DES MOINES, IOWA (July 16, 2024) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the March 25, 2024, fatal shooting of John Carl Piazza by Waterloo police officers was “legally justified.”

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 15, 2024) — In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the April 6, 2024, fatal shooting of David Vanderhamm by Cedar Rapids police officers was legally justified.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 11, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a multistate coalition in asking the US Supreme Court to hear Missouri’s challenge to New York’s political prosecution against (former) President Trump.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 10, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 7-state coalition in opposing the illegal attempt by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to regulate cryptocurrencies. SEC’s power grab may stop states from protecting their citizens from scams, and it hurts the free market. SEC’s policing of cryptocurrency will stifle innovation and devastate the cryptocurrency industry.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 10, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a fourteen-state coalition in a brief defending Arkansas’s law preventing indoctrination in K-12 schools.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced the law she championed to combat human trafficking officially took effect July 1. The law heightens penalties for human traffickers and ensures victims receive the support they need.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird discussed the office’s cold-case unit’s partnership with local law enforcement to investigate Iowa’s more than 400 unsolved murders. The announcement was made in a press conference at the Cedar Rapids Police Department in Linn County. Speakers at the press conference also included:

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has announced a settlement with MidAmerican, Mediacom, and CenturyLink over compliance with Iowa’s One Call law.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today released the following statement in response to the Iowa Supreme Court's decision upholding Iowa's heartbeat law:

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 25, 2024)Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, alongside ten other states, secured a nationwide injunction to block Biden's illegal student debt cancellation. AG Bird released the following statement:

“I am glad the district court ruled to block [President] Biden’s illegal student-debt cancellation and protect American families’ hard-earned money as we continue to make our case in court.  

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