Category: News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 13, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Governor Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Pactiv Evergreen on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the town of Canton, and Haywood County. Pactiv will pay $6.25 million in financial restitution. The settlement […]

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 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 6, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Jackson also released the 2024 Annual Report on Data Breaches in North Carolina RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that he is investigating the recent PowerSchool data breach that impacted more than 62.4 million current and former students and teachers across […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 31, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the SAFE Child Act’s lookback window is constitutional. In McKinney v. Goins, Solicitor General Ryan Park and the Department of Justice defended the legislature’s creation of a two-year period in which adults […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 NC Would Lose Billions for Western NC Recovery and Crime Prevention RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s freeze on grants and funding. Attorney General Jackson and 22 attorneys general asked the federal court for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 23, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 23, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Menelik Tefari Nesanet pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Brittney Gamez-Farjat in 2022. He will serve between 13 years and 16 years and 9 months in prison. Buncombe County District Attorney Todd […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 18 attorneys general challenged a new executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. The order, beginning 30 days after signature, would strip children born in the United States of their […]