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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 17, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that a jury in Johnston County found Ronald Johnson, Jr. guilty on one count of felony extortion, one count of felony obstruction of justice, and two counts of willful failure to discharge duties. Judge Joseph Crosswhite […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 17, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson took action to uphold the establishment of the first nationwide drinking standards for PFAS chemicals. Under these protections, public water systems must test and treat drinking water for these contaminants. “Every person deserves clean drinking water,” […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced additional members of his senior leadership team at the North Carolina Department of Justice. “These colleagues are smart, public-spirited people who are committed to doing the job right,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “I’m grateful […]