RAOUL, COALITION REACH NEARLY $4.3 BILLION SETTLEMENT WITH OPIOID MANUFACTURER TEVA
Health News Illinois | June 28, 2022 The Illinois Attorney General’s office has reached an agreement in principle on the financial terms of a settlement with opioid-maker Teva that would provide up to $4.3 billion to participating state and local governments over 13 years. Continue reading on Health News Illinois
Illinois AG joins coalition reiterating abortion rights
By: Ben Singson | June 27, 2022 A coalition of 22 attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, are reaffirming their commitment to providing abortion access. The group issued a statement Monday in light of Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that there was no constitutional right to abortion. “Regardless of the decision in Dobbs, […]
Attorney general launches program for violent crime victims to receive job training
By: Ben Singson | June 14, 2022 Attorney General Kwame Raoul has started a pilot program to help victims of violent crime find work. The program, called Rebound to Work, is part of Raoul’s efforts to increase the number of services provided to violent crime victims. The attorney general’s office has partnered with multiple community […]
Democratic AGs defend Biden crackdown on ‘ghost guns’
The Hill | June 11, 2022 A group of Democratic attorneys general are backing a Biden administration effort to crack down on so-called ghost guns, untraceable homemade firearms that account for an increasing share of those seized by law enforcement. In court papers Friday, 20 blue state attorneys general urged a federal judge to reject […]