Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in opposing four proposed federal rules that would roll back key Endangered Species Act protections, arguing they would weaken safeguards for imperiled species and habitats nationwide.

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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a $149.7 million multistate settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG resolving allegations that the companies used illegal diesel emissions defeat devices that misled consumers and caused vehicles to emit unlawful levels of nitrogen oxides.

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Dr. Andrew T. Fried, a licensed dentist and owner of Perry Hall Family Dental in Nottingham, MD, pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution and improper prescribing of controlled substances and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but one day suspended, followed by probation.

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general are urging Meta to more strictly enforce its advertising policies on Instagram and Facebook, citing concerns over pharmaceutical and weight loss ads that use misleading claims and AI-generated content.

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his office is leading a coalition of 22 state law enforcement agencies joining an FTC lawsuit accusing Uber of using deceptive and unfair practices in promoting and selling its Uber One subscription service.

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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced new information for consumers eligible to receive payments from a proposed $700 million settlement with Google related to anticompetitive practices on the Google Play Store, with most affected users set to receive automatic payments if the court approves the agreement at an April 30, 2026 hearing.

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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights announced a settlement with Cracker Barrel resolving allegations that students with disabilities from Dr. James Craik Elementary School were discriminated against during a 2024 visit to the company’s Waldorf, MD restaurant. (more…)


Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that a federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a budget provision that would bar certain health centers, including Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, after a multistate coalition argued the policy was unlawful and harmful to states. (more…)


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