For Immediate Release: Friday, September 4, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today challenged a proposed rule under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would significantly limit the kinds of habitat that could be protected for threatened species. “As Attorney General, it’s my responsibility to protect North Carolina’s environment […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 4, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, led a coalition of 24 states in objecting to a proposed federal rule that would authorize predatory lenders to charge high interest rates on […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement following yesterday’s comments from President Trump encouraging North Carolinians to vote both in person and by mail and regarding an important development in the state’s lawsuit against the Postmaster General. “Yesterday, the president […]

For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a preliminary injunction seeking to immediately halt unlawful operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that have delayed mail delivery and threaten to harm North Carolinians’ ability to conduct free and fair elections. “The Postmaster General’s changes […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 1, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed an amicus brief supporting the National Urban League’s lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s move to reduce the time available for people to respond to the 2020 census. Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 28, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Following North Carolina’s win at the U.S. Supreme Court in June, Attorney General Josh Stein today continued the fight against the Trump administration’s efforts to threaten to deport Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) grantees, or Dreamers. In a motion filed today, […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 28, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit challenging an unlawful Trump administration final rule that limits longstanding requirements that federal agencies review and assess the environmental impacts of their actions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The final rule also […]

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 28, 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 two more recommendations during its meeting today. Those include […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the federal government’s decision to override North Carolina’s objections to seismic exploration for oil and gas off the state’s coast. Seismic testing is a major, necessary step toward drilling […]

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he is filing a lawsuit against Stephen Gould Corporation to enforce North Carolina’s laws against price gouging during a state of emergency and against unfair and deceptive trade practices in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. […]