washington AG Bob Ferguson’s sponsored legislation to create an Artificial Intelligence Task Force passed both houses of the state legislature, receiving bipartisan support.

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Rep. Jackson wins Democratic Nomination for AG in North Carolina; Rice named Tennessee Solicitor General

North Carolina U.S. Representative Jeff Jackson secured the Democratic nomination for the 2024 AG election. Rep. Jackson will face North Carolina U.S. Representative Dan Bishop in the general election. North Carolina AG Josh Stein secured the Democratic nomination for governor.

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Indiana AG Sues Apria Healthcare for Data Breach(ing HIPAA Duties)

Indiana AG Todd Rokita sued home healthcare equipment and services provider Apria Healthcare, LLC for allegedly failing to investigate and inform consumers regarding data breaches beginning in 2019 in violation of state data security and consumer protection laws and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules.

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GOP AGs Tell BlackRock to be Bo(u)lder With Its Conflicts Oversight

A group of 15 Republican AGs sent a letter to BlackRock, Inc.’s fund directors reiterating concerns as to whether the investment adviser has sufficiently investigated its ESG policies and potential conflicts of interest.

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CFPB Tells Large Credit Card Issuers to Get in Line With TILA

The CFPB issued a final rule to address late fees charged by “larger card issuers”—credit card issuers that together with their affiliates have one million or more open credit card accounts—to ensure compliance with the Truth in Lending Act’s reasonable fee requirements.

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Montana AG Warns Google Over Potential Bias in Its AI System

Montana AG Austin Knudsen sent a letter to Google LLC warning it that its Gemini artificial intelligence system may violate state consumer protection and human rights laws.

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COZEN IN THE NEWS

Challenges Facing Democracy in 2024

Stephen Cobb, State AG Group member and ABA's inaugural Democracy Fellow, will moderate a panel featuring DC AG Brian Schwalb and others at Howard University on March 19.

SPOTLIGHT

AG OF THE WEEK:
Kris Mayes

Prior to being elected in 2022, AG Mayes served as a professor of practice at Arizona State University’s School of Global Sustainability and taught a course on energy law at the school’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.

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AGA Chair’s Initiative
Las Vegas, NV

Apr 11 – Apr 12
NAAG AI & Preventing Child Exploitation Seminar
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

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