Recent NewsAttorney General Mark R. Herring has urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt expanded regulations that would require businesses to provide adequate notification before enrolling consumers in their subscription services following a free trial period and regarding how consumers can cancel these subscriptions before actually being billed. Attorney General Herring and a coalition of 17 attorneys general have sent a letter to the FTC urging them to expand existing negative option regulations to cover these “free trial” business models.
December 3 - Herring Fights in Supreme Court to Protect Women’s Healthcare, Reproductive Rights Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the right of women across the country to access reproductive healthcare and safe, legal abortions.
November 26 - Herring Enhancing Way Richmond Region Responds to Human Trafficking Today, Attorney General Mark Herring and members of the Richmond Regional Human Trafficking Collaborative announced new initiatives that will improve the way the Richmond region responds to human trafficking including a new case manager position that is focused on juvenile victims, stakeholder trainings, and expanded victims services.
In an op-ed in Sunday’s Virginian-Pilot, Attorney General Mark R. Herring outlined a set of priorities for building a more just, equal, and fair criminal justice system in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The proposals will help move Virginia away from mass incarceration, eliminate racial disparities in outcomes and access to justice, and improve public safety while saving taxpayers money.
November 15 - Herring Sues EPA Over Attacks on Clean Air and Climate Change Efforts Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of attorneys general and local governments in filing a lawsuit opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to block state-level action to reduce air pollution from cars and encourage the development of clean car technology and jobs.
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