FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Contact: nahmed@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson led a bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general opposing renewed efforts in Congress to prohibit states from enforcing their own artificial intelligence protections. Public reporting indicates that lawmakers may attempt to insert a state AI law ban into […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2025 Contact: nahmed@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general sent a letter to e-commerce platform Shopify today, urging it to take stronger action against merchants that use its services to sell e-cigarettes and other illegal tobacco products. More than 28 illegal e-cigarette […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 20, 2025 Contact: nahmed@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured court judgments against two contractors for unfair and deceptive trade practices, including failing to complete the work that they agreed to do for homeowners and price gouging homeowners for tree removal services after Hurricane Helene. “North Carolinians are […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 20, 2025 nahmed@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and eight other bipartisan attorneys general reached a $7 million settlement with Greystar Management LLC, North Carolina’s largest landlord with more than 25,000 units across the state. Attorney General Jackson sued Greystar and other landlords in January for illegally working together and […]
RALEIGH – North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians to watch out for immigration scams. Our office has recently received reports of scammers posing as immigration attorneys or government officials and offering to provide legal help in exchange for a large upfront payment. In case after case, these scammers take people’s money […]
AGs joined by OpenAI, Microsoft, and other leaders in AI industry For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Contact: nahmed@ncdoj.gov (919) 538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown announced the formation of a groundbreaking bipartisan AI Task Force. In partnership with leading AI developers, including OpenAI […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov| Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for withholding money promised to the states for emergency management, disaster relief, and homeland security operations. The federal government’s unlawful actions threaten […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $4.8 million multistate settlement with an online clothing retailer that includes brands JustFab, ShoeDazzle, and FabKids. North Carolina consumers will receive $197.552.75 in restitution. Eighty-seven customers will get automatic refunds, and others are encouraged to apply for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Jackson secured a second degree murder plea in an Asheville homicide case. Sherwayne Bascom pleaded guilty to second degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, robbery with a dangerous weapon, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 3, 2025 Email: nahmed@ncdoj.gov Phone: 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture informed a federal judge that it would pay partial payments to all SNAP recipients, after Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued USDA for withholding SNAP payments from 1.4 million North Carolinians. North Carolina officials responded to this update: “The […]