For Immediate Release: Monday, November 30, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Congress to extend Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021. Currently, CARES Act funds cannot be used to pay for pandemic-related expenses that are incurred past December 30, 2020. “While […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein last week commended the N.C. State Board of Elections on their successful administration of the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic and record high mail-in voting in an editorial. In his Nov. 20 editorial, Attorney General Stein notes […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today obtained a $17.5 million multistate settlement against Georgia-based retailer The Home Depot to resolve an investigation over a 2014 data breach. The breach exposed the payment information of approximately 40 million Home Depot customers. North Carolina will […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed a motion for summary judgment in his lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful final rule redefining Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The final rule would endanger North Carolina’s rivers, lakes, and […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, convened by Gov. Roy Cooper and co-chaired by Justice Anita Earls and the attorney general, adopted recommendations related to marijuana today. Those include a recommendation […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $113 million multistate settlement with Apple Inc. over Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle consumers’ iPhone speeds to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. North Carolina will receive $2,708,168.71. “Apple made profits by failing to be […]
Attorney General Josh Stein launched Operation Silver Shield to confront scammers and fraudsters who target older North Carolinians. Operation Silver Shield covers the North Carolina Department of Justice’s varied work to protect people from scams, take legal action against fraudsters when necessary, and educate people on how best to keep themselves and their parents and grandparents safe. […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, November 16, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement about the arrest Fayetteville Police Department made in a violent 1992 sexual assault case: “Today’s arrest does not happen without the power of DNA. I am proud of the role my scientists at […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 12, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls, co-chairs of the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, today released the following statement in response to the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association’s Report on Law Enforcement Professionalism. […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement as he begins defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow. Attorney General Stein, along with a coalition of 19 other states and D.C., is defending the […]