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DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of 28 states to defend North Carolina’s law protecting children from illegal Chinese vapes. In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Attorney General Bird supports North Carolina’s vape registry law. A vape registry is a...

DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that she joined 28 states and territories in continuing the fight for women and girls to have spaces in sports and other activities.   Attorney General Bird joined briefs supporting both West Virginia and Idaho’s state laws that keep men and boys out of...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 21, 2025, fatal shooting of Steven Funk by a Knoxville Police Department sergeant 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 led 17 states in calling on colleges and universities to protect free speech on their campuses.    There are troubling reports that some university officials are using the murder of Charlie Kirk as a justification to suppress speech on campuses under the pretext of student...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she co-led a 21-state coalition supporting the President’s right not to be hauled into Florida state court.   Parties in a lawsuit involving Truth Social’s parent company subpoenaed President Trump for personal documents and are seeking to question him under oath. The President is not a...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she has signed agreements with thirteen pork processors that allows them to continue long-standing pig-ownership agreements with Iowa farmers that have been in place for up to 20 years.   In 1975, the state of Iowa passed a law that banned pork processors from...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird is cautioning Iowans to be wary of scammers posing as potential employers. In one of these scams, you may receive a job offer via text or email describing a job that allows you to work from home with little effort.   However, these unsolicited offers are...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 15, 2025, fatal shooting of Feglys Antonio Campos Arriba by a Denison Police officer was legally justified.  The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal...

DES MOINES –-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 25 states filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, urging it to review the constitutionality of Massachusetts’ firearm licensing requirements for nonresidents.    “Massachusetts’s law drowns the rights of law-abiding citizens in red tape and...

DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the August 5, 2025, fatal shooting of David Leonard Maupin by a deputy from the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office was legally justified.  The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the...