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Sean D. Reyes Attorney General
STATE OF UTAH OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SEAN D. REYES ATTORNEY GENERAL Spencer E. Austin Ric Cantrell Tyler R. Green Brian L. Tarbet Chief Criminal Deputy Chief of Staff Solicitor General Chief Civil Deputy August 28, 2020 Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: H.R.4172, The National Child ID Act Dear Mr. President, First, thank you for your steadfast and continued leadership and all you do to keep families safe across America. The purpose of this letter is to ask for your support through any federal agency including the United States Department of Justice to make available funds, whether those currently identified to fight human trafficking or from other sources, to immediately fortify our defenses as parents throughout America against child exploitation, abduction and human trafficking. Statistics show that more than 800,000 children go missing each year including runaways and those abducted. That is one child gone every 40 seconds. And we are seeing those statistics rise along with child sexual abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. You recently met with our friend and NFL Hall of Fame Player Mike Singletary to discuss a program he and many other Collegiate and NFL Coaches champion called the National Child ID Program. We also support this effort as we fight daily to protect children in our role as state Attorneys General. The Child ID Program began in 1997 with the American Football Coaches Association in response to findings that parents did not have fingerprints or DNA for their children in the case of an emergency or abduction. -
Amicus Brief
No. 19-1392 In the Supreme Court of the United States THOMAS E. DOBBS, STATE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, ET AL., PETITIONERS v. JACKSON WOMEN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION, ET AL. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT BRIEF FOR THE STATES OF TEXAS, ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WYOMING AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS KEN PAXTON JUDD E. STONE II Attorney General of Texas Solicitor General Counsel of Record BRENT WEBSTER First Assistant Attorney KYLE D. HIGHFUL General BETH KLUSMANN Assistant Solicitors General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 [email protected] (512) 936-1700 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of authorities ....................................................... II Interest of amici curiae ................................................. 1 Introduction and summary of argument ...................... 2 Argument ........................................................................ 3 I. The Court’s erroneous and constantly changing abortion precedent does not warrant stare decisis deference. ............................................... 3 A. Roe and Casey created and preserved a nonexistent constitutional right. ................. 4 1. The Constitution does not include a right to elective abortion. ....................... 5 2. There is no right to elective abortion in the Nation’s history and tradition. ........ 7 B. The Court continues to change the constitutional test. .......................................10 1. Roe created the trimester test. .............10 2. Casey rejected the trimester test in favor of the undue-burden test. ............11 3. Whole Woman’s Health may have introduced a benefits/burdens balancing test. -
2019 U.S. Political Contribution and Expenditure Policy and Statement
2019 U.S. Political Contribution and Expenditure Policy and Statement The Company’s policy is to participate in public policymaking by informing government officials about our positions on issues significant to the Company and our customers. These issues are discussed in the context of existing and proposed laws, legislation, regulations, and policy initiatives, and include, for example, commerce, intellectual property, trade, data privacy, transportation, and web services. Relatedly, the Company constructively and responsibly participates in the U.S. political process. The goal of the Company’s political contributions and expenditures is to promote the interests of the Company and our customers, and the Company makes such decisions in accordance with the processes described in this political contribution and expenditure policy and statement, without regard to the personal political preferences of the Company’s directors, officers, or employees. Click here for archives of previous statements. Approval Process The Company’s Vice President of Public Policy reviews and approves each political contribution and expenditure made with Company funds or resources to, or in support of, any political candidate, political campaign, political party, political committee, or public official in any country, or to any other organization for use in making political expenditures, to ensure that it is lawful and consistent with the Company’s business objectives and public policy priorities. The Company’s Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Affairs and the Senior Vice President and General Counsel review all political expenditures. In addition, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors annually reviews this political contribution and expenditure policy and statement and a report on all of the Company’s political contributions and expenditures, including any contributions made to trade associations or 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. -
