Attorney General of Minnesota — Press

Attorney General Ellison fights human trafficking at illicit massage businesses

May 12, 2026

Craig Alan Hameister sentenced to more than 34.5 years for second-degree intentional murder

May 11, 2026

Attorney General sues Illinois-based home services broker for deceiving homeowners by posing as local businesses

May 11, 2026

Attorney General Ellison sues We Push for Peace and its two former leaders for misusing over $6.5 million in charitable assets

May 8, 2026

Attorney General Ellison seeks community input on proposed acquisition of North Memorial Health by Sanford Health

May 8, 2026

Attorney General Ellison wins lawsuit against Trump Administration’s illegal tariffs

May 7, 2026

Erik Adrian Blanco sentenced to 39 years for 2nd degree felony murder following death of 14-month-old child

May 7, 2026

Eric Dione Birth sentenced to 7.5 years for criminal sexual conduct

May 7, 2026

More than $40 million to be refunded to Xcel customers after Attorney General Ellison’s Office and Commerce Dept. intervene

May 7, 2026

Attorney General Ellison resolves antitrust lawsuit with Agri Stats

May 7, 2026

Attorney General Ellison, Senator Johnson Stewart, and Representative Norris’ fraud-fighting bill passes Minnesota Senate

May 5, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s fraud-fighting bill headed to House floor after passing Ways and Means Committee

May 5, 2026

Attorney General’s Office sues charities over $2 million in misused assets

May 5, 2026

Attorney General Ellison welcomes Supreme Court stay of nationwide injunction against mifepristone

May 4, 2026

Attorney General Ellison praises Senate for closing ghost gun loophole

May 4, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s fraud-fighting bill headed to Senate floor after passing Senate Finance Committee

May 1, 2026

Attorney General Ellison sends over $1 million in refunds to consumers harmed by defunct dental clinic

May 1, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s prosecution of murder of Zaria McKeever complete with sentencing of final defendant

May 1, 2026

Minnesota to receive $59M more in opioid settlement dollars as national Purdue/Sackler settlement goes into effect

May 1, 2026

Jury finds Emadeldin Ibrahim liable for submitting $188K in false claims to state

Apr 28, 2026

Medicaid Fraud Control Unit executes search warrants at five sites

Apr 28, 2026

Attorney General’s Office and Chippewa County Attorney’s Office secure convictions for 27 counts of criminal sexual conduct and stalking

Apr 28, 2026

Attorney General Ellison wins lawsuit protecting gender-affirming care

Apr 21, 2026

Attorney General Ellison and cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul update Metro Surge lawsuit with new data showing harm caused by surge

Apr 21, 2026

Minnesota Supreme Court turns back oil industry defendants’ request to further delay climate-deception lawsuit

Apr 17, 2026

Jaylan Lavone Black sentenced following assault on fellow inmate at Anoka County Jail

Apr 17, 2026

Attorney General Ellison prevails again in defense of transgender athletes’ participation in school sports

Apr 16, 2026

Attorney General Ellison statement on Hennepin County Attorney filing assault charges against ICE agent

Apr 16, 2026

Attorney General Ellison leads coalition in defense of Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Somalia

Apr 16, 2026

Attorney General Ellison and coalition of states win trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster

Apr 15, 2026

Attorney General Ellison seeks community input on proposed acquisition of Allina Health by Sutter Health

Apr 15, 2026

Minnesota Attorney General’s Office wins USA Today’s top workplace award based on anonymous employee feedback for 5th year in a row

Apr 14, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s fraud fighting legislation passes Senate Judiciary Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Attorney General Ellison announces settlement with NCL Bahamas, Ltd.

Apr 10, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s fraud fighting legislation passes Senate State and Local Government Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Attorney General Ellison demands that federal attorneys adhere to ethics standards

Apr 7, 2026

Attorney General Ellison statement on status of negotiations between University of Minnesota, Fairview, and University of Minnesota Physicians

Apr 6, 2026

Attorney General Ellison challenges unlawful Trump administration move to force Indiana coal-fired power plants to continue operating beyond retirement dates

Apr 3, 2026

Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration over unlawful executive order attempting to exert federal control over elections

Apr 3, 2026

Attorney General Ellison wins appeals court ruling against HUD over housing-assistance programs

Apr 2, 2026

Attorney General Ellison successfully protects state energy programs

Apr 2, 2026

Supreme Court hearing Attorney General Ellison’s challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Apr 1, 2026

Attorney General Ellison co-leads coalition challenging rollback of limits on dangerous emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from power plants

Mar 31, 2026

‘In 2026, inspiration lives in Minnesota’: Attorney General Ellison’s remarks at No Kings Rally

Mar 28, 2026

Attorney General Ellison defeats Trump administration challenge to the Minnesota Dream Act

Mar 27, 2026

Attorney General’s Office and Isanti County Attorney’s Office secure convictions following December 2023 home invasion homicide

Mar 25, 2026

Attorney General Ellison’s fraud fighting legislation passes House Public Safety Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Attorney General Ellison sues Trump administration for holding hostage billions in critical USDA funding

Mar 23, 2026

Attorney General Ellison defeats motion to dismiss in lawsuit against TikTok

Mar 23, 2026

Attorney General Ellison secures federal court order protecting gender affirming care

Mar 20, 2026