FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 14, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a coalition of 37 bipartisan attorneys general warning Instagram to make immediate changes to its new location-sharing feature, which could put children and victims of violence in danger. “Our children’s safety comes first,” said Attorney General Jeff […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Email: bconroy@ncdoj.gov Phone: 984-383-9038 Department of Education Froze Over $165 Million in NC Public Education Funding on June 30 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Dream Center Academy (DCA) in Gastonia and met with students and teachers to highlight the importance of the more than $165 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Email: bconroy@ncdoj.gov Phone: 984-383-9038 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Secretary of State Elaine Marshall joined AARP, the Wilmington Police Department, and United Way NC/NC 211 to launch a statewide effort to help prevent bitcoin and cryptocurrency ATM scams. Victims of these scams can lose well over […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 14, 2025 Email: bconroy@ncdoj.gov Phone: 984-383-9038 Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Protect $165 Million for NC Public Schools and Nearly 1,000 NC Educator Jobs RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 24 other states sued to prevent the federal government from cutting funds for North Carolina’s schools and […]
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2025 North Carolina will receive nearly $150 million RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that 55 attorneys general, representing all eligible states and U.S. territories, agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. The North Carolina Department of […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 6, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians to be on the lookout for text scams impersonating the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) and demanding that people pay an outstanding traffic ticket or face severe actions. The Department of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 13, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today won a preliminary injunction from a federal judge to block the attempt to end birthright citizenship in the United States. Attorney General Jackson released the following statement: “This executive order was a straightforward violation of the […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 10, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson won a temporary restraining order preventing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from unlawfully stripping funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country. “This attempt to slash funding for […]
For Immediate Release: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – This morning, a judge blocked the federal government from unlawfully sharing Americans’ personal and financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued last night and asked the judge for this order to prevent unlawful access […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 7, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed nahmed@ncdoj.gov RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government from unlawfully sharing Americans’ personal and financial data with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Attorney General Jackson shared the following statement: “This is federal overreach that puts millions […]