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Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a bipartisan group of 38 state attorneys general in support of the FIRST STEP Act.

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today that Tennessee joined 42 states and the District of Columbia in reaching a $6 million settlement with Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC, one of the nation’s largest debt buyers.

“The ACA has been ruled constitutionally flawed in a federal district court decision which will be appealed to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is important to point out the court did not issue an injunction. Therefore, nothing will change until the appeals are final. The Court also said the individual mandate was essential to the ACA and the ACA cannot stand without it. At the heart of this case is the Commerce Clause of our Constitution that, according to the court, prevents Congress from compelling Tennesseans to buy insurance, especially if they can’t afford it or don’t want it. Ultimately, it is up to Congress to provide lawful solutions to healthcare coverage, not just debate or campaign on it.”

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today announced Jonathan T. Skrmetti will join the Attorney General’s office as the Chief Deputy in January.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is pleased to announce the swearing in of 14 assistant attorneys general today in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the Tennessee State Capitol.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined a bipartisan group of 43 states and the District of Columbia urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to promptly comply with a new provision of federal law that aims to address “synthetic identity fraud.”

We actively enforce state law that protects Tennesseans from data breaches. We are very concerned about the major breach announced by Marriott this morning: the hundreds of millions affected, the nature of the information potentially accessed, and the time that passed since the first breach. We are gathering additional information and looking at what went wrong.

“Through his dedication and deep grasp of state finances Charles Sargent left the people of Tennessee with a measurable inheritance: the stability and success we enjoy today is a credit to his many years of outstanding service and sound decision making. Personally, I will miss working with Charles. He was a friend as well as a statesman.”

Attorney General Herbert Slatery III today joined a coalition of 33 attorneys general calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Acting Director Mick Mulvaney to continue protecting military service members against predatory lenders under the Military Lending Act (MLA). The attorneys general urge the CFPB to reconsider its reported decision to stop examining lenders to ensure they are complying with the MLA.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, along with a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general, is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to create new rules to allow telephone service providers to block more illegal robocalls being made to unsuspecting consumers in Tennessee and across the country.

“Today the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from a group challenging the way Tennessee has counted votes on constitutional amendments since 1870,” said Herbert H. Slatery III. “This is a confirmation of the State’s position from the outset: a state, and not a federal court, should decide how votes are counted under its own Constitution. This finally puts to rest any uncertainty surrounding the people’s 2014 approval and ratification of Amendment 1 by 72,000 votes. The Court’s action denying the appeal allows the unanimous 6th Circuit decision in favor of the State to stand. The votes were correctly and constitutionally counted and the plaintiffs’ claims of unfairness, lack of due process and equal protection were all denied.”

Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III along with the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, has reached an agreement with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers.

“I was pleased to be among a bipartisan group of attorneys general finding common ground on the important issue of consumer protection and data security. It is essential for state and federal law enforcement agencies to work together and we had a robust discussion. I appreciate General Sessions and his staff taking the time to hear our concerns.”

“Randy Boyd’s key role in the Governor’s signature higher education program, the Tennessee Promise, his familiarity with state government and his campaign experience places him in a unique position to guide the University of Tennessee education system at this pivotal time.”

Attorney General Herbert Slatery III today joined 55 other state and territory attorneys general to urge Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).