Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Monitor – August 28, 2025

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State Attorneys General Monitor analyzes regulatory actions by state AGs and other state administrative agencies throughout the nation. Contributors to this newsletter and related blog include attorneys experienced in regulatory enforcement, litigation, and compliance. Also visit our State Attorneys General Monitor microsite.

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Troutman Pepper Locke Spotlight

Growing Trend: State AGs Making Investigations Public

By Chris Carlson, Blake Christopher, and Kyara Rivera Rivera

Chris Carlson, Blake Christopher, and Kyara Rivera Rivera of Troutman Pepper Locke discuss a recent trend of State AGs publicizing when they initiate an investigation and the considerations for companies on the receiving end.

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Multistate State AG News

Kalshi Faces Regulatory Scrutiny and Litigation From Several Angles

By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team and Natalia Jacobo

In addition to receiving cease-and-desist orders from several states (Arizona, Illinois, Montana, and Ohio), and ongoing litigation against New Jersey state gaming regulators in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) is also now embroiled in litigation with regulators in Maryland and Nevada. Kalshi operates as a designated contract market, which allows adults in all 50 states to make financial trades on a broad range of topics — from sports to the weather.

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AGs Demand End to Unlawful Robocalls Through “Operation Robocall Roundup”

By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team and Nick Gouverneur

In 2022, a bipartisan task force of 51 state attorneys general (AGs) was formed to investigate and take legal action against companies allegedly responsible for large volumes of fraudulent and illegal robocall traffic. North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson, Indiana AG Todd Rokita, and Ohio AG Dave Yost lead the “Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force.” The task force is made up of AGs from both political parties.

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Single State AG News

Massachusetts AG Campbell Releases Business Guidance on “Junk Fee” and Auto-Renewal Regulations

By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team and Namrata Kang

Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has issued guidelines to help businesses comply with the recently enacted consumer protection regulations, prohibiting “junk fees” and providing consumers with greater transparency regarding trial and subscription offers. We previously covered these regulations in detail here.

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AG of the Week

Kris Kobach, Kansas

Kris Kobach was elected as Kansas’s 45th AG in November 2022. Raised in Topeka, KS, he graduated from Washburn Rural High School and pursued his undergraduate studies in government at Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude. As a Marshall Scholar, he earned a Ph.D. in politics from the University of Oxford and completed his JD at Yale Law School, serving as notes development editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Kobach clerked for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and later became a professor of constitutional law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law from 1996 to 2011. During this period, he received a White House fellowship and served in the U.S. Department of Justice as counsel to the AG.

He served as the 31st Kansas secretary of state from 2011 to 2019 and led the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity in 2017. In private practice, Kobach litigated high-profile cases, including challenges related to DACA and defending statutes against the ACLU. In 2022, he represented Air Force members in vaccine mandate exemption cases.

Kansas AG in the News:

• Koback appointed Joseph Sciarrotta to serve as his chief deputy starting next week. Sciarrotta previously served as an Arizona superior court judge, general counsel to former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, top advisor to former AG Mark Brnovich, and general counsel to the Arizona Department of Administration.

Upcoming AG Events

• September: RAGA | Fall National Meeting | Miami, FL  
• September: DAGA | Denver Policy Conference | Denver, CO  
• October: AGA | Anti-Human Trafficking Summit | Oxford, MS  

For more on upcoming AG Events, click here.

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