Release date: 10/2/2017 (RALEIGH) Today Attorney General Josh Stein called on Congress to pass legislation to make treatment for drug addiction more affordable and accessible for Americans who most need it. “Almost four North Carolinians die each day due to overdose,” said Attorney General Stein. “These deaths are preventable. We know there are more people […]

Release date: 9/26/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to stop her Department from rolling back critical protections for student loan borrowers. “More than 60 percent of North Carolina’s college graduates have student loan debt,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “Protecting those students from scams and fraud […]

Release date: 9/6/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grantees. The lawsuit, filed this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, details the ways the Trump administration has violated the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution by discriminating […]

Release date: 9/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has settled with Lenovo (United States) Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by pre-installing software on laptop computers sold to North Carolina consumers that made consumers’ personal information vulnerable to hackers. The settlement was negotiated and […]

Release date: 8/17/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights.  In these three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, […]

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 […]

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: 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: 7/21/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today voiced his opposition of seismic surveys off the coast of North Carolina. Five applicants have proposed conducting seismic activity in the Atlantic Ocean. “North Carolina’s coast is among our most valuable resources,” said Attorney General Stein. “Fishing and tourism are vital to our economy. We must […]