Category: News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Last year, North Carolina businesses and government agencies reported 2,349 data breaches to the Department of Justice – the most the state has ever recorded. Those breaches exposed the personal information of nearly 9.3 million North Carolinians. Now there’s a new threat. On March 31, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 10, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today reached a settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line following an investigation into the company’s sales tactics and cancellation procedures at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Norwegian lied to make sales,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “People deserve accurate information when they […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 6, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the North Carolina Department of Justice, along with the North Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, the Greensboro Police Department, and North Carolina Concerns of Police Survivors, will host the 41st Annual Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, April […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 6, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed an amicus brief on Friday to protect North Carolina consumers from dangerous vape products. The brief was filed in support of Stephen Weaver, who was seriously injured when a counterfeit battery in his vape spontaneously exploded. Weaver is […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 6, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Applications are now open through April 30 for the Walter E. Dellinger III Memorial Fellowship Program. The 11-month program will host two fellows at the North Carolina Department of Justice. One fellow will serve in the Office of the Chief Deputy, providing legal […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 3, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson challenged the president’s executive order on mail-in voting. Attorney General Jackson acted to protect the votes of hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who may vote by mail, including active-duty military members and North Carolinians who go to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today joined a bipartisan group of attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (S. 545/ H.R. 1266). The bipartisan bill would classify xylazine as a Schedule III substance under federal law, which would help prevent […]