Release date: 6/7/2017 North Carolina joins 19 other AGs in urging Congress to protect consumers (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he and 19 other attorneys general have contacted U.S. House of Representatives leadership opposing legislation that would eliminate needed consumer protections in federal law. If passed, people will be more vulnerable to […]
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Release date: 4/19/2017 Rule would protect consumers by requiring financial advisors to put clients’ best interests ahead of profits (RALEIGH) This week, Attorney General Josh Stein joined seven of his state attorney general colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to lift its delay in implementing a rule that would require financial advisors to […]
Release date: 8/16/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Stein today urged Congress to clarify a law to ensure that all law enforcement agencies have the authority to fight sex trafficking. In a letter, Attorney General Stein and 49 other attorneys general ask Congress to amend the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to affirm that states, localities and territories […]
Attorney General Stein Announces $18.6 Million for NC for Do-Not-Call Violations Release date: 6/6/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina will receive $18.6 million as a result of a lawsuit against Dish Network related to its violations of Do-Not-Call laws. North Carolina entered into the lawsuit against Dish Network with three […]
Release date: 4/17/2017 Attorney General Stein Hires New Justice Academy Director (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has hired Trevor Allen to serve as the North Carolina Justice Academy’s director. Allen has worked for the past three years as a Deputy Director of the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Standards […]
Release date: 8/8/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain its rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration clauses in nursing home and other long-term care contracts. “The decision to move yourself or a family member into a nursing home or long-term care facility can be challenging and emotional,” […]
Release date: 6/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today moved to join a lawsuit to protect healthcare access for thousands of North Carolinians. The lawsuit, House v. Price, seeks to eliminate stable funding, also called cost-sharing reduction payments, the Affordable Care Act created to protect millions of working families from high healthcare costs. Attorney General […]
Release date: 4/11/2017 Yesterday marked my 100th day as the Attorney General of North Carolina. I am profoundly grateful to the people of North Carolina for the trust they have placed in me. Here is an update on my office’s work since I was sworn in on January 1st. PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY Tackling the opioid […]
Release date: 7/31/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether email service providers can shield evidence of a crime from law enforcement by storing data outside the United States. Stein took this action along with 33 other state attorneys general in support of a U.S. Department of Justice’s […]
Release date: 6/5/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein today joined Gov. Roy Cooper, three mayors, two universities and more than 10 businesses in North Carolina, as well as more than 1,000 leaders from around the nation, in an open letter to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement that reaffirmed their support for climate […]