August 16, 2017 the Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman Senate
August 16, 2017 The Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation The Honorable Brian Schatz Ranking Member Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation The Honorable Marsha Blackburn Chairman House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee on Energy and Commerce The Honorable Michael Doyle Ranking Member House of Representative Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee on Energy and Commerce RE: Amendment of Communications Decency Act Dear Chairman Wicker, Ranking Member Schatz, Chairman Blackburn, and Ranking Member Doyle: In 2013, Attorneys General from 49 states and territories wrote to Congress, informing it that some courts have interpreted the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (“CDA”) to render state and local authorities unable to take action against companies that actively profit from the promotion and facilitation of sex trafficking and crimes against children. Unfortunately, nearly four years later, this problem persists and these criminal profiteers often continue to operate with impunity. The recent news highlighting the potential complicity of online classified-ad company Backpage.com in soliciting sex traffickers’ ads for its website once again underscores the need 1850 M Street, NW to expand, not limit, the ability of all law-enforcement agencies to fight sex Twelfth Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 326-6000 http://www.naag.org/ trafficking.1 The undersigned Attorneys General once again respectfully request that the United States Congress amend the CDA to affirm that state, territorial, and local authorities retain their traditional jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute those who facilitate illicit acts and endanger our most vulnerable citizens. -
February 9, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden the White House 1600
Austin Knudsen ATTORNEY GENERAL February 9, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: As the chief legal officers of our states, we write with alarm regarding your unilateral and rushed decision to revoke the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Your decision will result in devastating damage to many of our states and local communities. Even those states outside the path of the Keystone XL pipeline—indeed all Americans—will suffer serious, detrimental consequences. In your January 20, 2021 Executive Order, you concluded that the Keystone XL pipeline “disserves the U.S. national interest.”1 You supported that determination with vague statements about the “climate crisis,” how “[t]he world must be put on a sustainable climate pathway,” and that “[t]he United States must be in a position to exercise vigorous climate leadership ….”2 Nowhere, however, do you explain how killing the Keystone XL pipeline project directly advances the goals of “protect[ing] Americans and the domestic economy from harmful climate impacts.”3 Nor does your decision actually cure any of the climate ills you reference. Observers are thus left with only one reasonable supposition: it is a symbolic act of virtue signaling to special interests and the international community. The real-world costs are devastating. Nationally, your decision will eliminate thousands of well-paying jobs, many of them union jobs. Your order hearkened back to the 2015 determination from the Obama Administration “that the significance of the proposed 1 Exec. Order No. 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, 86 Fed. -
August 25, 2021 the Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General
MARK BRNOVICH DAVE YOST ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL August 25, 2021 The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Re: Constitutionality of Illegal Reentry Criminal Statute, 8 U.S.C. § 1326 Dear Attorney General Garland, We, the undersigned attorneys general, write as chief legal officers of our States to inquire about your intent to appeal the decision in United States v. Carrillo-Lopez, No. 3:20-cr- 00026-MMD-WGC, ECF. 60 (D. Nev. Aug. 18, 2021). As you know, in that decision, Chief Judge Du found unconstitutional 8 U.S.C. § 1326, the statute that criminalizes the illegal reentry of previously removed aliens. We appreciate that you recently filed a notice of appeal, preserving your ability to defend the law on appeal. We now urge you to follow through by defending the law before the Ninth Circuit and (if necessary) the Supreme Court. We ask that you confirm expeditiously DOJ’s intent to do so. Alternatively, if you do not intend to seek reversal of that decision and instead decide to cease prosecutions for illegal reentry in some or all of the country, we ask that you let us know, in writing, so that the undersigned can take appropriate action. Section 1326, as part of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, is unremarkable in that it requires all aliens—no matter their race or country of origin—to enter the country lawfully. In finding the law racially discriminatory against “Latinx persons,” Chief Judge Du made some truly astounding claims, especially considering that, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mexico has more legal permanent residents in the United States, by far, than any other country.1 Chief Judge Du determined that, because most illegal reentrants at the border are from Mexico, the law has an impermissible “disparate impact” on Mexicans. -
