News Releases - 2024 Archive - Page 2

DES MOINES—This week, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird hosted a domestic violence conference to train Iowans on how to prevent domestic violence and support victims. The conference ran October 14–15. The conference united hundreds of law enforcement, advocates, legal professionals, and survivors to stop domestic violence....

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Attorney General’s office has reformed its crime-victim compensation application, transitioning to a paperless system that improves efficiency and security and streamlines the online form. As part of Attorney General Bird’s top-down, bottom-up audit of victim services, she held roundtables across the...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement celebrating Assistant Attorney General Matthew Schuling’s appointment as a district associate judge in Judicial District 4: “I am excited for Assistant Attorney General Matthew Schuling on his appointment as a district associate judge in Judicial District 4. Matthew is a talented...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the June 30, 2024, fatal shooting of Kelvin Plain, Jr. by two Waterloo police officers was “legally justified.” The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation....

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris administration over its new mandate that threatens a mass shutdown of nursing homes and senior care across the country. Federal law currently requires that nursing homes have a registered nurse on staff for eight hours a day, and then a...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general has reached a settlement with Marriott International, resolving a years-long investigation into a data breach of its guest reservation database. The Federal Trade Commission reached a separate settlement with Marriott. Marriott has agreed to...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a bipartisan coalition of states in urging Congress to pass the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, a bill that will add federal district judges to keep up with increasing national demand. Small and large states alike have a stake...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today hosted a press conference with the family of Maureen Brubaker-Farley, an Iowa cold case victim, to shine a light on the impact of solving cold cases and the importance of never losing hope. The announcement was made in a press conference at the...

DES MOINES—Today, on the anniversary of the barbaric October 7 terror attack on Israel, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird reaffirms her commitment to standing with Israel and against terrorism. “Today marks one year since the worst attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust,” said Attorney General Bird. “Please join...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a letter with Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to Congress in support of life-saving AM radios as car manufacturers remove them from new models. Last week, Hurricane Helene tore through the eastern United States, leaving devastation in its path. These storms serve...