FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 26, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – The North Carolina Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of the state in a criminal case that Attorney General Jeff Jackson personally argued before the state’s highest court. In September, Attorney General Jackson appeared before the state Supreme Court in a rare […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson is warning North Carolinians of a new text scam targeting drivers with a fake parking and toll violation notice. The message claims the recipient has an outstanding parking or toll violation that has led to an enforcement action against […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – After the Supreme Court ruled the federal government’s tariffs unlawful last month, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is calling on Congress to refund businesses and consumers for increased costs. Those tariffs imposed $3.5 billion in costs on North Carolina businesses and consumers. “North Carolina’s businesses and families paid $3.5 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 Download the full video here. RALEIGH – On Friday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) conceded to the court that it will comply with the court’s ruling in favor of Attorney General Jackson to reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. This comes after […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 23, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson led a bipartisan group of attorneys general today asking the president and the federal government to take action to address the issue of drug traffickers using messaging apps like WeChat and its Chinese-based sister app, Weixin, to facilitate fentanyl […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 20, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 USDOJ reportedly dropped its investigation, FCC waived its rules, and Nexstar closed the deal within 24 hours of the lawsuit being filed; AG now asks court to freeze merger to give court time to hear case RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson has filed an […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 20, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 EPA’s own data shows the rollback will raise fuel prices and cost consumers $1.5 trillion RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in challenging an EPA rollback that the agency’s own analysis shows will raise fuel costs and cost […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 19, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 North Carolina Among Most Affected States in the Country Deal would put over 260 TV stations under one roof – including WCNC and Queen City News in Charlotte, WFMY and WGHP in the Triad – raising cable and satellite bills and gutting local newsrooms across […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 16, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 16 other attorneys general argued to keep federal protections designed to replace lead pipes and prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. “We should all be able to agree on getting lead out of our children’s drinking water,” said Attorney […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Fentanyl kills about six North Carolinians a day and over 100 Americans a day. Billions of dollars in drug proceeds are laundered each year through an underground banking network that relies heavily on the messaging platform WeChat. Until now, the company has done […]