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Jackson cites Locke research in touting AGs’ lawsuit against tariffs
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson cited John Locke Foundation research this month as he touted a new multistate lawsuit challenging federal tariffs.
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AG, governor urge top NC court to reject hog ‘slush fund’ appeal
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson, Gov. Josh Stein, and Controller Nels Roseland are asking the state’s highest court not to take another look at a case involving the AG’s environmental grant program.
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TikTok urges top NC court to dismiss Jackson’s lawsuit
TikTok and parent company ByteDance are urging North Carolina’s highest court to throw out a lawsuit pursued by state Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
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Locke’s Mitch Kokai responds to AG Jackson’s lawsuit over SNAP benefits
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joining Democratic counterparts in other states in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration. It focuses on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 31, 2025, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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AG objects to pausing Chemours lawsuit during appeal
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson opposes pausing his environmental lawsuit against DuPont and Chemours while the companies appeal a trial judge’s ruling to the state Supreme Court. A pause could delay a Business Court hearing in the case scheduled Oct. 30.
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Bill barring NC’s attorney general from challenging Trump passes Senate
Republicans in the North Carolina Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that restricts the state attorney general from participating in legal actions aimed at challenging executive orders issued by the President of the United States.
Opinion
ACC media-rights legal fight raises issues beyond sports, money
Rulings in the Atlantic Coast Conference's courtroom battles with Florida State and Clemson could affect any North Carolina company that does business with an out-of-state government.
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Jackson joins other Democrat AGs suing over Trump birthright citizenship order
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined Democrats serving as AG in 17 other states and the District of Columbia in a new federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
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Twelve state AGs support Florida State in media-rights fight with ACC
Attorneys general in Florida and 11 other states support Florida State University in its legal battle with the Atlantic Coast Conference over sports media rights. An earlier court filing labeled the case a $700 million dispute.
Opinion
Stein ad revives rape-kit backlog issue
The Democratic candidate for governor has chosen to revive an issue that raises questions about the attorney general's office dating back 28 years.
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Stein, hospitality group seek argument time in COVID insurance case
Both the North Carolina attorney general and the state Restaurant and Lodging Association hope to take part in an upcoming oral argument at the state’s highest court. The case deals with a dispute over insurance coverage for restaurant business losses during COVID pandemic shutdowns.
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Judge turns off spigot for AG’s ‘slush fund’
A 2019 state law dictates that an annual payment to the state from Smithfield Foods should support environmental enhancements in public schools.