May 25, 2021 the Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader United
May 25, 2021 The Honorable Charles Schumer The Honorable A. Mitchell McConnell Majority Leader Minority Leader United States Senate United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Richard Durbin The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Ranking Member Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Senators: The Second Amendment is the cornerstone of the Bill of Rights. It guarantees our natural God-given right to defend our lives, our families, our property, and our freedom. The confirmation of David Chipman to head the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) is an attack on that right and on the millions of law-abiding gun owners across the country. As state Attorneys General, we took an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and protect the rights and freedoms of our constituents. These responsibilities force us to stand in opposition to Mr. Chipman’s nomination and in support of our constituents’ rights. Firearms are far beyond a hobby or a passion. They are a part of our national heritage and everyday life for tens of millions of Americans, particularly those of us who live in rural areas. We use them to hunt, protect livestock, and provide peace of mind when law enforcement may be miles away. This is why Mr. Chipman’s past affiliation with anti-gun organizations and his extreme positions on commonly owned firearms is so concerning to us as attorneys general and why he is unfit to be confirmed as head of the ATF. -
Document Future Danger (Including Past Violence Where the Same Regime Prohibited Their Right to Self-Defense), the Regime Fails Muster Under Any Level of Scrutiny
No. 20-843 In the Supreme Court of the United States NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL., Petitioners, v. KEVIN P. BRUEN, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SUPERINTENDENT OF NEW YORK STATE POLICE, ET AL., Respondents. On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit BRIEF OF ARIZONA, MISSOURI, ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, IDAHO, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WYOMING AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS MARK BRNOVICH ERIC S. SCHMITT Arizona Attorney Missouri Attorney General General JOSEPH A. KANEFIELD D. JOHN SAUER Chief Deputy Solicitor General BRUNN W. ROYSDEN III JEFF JOHNSON Solicitor General Deputy Solicitor General DREW C. ENSIGN Deputy Solicitor General OFFICE OF THE MISSOURI Counsel of Record ATTORNEY GENERAL ANTHONY R. NAPOLITANO Supreme Court Building Assistant Attorney General 207 West High Street OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA P.O. Box 899 ATTORNEY GENERAL Jefferson City, MO 65102 2005 N. Central Ave. (573) 751-3321 Phoenix, AZ 85004 [email protected] (602) 542-5025 [email protected] Counsel for Amici Curiae (Additional Counsel listed on inside cover) Additional Counsel STEVE MARSHALL DANIEL CAMERON Attorney General Attorney General of Alabama of Kentucky TREG TAYLOR JEFF LANDRY Attorney General Attorney General of Alaska of Louisiana LESLIE RUTLEDGE LYNN FITCH Attorney General Attorney General of Arkansas of Mississippi ASHLEY MOODY AUSTIN KNUDSEN Attorney General Attorney General of Florida of Montana CHRISTOPHER M. CARR DOUGLAS J. PETERSON Attorney General Attorney General of Georgia of Nebraska LAWRENCE G. -
State Attorneys General on SAFE to WORK Act Liability Protections
August 5, 2020 The Honorable Lindsey Graham The Honorable Diane Feinstein Chairman Ranking Member Senate Committee on the Judiciary Senate Committee on the Judiciary 290 Russell Senate Office Building 331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader 317 Russell Senate Office Building 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Re: State Attorneys General on SAFE TO WORK Act Liability Protections Dear Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Feinstein, The undersigned Attorneys General, representing 22 states, are encouraged to see the introduction of S. 4317, the SAFE TO WORK Act, by U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas, and we urge you to adopt the COVID-19 civil liability protections included in this important legislation. As we wrote in our previous letter dated May 11, 2020, we believe this framework for federal pandemic liability protections will benefit all of our states and citizens as we continue working to slow the spread of COVID-19 and minimize the detrimental impact it has had on our state economies. Attorneys General have a responsibility to protect the interests of the residents of our states. Notably, it is the role of the Attorney General to help maintain a stable legal and regulatory environment. We have seen the tragedies and widespread loss of life that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in our states. We have also observed firsthand the livelihoods that have been lost due to joblessness, business closures, and the abandonment of traditional activities in daily lives and places of work. -
Amici Texas, Iowa and 29 Other States ISO Respontents Apple V. Pepper
