FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 19, 2026 North Carolina’s rural counties would be the hardest hit. RALEIGH — Today Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule that would have devastating consequences for North Carolina’s healthcare workforce and leave many rural residents without primary care. The new rule, created […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 15, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Department of Justice are convening a statewide collective of domestic violence fatality review teams to review domestic violence fatalities at the state level and identify ways to prevent and address domestic abuse. Five counties in North […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 14, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Last week, Attorney General Jeff Jackson protected billions for North Carolinians from illegal tariffs and shut down a secret data exchange that allowed meat producers to hike up the costs of chicken, pork, and turkey on consumers. On May 7, the Court of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 13, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Court Orders Defendants to Provide All Undelivered Photos and Videos Within 30 Days RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson has won a preliminary injunction against the owners of Holly Christina Photography. Superior Court Judge Bryan Collins Jr. has ordered Holly Christina Photography to deliver all […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Meat producers in the United States will no longer have access to secret data that allowed them to set higher prices for meat. Attorney General Jeff Jackson, a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a […]
The latest round of illegal tariffs could’ve cost North Carolina families up to $1,300 this year. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 8, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH— On Thursday, a court struck down the federal administration’s latest round of illegal tariffs. The court agreed with Attorney General Jackson that the tariffs were illegal. “The first […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 8, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians about a recurring text message scam impersonating the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV). “This scam is not new, and we’re seeing criminals continue to use it to take advantage of North Carolinians,” said Attorney General Jeff […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 7, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging nine major credit card companies and payment processors (American Express, Capital One, Citigroup, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block) to take stronger action to stop their payment networks from being used to sell illegal vaping […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina reached a $584,143 settlement with Crossroads Treatment Center of Greensboro, P.C. (Crossroads) to settle allegations that Crossroads submitted false claims to the Medicaid program. Half of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is alerting licensed professionals across North Carolina about scam calls targeting their licenses and impersonating representatives of state licensing boards. The callers often have publicly available information like a name, license number, or professional identification number, which they use to […]