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DES MOINES— The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in Nebraska v. Biden, a multistate lawsuit Iowa joined challenging the Biden Administration’s executive order that would unlawfully cancel $430 billion in student-loan debt. Attorney General Brenna Bird traveled to Washington, D.C. for Nebraska’s argument on behalf of the six states. ...

DES MOINES— Today, Attorney General Bird helped lead a multistate lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its interpretation of “Waters of the United States.” The new rule modifies that definition to dramatically expand the power of the federal government.   Instead of just regulating major interstate waterways like Great...

DES MOINES – Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) over a new federal rule requiring gun owners to register their firearms with attached pistol braces, or risk criminal penalties.    The ATF explicitly approved pistol braces...

DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa District Court for Iowa County granted the State of Iowa’s motion for a temporary injunction and issued a consent order requiring the cleanup of hazardous waste from the C6-Zero facility in Marengo.   C6-Zero has agreed to the consent order, which requires them to...

DES MOINES – Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of seven Attorneys General urging the Biden Administration to follow the law and respond to the request of Governor Kim Reynolds and seven other Governors that the EPA issue regulations allowing the sale of year-round E15 ethanol...

DES MOINES - Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird joined Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a 25-state coalition lawsuit over a U.S. Department of Labor rule which would affect the retirement accounts of hundreds of millions of Americans.   The rule would allow pension plan...

DES MOINES – Subcommittees of the Iowa House and Senate both advanced a bill proposed by Attorney General Brenna Bird to increase the penalties on the distribution of drugs that lead to death.   The bill creates a Class B felony, punishable by up to 25 years in prison, for drug...

20 States Seek to Stop Entry of Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Aliens Annually 

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced three new members to her team. Bird named Deputy Attorney General for Agency Counsel David Faith, Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Health and Human Services Section Ed Bull, and Press Secretary Alyssa Brouillet to serve in the Attorney General’s office. ...

DES MOINES - The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has completed its review of the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male, T.J., by three Des Moines police officers that occurred on December 26. In a report issued today, the office concluded that the officers “acted with legal justification” and that “no...