No. 17-204 In the Supreme Court of the United States APPLE INC., PETITIONER v. ROBERT PEPPER, ET AL. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRIEF FOR TEXAS, IOWA, AND 29 OTHER STATES AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS TOM MILLER KEN PAXTON Attorney General of Iowa Attorney General of Texas NATHAN BLAKE JEFFREY C. MATEER Deputy Attorney General First Assistant Attorney General MAX M. MILLER KYLE D. HAWKINS Assistant Attorney Solicitor General General Counsel of Record OFFICE OF THE J. CAMPBELL BARKER ATTORNEY GENERAL Deputy Solicitor General 1305 E. Walnut St. JOSEPH D. HUGHES Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Assistant Solicitor General [email protected] (515) 281-5926 KIM VAN WINKLE Deputy Chief, Antitrust Division BRET FULKERSON DAVID M. ASHTON NICHOLAS G. GRIMMER Assistant Attorneys General, Antitrust Division OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059) Austin, Texas 78711-2548 [email protected] (512) 936-1700 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Interest of amici curiae ........................................................ 1 Summary of argument ......................................................... 2 Argument .............................................................................. 7 I. Illinois Brick’s bar on proving indirect- purchaser damages rests on predictions and policy judgments, not statutory text or lack of factual injury. ............................................. 8 II. States have since allowed indirect purchasers to sue under state antitrust law, leading to decades of experience that contradict the predictions and policy judgments underlying Illinois Brick. .............. 12 A. Decades of experience applying modern economic analyses demonstrate that pass-on damages are not “virtually unascertainable.” .................. 13 B. Courts have shown themselves capable of applying gatekeeping rules to proof of indirect-purchaser damages. -
Stetson in the News
Stetson In the News Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Top Stories: John Rasp, Ph.D., associate professor of statistics at Stetson University, was quoted in the article, "Cross- Disciplinary Collaboration Encourages Conversations About Teaching," posted by the Chronicle of Higher Education Online Oct. 26. Rasp was also mentioned in the Chronicle of Higher Education Online article, "Talking Teaching With Your Colleagues," posted Oct. 27. K.C. Ma, Ph.D., professor of finance at Stetson University, was quoted in the article, "5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for November." Ma said, "Alibaba's dominance is insulated from international completion through the government, and domestically they are the preferred marketplace for both consumers and merchants," posted by MSN Money US (en) and U.S. News & World Report Nov. 1. Law Professor Charles Rose was quoted by Law 360 regarding the Engle sanctions. He was also quoted in the Oct. 31 Daytona Beach News-Journal article, "Jurors will have to be unanimous for death sentence against Luis Toledo." In partnership with the Florida Humanities Council, Stetson University will be presenting "The Rivers Run To It." The event is part of the Florida Humanities Speaker Series and will feature Jack Davis, Ph.D., posted by Capital Soup Nov. 1. Law Professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy was quoted in the Nov. 1 The Globe and Mail Online article, "Mueller's Russia investigation extends beyond collusion." Other News: Law Professor Rebecca Morgan wrote the Nov. 1 Elder Law Prof Blog post, "What is the Difference Between Original Medicare and Part C?" Professor Morgan also wrote the Oct. -
January 12, 2021 the Honorable Jeffrey A. Rosen Acting Attorney
January 12, 2021 The Honorable Jeffrey A. Rosen Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Rosen: We, the undersigned state attorneys general, are committed to the protection of public safety, the rule of law, and the U.S. Constitution. We are appalled that on January 6, 2021, rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol, defaced the building, and engaged in a range of criminal conduct—including unlawful entry, theft, destruction of U.S. government property, and assault. Worst of all, the riot resulted in the deaths of individuals, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer, and others were physically injured. Beyond these harms, the rioters’ actions temporarily paused government business of the most sacred sort in our system—certifying the result of a presidential election. We all just witnessed a very dark day in America. The events of January 6 represent a direct, physical challenge to the rule of law and our democratic republic itself. Together, we will continue to do our part to repair the damage done to institutions and build a more perfect union. As Americans, and those charged with enforcing the law, we must come together to condemn lawless violence, making clear that such actions will not be allowed to go unchecked. Thank you for your consideration of and work on this crucial priority. Sincerely Phil Weiser Karl A. Racine Colorado Attorney General District of Columbia Attorney General Lawrence Wasden Douglas Peterson Idaho Attorney General Nebraska Attorney General Steve Marshall Clyde “Ed” Sniffen, Jr. Alabama Attorney General Acting Alaska Attorney General Mark Brnovich Leslie Rutledge Arizona Attorney General Arkansas Attorney General Xavier Becerra William Tong California Attorney General Connecticut Attorney General Kathleen Jennings Ashley Moody Delaware Attorney General Florida Attorney General Christopher M.