Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general urging major search engines and payment platforms to implement stronger safeguards against the spread of deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and restrict payment processing for related content. (more…)
Maryland Governor Wes Moore released a statement on August 22 regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from custody and return to Maryland, emphasizing the importance of due process and calling for compliance with court decisions in the case. In March, while residing in Beltsville, MD, Garcia was deported to El Salvador despite a 2019 court order protecting him from removal and was later held in custody there. Following court rulings, including one by the U.S. Supreme Court, he was returned to the U.S. in June to face human smuggling charges. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that no charges will be filed against Gaithersburg police officers involved in the December 24, 2024, in-custody death of Marvin Salamanca Garcia after an investigation concluded the officers did not commit a crime under state law. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 21 attorneys general issued a letter condemning the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James, calling it politically motivated and urging the department to end what they view as an abuse of power. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with 16 other states and the District of Columbia, has joined a petition urging the FDA to remove or ease restrictions on mifepristone, citing extensive evidence of its safety and concerns about limited access to medication abortions. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined 21 other attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s requirement that states support federal immigration enforcement efforts in order to access Victims of Crime Act grant funding. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined 17 other states and two governors in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy, challenging a new policy that caps reimbursement for administrative and staffing costs in state-run clean energy programs. The coalition argues the cap violates federal regulations, threatens essential operations, and could reduce states’ ability to deliver energy services and meet climate goals.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multi-state coalition in opposing the EPA’s proposal to repeal the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, arguing it would revert to outdated rules that harm public health, the environment, and violate federal law.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a multistate coalition, and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a proposed settlement requiring UnitedHealth Group to divest 164 home health and hospice locations in 19 states, including five in Maryland, and for Amedisys to pay a $1.1 million penalty, to resolve antitrust concerns over UnitedHealth’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a settlement requiring Probate Advance, LLC to pay nearly $2.7 million in restitution and cease offering inheritance-based cash advances in Maryland, following allegations the company violated consumer protection and lending laws.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging a provision in the recently passed budget reconciliation law that blocks Medicaid funding for services provided by Planned Parenthood, arguing it is unconstitutional and would negatively impact public health and increase state healthcare costs.