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New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement in response to the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd: “Almost one year ago, the Floyd family and communities across this nation were torn apart by the murder of George Floyd. We all watched in helpless desperation as a man was…
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement last night after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request that the court overturn election results in four states — Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — critical to President-elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ victory: “The Supreme Court has…
New York Attorney General Letitia James, launched the Tenant Legal Assistance Program to provide $742,000 in funding for organizations to offer tenants free legal assistance in Upstate New York and Long Island who face eviction during the COVID-19 crisis. Funds from the 2012 National Mortgage Settlement, the largest consumer financial protection settlement in the history…
Due to the large volume of testimony, the Office of the Attorney General is adding a second day of hearings to examine the nature and detail of interactions between police officers and the public during recent protests. The second day of hearings will commence on Thursday, June 18th at 11:00am. The Office of the Attorney…
Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement asking any employee who believes that their employer is in violation of official directives set forth by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office to contact the New York State Office of the Attorney General’s Labor Bureau and file a complaint: “Each and every one of us…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced that a federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit led by New York and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine against the Trump Administration’s attempts to deny food assistance by changing the rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The rule was…
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after Donald J. Trump was forced to pay more than $2 million in court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally misusing charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes: “Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president…
New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against her over New York’s TRUST Act was dismissed outright by District Judge Carl J. Nichols in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: “We have said all along that this lawsuit should be dismissed and…