Letitia James

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Lead negotiator for state attorneys general coalition

OxyContin launched in 1996 with marketing that downplayed addiction risk. Thirty years and hundreds of thousands of overdose deaths later, the company that made it no longer exists.

Updated May 31

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Administered oath at Mamdani's midnight ceremony

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist, became New York City's mayor on January 1, 2026—the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor, and its youngest. His swearing-in at midnight beneath City Hall included two Qurans, and within hours he signed executive orders targeting landlords and accelerating housing construction.

Updated May 19

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Filed separate lawsuits on January 9 supporting Empire and Sunrise Wind, arguing stop-work orders violate Administrative Procedure Act

On December 22, 2025, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum paused all major offshore wind construction on the East Coast: Vineyard Wind, Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind, Empire Wind, and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. These five projects, representing $28 billion in investment and enough power for millions of homes, halted on orders from Washington citing radar interference and national security risks near military installations.

Updated May 16

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Leading implementation of New York SAFE for Kids Act

A federal judge blocked Texas from forcing Apple and Google to verify every app store user's age, calling the law akin to requiring ID checks at bookstore doors. This December 2024 ruling is the latest defeat in a wave of state attempts to age-gate the internet.

Updated May 16

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Empowered to enforce RAISE Act through civil actions and penalties

New York just told the biggest AI labs: if something goes seriously wrong, you don't get to bury it. Under the RAISE Act, large "frontier AI" developers must publish a safety approach and report "critical harm" incidents to the state within 72 hours after determining one occurred. First violations carry civil penalties capped at $1M; later violations, $3M—far below the bill's June penalty structure.

Updated May 15

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Co-leading the multistate challenge to HUD’s CoC changes

HUD tried to rewrite the rules of America's biggest homelessness grant program in the middle of the funding cycle. On December 19, after states and cities sued, Judge Mary McElroy told HUD: stop—effective immediately.

Updated May 15

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Positioning state AGs as frontline defenders of AI oversight against federal rollback.

Donald Trump just turned AI regulation into a states' rights knife fight. His new executive order creates a Justice Department "AI Litigation Task Force" to attack state AI laws. Washington can threaten to withhold $42 billion in broadband funds from states that don't comply.

Updated May 11

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Subject of Pulte‑driven mortgage‑fraud case; grand jury recently declined re‑indictment

In early 2025, Trump appointed housing heir Bill Pulte as director of the FHFA, which oversees Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and $8.5 trillion in mortgage credit. Within months, Pulte used mortgage data to publicly accuse NY AG Letitia James, Senator Adam Schiff, Fed Governor Lisa Cook, and Congressman Eric Swalwell of fraud, referring them to Justice amid concerns of political retribution.

Updated May 9