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McSwain's letter to Trump on election fraud claims foreshadows potential 2022 gubernatorial showdown with AG Shapiro
HARRISBURG – A letter released by former President Donald Trump shows that an ex-federal prosecutor with future gubernatorial aspirations in Pennsylvania, expressed disagreement with former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr over how the Justice Department oversaw investigation claims of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election. -
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Shapiro Calls on U.S. Attorney General to Close Ghost Gun Loophole
Attorney General Josh Shapiro led a coalition of 18 states in issuing a letter calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to close the loophole in the ATF’s interpretation of the federal Gun Control Act that allows criminals, domestic abusers, and other prohibited purchasers of firearms to evade common-sense gun laws and purchase 80 percent receivers, which can be easily assembled into unserialized and untraceable ghost guns. -
POND LEHOCKY STERN GIORDANO: Pond Lehocky Partnership Grows and Names Five New Partners
Pond Lehocky named Melissa Chandy, Frank Ciprero, Kevin Harchar, Andrew Ruder and Keld Wenge as partners effective January 1, 2021. -
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Shapiro Announces Winners of 2021 Drug-Free Calendar Contest
.Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces the winners of the Office of Attorney General’s 24th Annual Drug-Free Calendar Contest. -
AG Shapiro joins 37 colleagues in filing antitrust litigation against Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined a bipartisan coalition of more than three dozen AGs who have filed an antitrust action against Google, claiming the Internet search company has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers. -
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Shapiro, Kaul, Nessel Issue Statement on Texas’s Attempt to Block Election Results
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a joint statement regarding Texas’s efforts to discredit the 2020 election results in federal court. -
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Receive a Mail-In Ballot Without Requesting One? Check Your Status
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro joined Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar in putting out guidance for voters who say they received mail-in ballots that were not requested. -
Navient makes move against Pa. AG's lawsuit, says he lacks authority to assert federal claims
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The nation’s largest student loan servicer is asking a federal judge to throw out the “pointless” lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. -
Close race for Pa. attorney general as 5% undecided
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – A key 5% of voters in Pennsylvania is undecided on which attorney general candidate to support, according to a new poll. -
Shippensburg threesome update: University denies firing woman because she complained
HARRISBURG – Shippensburg University denies that one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and further, denies that it both failed to accept that same director’s story and later refused to reinstate her employment. -
Pennsylvania AG, Dem colleagues will sue U.S. Post Office over changes that may affect mail-in voting
HARRISBURG – Two separate multi-state coalitions of Democratic attorneys general are suing the United States Postal Service, in order to challenge nationwide operational changes that they allege may harm the process of voting by mail prior to the Presidential election in November. -
Pa. Attorney General's Office settles with finance publisher for $150K over unfair trade practices
PITTSBURGH – The state attorney general’s office has settled with a Maryland-based publisher of financial material and subscriptions for $150,000, for alleged violations of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. -
PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Shapiro Statement on SCOTUS Decision on DACA
The Supreme Court made clear that DACA is the law of the land. -
AG Josh Shapiro and 16 colleagues oppose Department of Education's new Title IX regulations
WASHINGTON – The attorneys general of 17 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S Department of Education, in a challenge to new regulations that dictate how primary and secondary schools respond to student sexual assault and harassment complaints under Title IX. -
Delco store to pay price-gouging settlement over Lysol wipes
MEDIA – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has taken action against a Delaware County retailer that allegedly sold Lysol cleaning wipes at an excessive price during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Federal agency really doesn't want former employee testifying against its Navient case
SCRANTON – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is fighting an order that would allow one of its former staffers to testify against it in Pennsylvania federal court. -
'Battle for the soul': SCOTUS hears nuns' case against Pennsylvania over Obama's contraception mandate
WASHINGTON – A battle between religious objectors and the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey over mandates to provide contraception-inclusive health care coverage has once again reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where oral arguments took place for more than 90 minutes by telephone on Wednesday. -
AG's Office reaches $9K settlement with used auto dealership accused of violating consumer protection law
PITTSBURGH – In lieu of commencing legal proceedings, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has come to terms with a used vehicle dealership which it says violated the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. -
AG's Office to mull new overtime compensation rule, while business group urges legislature not to support it
HARRISBURG – A regulation recently approved by a state board to adjust the overtime compensation of employees throughout Pennsylvania is now heading to the desk of Attorney General Josh Shapiro for review – while a prominent business group is persuading the state legislature not to support it and still wanting stakeholders to work with lawmakers towards a compromise. -
Pa. Attorney General's Office sues JUUL over marketing practices said to entice teens to vape
PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has added itself to the growing number of governmental and education entities suing vaping products manufacturer JUUL, for allegedly breaking the law by marketing its high nicotine-content products to an impressionable teenage audience.