Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to confirm states’ longstanding authority to request information from individuals and corporations as part of state investigations into potential violations of state laws, including for example, consumer protection laws.  

“As we work to protect consumers from scams, protect the environment, protect our young people, oversee public charities, and perform all of the other functions of our office, it is critical we have the ability to fully investigate entities alleged to have violated our laws,” said AG Campbell. “I urge the Supreme Court to affirm state’s authority to use investigatory subpoenas so that we can continue doing our jobs of protecting our residents effectively.”