Attorney General Rob Bonta
Recent News About Attorney General Rob Bonta
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Attorney General Bonta Advocates for Federal Regulation of an Illicit Tranquilizer Use
Urges U.S. Congress to classify the animal tranquilizer xylazine, commonly called “tranq” and frequently combined with illicit fentanyl, as a controlled substance
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Attorney General Bonta, Orange County Community Leaders Discuss Urgent Action Needed to Combat Hate Crimes and Incidents
At the roundtable in Anaheim, local leaders came together to address growing hate crimes and incidents and ways to combat extremism in California
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Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief Supporting Oakland and San Francisco’s Efforts to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Misleading the Public, Worsening the Climate Crisis
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting the City of Oakland and the City and County of San Francisco’s efforts to hold major fossil fuel-producing companies accountable for their misleading actions that have worsened the climate crisis.
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Attorney General Bonta Announces President of a Mortgage Company Found Guilty on 100 Felony Counts in $7 Million Statewide Mortgage Fraud Scheme
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the former president of a purported mortgage “investment” company, Robert Sedlar, has been convicted of 100 felony counts for operating a mortgage fraud scheme throughout California.
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Attorney General Bonta: Prudent Planning Protects Critical Public Safety Investments in Revised Budget
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement highlighting critical public safety investments in Governor Newsom’s 2023-24 revised state budget proposal.
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Comment Letter Urging USDA to Implement Healthy Nutrition Guidelines for School Meals
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) applauding the proposed guidelines for federal nutrition standards for school meals aimed at aligning the new standards to the goals of federal dietary guidelines.
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Attorney General Bonta: Biden Administration Is Right to Protect Farmworkers from Harmful Pesticides
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate comment letter that supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest effort to protect farmworkers and nearby communities from exposure to harmful pesticides.
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Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on Death of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement on the death of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Brett Harris, who died in the line of duty on Saturday, May 13, 2023:
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Attorney General Bonta: Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Proposition 12 Affirms States’ Role in Regulating Goods Sold Within Their Borders
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, upholding a California law — Proposition 12 — that prohibits the sale of certain pork products produced using inhumane methods:
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Attorney General Bonta: FDA Panel Recommendation on Nation’s First OTC Birth Control Pill is Excellent News
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement, welcoming a unanimous recommendation by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel to approve the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of a birth control pill:
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Attorney General Bonta Launches Civil Rights Investigation into Antioch Police Department
Review comes amidst allegations of bigoted text messages and other potentially discriminatory misconduct
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Attorney General Bonta Applauds Court Decision Granting Enforcement Action Against Los Angeles County to Remedy Dire Conditions at Juvenile Halls
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement applauding a court ruling granting the California Department of Justice’s motion to enforce a 2021 stipulated judgment against the Los Angeles County Probation Department, to remedy illegal and unsafe conditions of confinement at its two juvenile halls.
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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads 22 States to Protect Patients Against Texas’ Attempt to Exclude Abortion from Emergency Healthcare
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in a legal fight to protect Americans’ access to abortions during life-threatening medical emergencies. In an amicus brief, the coalition supported the Biden Administration’s defense of its Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) guidance, which restates hospitals’ obligations under EMTALA, requiring doctors nationwide to perform abortions when necessary in emergency situations.
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Fight to Protect LGBTQ Youth and Children
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in defending a Colorado law that prohibits gay and transgender conversion therapy on children and youth.
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Attorney General Bonta Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
Consumers to receive checks in the mail from multistate settlement without needing to file a claim
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Attorneys General Bonta and James Launch Investigation into National Football League’s Workplace Practices and Culture
Request information from the NFL relating to possible violations of federal and state employment discrimination laws
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Attorney General Bonta, Law Enforcement Partners Announce the Seizure of 40 Pounds of Fentanyl and Other Drugs Worth $4.2 Million
Two enforcement stops lead to the arrest of seven suspects, the seizure of 104 pounds of methamphetamine and 40 pounds of fentanyl
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Attorney General Bonta: As Attacks on Reproductive Rights Persist, California Will Continue to Lead Nationwide Defense
The Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice provides pro bono representation to those in need of legal help related to abortion and other reproductive care As a member of the SoCal LARJ advisory committee, DOJ provides guidance to support the alliance’s efforts
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Attorney General Bonta Combats Healthcare Discrimination by Filing Multistate Amicus Brief to Protect the Rights of Transgender Americans
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced leading a multistate coalition of eight attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Dekker v. Weida in support of transgender rights and equal access to healthcare.
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Attorney General Bonta Backs Federal Fight to Defend Medication Abortion Access
Joins 23 states in supporting Biden administration’s appeal against Texas court ruling suspending FDA approval of mifepristone