News Releases - 2024 Archive

DES MOINES–Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced an 11-state lawsuit challenging President Biden’s second attempt at unconstitutional student debt cancellation. Attorney General Bird took Biden to court as part of a 2022 lawsuit challenging his earlier student debt scheme. The lawsuit accused the Biden Administration of illegally canceling $430 billion...

DES MOINES—Today, the Court chose Iowa to lead the nationwide lawsuit against Biden’s latest green scheme. Biden’s climate mandate forces businesses to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, attempts to influence investments based on climate change theories, requires businesses to disclose climate-related risks, and makes businesses release a plan to adapt...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Bird today joined a bipartisan 20-state coalition and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make sure federal employees who serve in the military reserves do not lose their pay when deployed. Federal law ensures that reservists who are federal employees are...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the January 8, 2024 fatal shooting of Salvador Perez-Garcia by Sioux City Police Department officers was legally justified. The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The investigation found that Perez-Garcia...

DES MOINES—Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed to change TikTok’s app store age rating to protect kids while the office’s lawsuit continues. In January, Attorney General Bird sued TikTok for deceiving parents by lying about children’s widespread access to explicit videos on its social media app. The lawsuit makes...

DES MOINES—Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced victory in her case against the Biden Administration for year-round E15 gasoline. Attorney General Bird is now ending her lawsuit, given the Biden Administration’s new rule that grants Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request for the sale of E15 gasoline during the summer. The...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 12-state coalition in a letter to the Biden administration, demanding that it stop funding Iran, the global leader in financially supporting terrorism. Since President Biden took office, the United States government has already paid nearly $1 billion to the terrorist-infiltrated organization...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 19-state coalition in urging the United States Supreme Court to support law enforcement in Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio. In 2016, Jascha Chiaverini bought stolen jewelry from a thief to sell in his store. When law enforcement asked him to return...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a nine-state coalition in a lawsuit challenging the Biden Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rule that mandates businesses report their greenhouse gas emissions. This is the second major state-led lawsuit against the SEC mandate, after 10 states filed in the Eleventh Circuit Court...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a bipartisan coalition of 41-States in a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., urging immediate action to address the rise in user account takeovers and lockouts on the company’s platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has seen a...