Press Room - July 2017

MADIGAN & 14 ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSE ELIMINATION OF CRITICAL LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
35 Attorneys General & State Consumer Advocates Urge Congress to Expand Funding for Millions of Vulnerable Residents

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN URGES CONGRESS TO PROTECT LEGAL RIGHTS OF VICTIMIZED CONSUMERS
Madigan Joins Coalition Urging Senate to Reject Repeal of CFPB Arbitration Rule

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN JOINS COALITION URGING CONGRESS TO PROTECT TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBERS

MADIGAN & 10 STATES SUE U.S. EPA FOR BLOCKING VITAL RULE TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES & FIRST RESPONDERS FROM CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS
Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Lift Illegal Two-Year Delay In Chemical Accident Safety Rule, Which Would Improve Prevention, Detection & Response To Explosions, Fires, Poisonous Gas Releases & Other Chemical Accidents

MADIGAN: FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SALINE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NONPROFIT PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
Charges Alleged Defendant Illegally Obtained State & Federal Grants

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN DEFENDS DACA PROGRAM
Madigan & 19 Attorneys General Demand President Affirm His Commitment to Dreamers

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN CALLS ON SECRETARY DEVOS TO MAINTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN FILES NEW BRIEF IN TRAVEL BAN CASE
Madigan & 15 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Opposing Trump Administration’s Stay Application, Following Hawaii District Court Ruling that the Travel Ban Cannot Be Applied to Grandparents & Close Relatives of U.S. Residents

MADIGAN & 12 ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSE FCC ROLLBACK OF NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONS

MADIGAN WARNS RESIDENTS TO BE ON ALERT FOR FLOOD-RELATED REPAIR SCAMS

MADIGAN & ATTORNEYS GENERAL CALL ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO UPHOLD STUDENT PROTECTIONS
Attorneys General Oppose Department of Education’s Decision to Rescind & Replace Critical Student Protections Against Fraudulent For-Profit Schools

MADIGAN DEMANDS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXPLAIN DELAY IN LOAN FORGIVENESS TO FORMER CORINTHIAN COLLEGES STUDENTS
Attorney General Madigan Issues FOIA Request to Department & Says With Findings of Fraud Made, Department Is Inexplicably Delaying Forgiveness to Impacted Corinthian Students

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN ISSUES GUIDANCE TO ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO IMPROVE RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT & SEXUAL ABUSE CRIMES

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN FILES BRIEF SUPPORTING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN HAWAII TRAVEL BAN LITIGATION
Madigan & 15 AGs Argue Federal Government Too Narrowly Interprets “Close Familial Relationship,” Harming States’ Residents, Institutions and Economies

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MADIGAN: DON’T FALL FOR TOBACCO MASTER SETTLEMENT SCAMS

MADIGAN, ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & SECRETARY DEVOS FOR ABANDONING CRITICAL STUDENT PROTECTIONS
Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against Education Secretary DeVos for Delaying Rules That Protect Students & Taxpayers from Abuse by Predatory For-Profit Schools

MADIGAN & 29 ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST SPOOFED ROBOCALLS