--- title: "AG Chronicles: September 2025" date: 2025-09-12T00:00:00-04:00 author: Mary Katherine (MK) Terrell canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/newsletters/ag-chronicles/ag-chronicles-september-2025" section: Newsletter Issues --- # AG Chronicles: September 2025 September 12, 2025 **September 2025** ***AG Chronicles**: a monthly newsletter breaking down State Attorneys General consumer protection issues and highlighting news from the states.* #### UPCOMING WEBINARS ### Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office: New Regulations Applicable to ​“Junk Fees” and Automatic Renewals **Webinar: Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET** Please join us for a webinar featuring special guest speaker [Yael Shavit](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yael-shavit-96710429/), Chief of the Consumer Protection Division in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, as she joins Kelley Drye State Attorneys General Practice Chair [Paul Singer](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/paul-l-singer), Special Counsel [Abby Stempson](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/abigail-stempson), and Special Counsel [Beth Chun](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/beth-bolen-chun). The guest speaker will focus on the new consumer protection regulations that took effect on September 2, 2025, in Massachusetts. These regulations prohibit so-called ​“junk fees” and establish requirements around price and billing transparency, trial offers, automatic renewals, and recurring charges and subscriptions. The webinar will also touch on the broader role of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in consumer protection enforcement and on the state’s consumer protection laws. Register [here](https://sug3z.share.hsforms.com/2iP0Z42TjThmJl8gbdV18nw). #### IN CASE YOU MISSED IT In the latest webinar in our 2025 State AG Webinar series on consumer protection priorities, our State AG team welcomed guest speakers Christopher J.I. Leong, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Commerce and Economic Development Division, State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, and Mana Moriarty, Executive Director, Office of Consumer Protection to speak about how both agencies approach consumer protection issues from a different–and yet very similar–lens. To view the full webinar recording, click [here](https://vimeo.com/1111787970/83ba0ab6cb?share=copy). Read the key takeaways [here](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/state-ags-and-consumer-protection-what-we-learned-from-hawaii). #### IN THE NEWS AND LATEST UPDATES #### [Spotlight on the 2025 AGA Chair’s Initiative: Cyber Awareness](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/spotlight-on-the-2025-aga-chairs-initiative-cyber-awareness) The Attorney General Alliance, led by then-Chair and former Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, convened the Chair’s Initiative in Girdwood, Alaska titled Cyber Awareness: Addressing Digital Threats at Home and Abroad. The event brought together AGs and their staff, legal professionals, cybersecurity experts, and industry stakeholders to explore collaborative strategies and innovations in cybersecurity. #### [State AGs Again Urge Action to Protect Kids from Tech and AI Risks](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/state-ags-again-urge-action-to-protect-kids-from-tech-and-ai-risks) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson proclaimed, “\[i\]f Congress won’t protect kids from Big Tech, states will.” State AGs from 27 states, led by the Utah Attorney General’s office, submitted an amicus brief in the Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. v. James Uthmeier case on appeal before the Eleventh Circuit. #### [Alaska and Missouri AGs Announce Resignations](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/alaska-and-missouri-ags-announce-resignations) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced his resignation from the position effective September 8. He issued a press release reporting that he is leaving to serve as the Co-Deputy Director of the FBI, in alignment with his background as a prosecutor. Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor also announced his resignation after serving as AG since 2021. News reports indicate AG Taylor is likely planning a run for governor himself. #### [37 State Attorneys General Urge Meta to Safeguard Instagram’s Location Sharing Feature](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/37-state-attorneys-general-urge-meta-to-safeguard-instagrams-location-sharing-feature) A bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general led by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sent a letter to the head of Instagram regarding Instagram’s recently-implemented location sharing feature. The letter states that the AGs have ​“serious concern” over the feature, which allows users’ ​“precise locations to be displayed on a map.” The AGs contend that the feature ​“raises significant public safety and data concerns,” particularly for vulnerable users like children and survivors of domestic violence. #### [Highlights from the 2025 NAAG Presidential Summit](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/ad-law-access/highlights-from-the-2025-naag-presidential-summit) The National Association of Attorneys General, led by its 2025 President, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, hosted the Presidential Initiative Summit in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. General Formella’s year-long initiative seeks to build on the progress AGs have made in addressing the opioid crisis, with a renewed focus on the growing threats posed by fentanyl, methamphetamines, and other illicit drugs. #### NEWS FROM THE STATES #### Alaska [Alaska Sues Clint Miller dba Alaska Wilderness Outfitter for Unfair and Deceptive Business Practices and Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order](https://law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2025/082825-Miller.html) #### Arizona [Attorney General Mayes Sues Hefty® Parent Company for Misleading Arizona Consumers](https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-sues-heftyr-parent-company-misleading-arizona-consumers) #### California [Attorney General Bonta to OpenAI: Harm to Children Will Not Be Tolerated](https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-openai-harm-children-will-not-be-tolerated) #### Illinois [Attorney General Raoul Announces $8.4 Million Settlement With Alternative Retail Electric Supplier Over Deceptive And Unfair Business Practices](https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/news/story/attorney-general-raoul-announces-84-million-settlement-with-alternative-retail-electric-supplier-over-deceptive-and-unfair-business-practices) #### Michigan [Attorney General Nessel Reaches Agreement with Former Florida Company Over Deceptive Mailers](https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/08/20/attorney-general-nessel-reaches-agreement-with-former-florida-company-over-deceptive-mailers) #### Nevada [Attorney General Ford Announces Litigation Against the Social Media App Kik for Endangering Nevada Children](https://ag.nv.gov/News/PR/2025/Attorney_General_Ford_Announces_Litigation_Against_the_Social_Media_App_Kik_for_Endangering_Nevada_Children/) #### Texas [Attorney General Paxton Secures Historic Legal Agreement with Kellogg’s to Remove Toxic Artificial Dyes from its Cereals](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-secures-historic-legal-agreement-kelloggs-remove-toxic-artificial-dyes-its) [Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Meta and Character​.AI for Misleading Children with Deceptive AI-Generated Mental Health Services](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-investigates-meta-and-characterai-misleading-children-deceptive-ai) [Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Historic $9.5 Million Settlement with Booking for Engaging in Deceptive ​“Junk Fee” Practices](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-secures-historic-95-million-settlement-booking-engaging-deceptive-junk) #### UPCOMING EVENTS Members of our team will be attending these upcoming events, in addition to upcoming RAGA and DAGA meetings: - [NAAG NASCO Conference](https://www.naag.org/event/2025-naag-nasco-charities-conference/) – October 7-9, Columbus, OH - [NAAG Fall Consumer Protection Conference](https://www.naag.org/event/2025-fall-consumer-protection-conference/) – October 21-23, Washington, D.C. - [NAAG Capital Forum](https://www.naag.org/event/2025-capital-forum/) – December 8-10, Washington, D.C. 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