New York Attorney General Letitia James
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It should not take a court order to know that feeding kids is the right thing to do, yet the federal government continues its cruel effort to cut off food assistance.
Anyone who seeks to punish others for feeding families is not on the right side of history.
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Anyone who seeks to punish others for feeding families is not on the right side of history.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It should not take a court order to know that feeding kids is the right thing to do, yet the federal government continues its cruel effort to cut off food assistance.
Anyone who seeks to punish others for feeding families is not on the right side of history.
www.news10.com/news/ny-capi...
Anyone who seeks to punish others for feeding families is not on the right side of history.
www.news10.com/news/ny-capi...
This is deeply cruel from the federal government.
Even as we win in court, New Yorkers have been suffering for days as Trump and his allies play politics with hunger.
We are drafting a legal response as we speak — because this abhorrent behavior cannot stand.
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Even as we win in court, New Yorkers have been suffering for days as Trump and his allies play politics with hunger.
We are drafting a legal response as we speak — because this abhorrent behavior cannot stand.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Trump administration demands states return SNAP benefits that some already distributed
The Supreme Court sided, temporarily, with the Trump administration on Friday night in allowing the battle over food aid relied on by 42 million Americans to play out in a lower court
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This is deeply cruel from the federal government.
Even as we win in court, New Yorkers have been suffering for days as Trump and his allies play politics with hunger.
We are drafting a legal response as we speak — because this abhorrent behavior cannot stand.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Even as we win in court, New Yorkers have been suffering for days as Trump and his allies play politics with hunger.
We are drafting a legal response as we speak — because this abhorrent behavior cannot stand.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
It’s disgraceful that the administration chose to go to court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
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I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It’s disgraceful that the administration chose to go to court instead of fulfilling its responsibility to the American people.
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
I will not stop fighting until every family has the resources they need to put food on the table.
apnews.com/article/snap...
New Yorkers, the law is clear: if you have an EBT balance, a store that accepts SNAP must allow you to use your card.
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
New Yorkers, the law is clear: if you have an EBT balance, a store that accepts SNAP must allow you to use your card.
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
Follow these instructions and file a complaint with my office if you are denied: ag.ny.gov/consumer-complaint
Another court has ordered the federal government to stop holding food assistance hostage.
There is no excuse for their refusal to feed the American people.
The USDA must release full SNAP benefits so families across the country can put food on the table.
There is no excuse for their refusal to feed the American people.
The USDA must release full SNAP benefits so families across the country can put food on the table.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Another court has ordered the federal government to stop holding food assistance hostage.
There is no excuse for their refusal to feed the American people.
The USDA must release full SNAP benefits so families across the country can put food on the table.
There is no excuse for their refusal to feed the American people.
The USDA must release full SNAP benefits so families across the country can put food on the table.
I am relieved that families across New York will finally start to see their SNAP benefits this weekend.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
I've just directed state agencies to fully fund federal SNAP benefits for November.
President Trump's actions have been senseless and un-American. I'll never stop fighting for New York's families.
President Trump's actions have been senseless and un-American. I'll never stop fighting for New York's families.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am relieved that families across New York will finally start to see their SNAP benefits this weekend.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
My office will continue to fight to protect this lifesaving food assistance for New Yorkers and all Americans.
In a major victory, a court has ordered the Trump administration to send full November SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
The Trump administration is still choosing to withhold lifesaving food assistance from millions of Americans.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
In a major victory, a court has ordered the Trump administration to send full November SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
I'm relieved that people will get the food they need, but it's outrageous that it took a lawsuit to make the federal government feed its own people.
The Trump administration is still choosing to withhold lifesaving food assistance from millions of Americans.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Trump administration is still choosing to withhold lifesaving food assistance from millions of Americans.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
We're asking a court to require the USDA to release complete SNAP benefits for November.
I'll keep fighting this shameful inaction until every New Yorker is fed.
This blatant act of antisemitism is disgusting, and every New Yorker should reject it to the fullest.
Antisemitism, and any act of hate, will not be tolerated and those responsible must be held accountable.
Antisemitism, and any act of hate, will not be tolerated and those responsible must be held accountable.
Brooklyn yeshiva spray-painted with swastikas by hate-filled vandal
A security guard at Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend called 911 about 6:30 a.m. after finding two swastikas in red paint on a pillar and window.
www.nydailynews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This blatant act of antisemitism is disgusting, and every New Yorker should reject it to the fullest.
Antisemitism, and any act of hate, will not be tolerated and those responsible must be held accountable.
Antisemitism, and any act of hate, will not be tolerated and those responsible must be held accountable.
We won our lawsuit against the federal government for trying to force states to comply with its immigration policies or give up billions of dollars in funding for transportation.
This is a major victory to protect our communities and vital infrastructure.
This is a major victory to protect our communities and vital infrastructure.
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We won our lawsuit against the federal government for trying to force states to comply with its immigration policies or give up billions of dollars in funding for transportation.
This is a major victory to protect our communities and vital infrastructure.
This is a major victory to protect our communities and vital infrastructure.
New York! Today is Election Day!
Polls will be open until 9PM.
Cast your vote. Make your voice heard.
Anyone who has an issue voting, contact our Election Protection Hotline:
866-390-2992
Polls will be open until 9PM.
Cast your vote. Make your voice heard.
Anyone who has an issue voting, contact our Election Protection Hotline:
866-390-2992
Voting Rights
Voting rights Voting is one of our most important civil rights. The Office of the New York State Attorney General protects New Yorkers’ participation in free
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November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New York! Today is Election Day!
Polls will be open until 9PM.
Cast your vote. Make your voice heard.
Anyone who has an issue voting, contact our Election Protection Hotline:
866-390-2992
Polls will be open until 9PM.
Cast your vote. Make your voice heard.
Anyone who has an issue voting, contact our Election Protection Hotline:
866-390-2992
I stopped by the Brooklyn Christian Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church to volunteer during a food service and talk to New Yorkers about our efforts to stop the SNAP suspension.
Millions of Americans rely on food stamps to survive.
We'll keep fighting for our families.
Millions of Americans rely on food stamps to survive.
We'll keep fighting for our families.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I stopped by the Brooklyn Christian Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church to volunteer during a food service and talk to New Yorkers about our efforts to stop the SNAP suspension.
Millions of Americans rely on food stamps to survive.
We'll keep fighting for our families.
Millions of Americans rely on food stamps to survive.
We'll keep fighting for our families.
While nothing can ease the pain of losing a child, I'm relieved Omer's parents, family, and loved ones can give him the proper burial he deserves.
May his memory be a blessing.
May his memory be a blessing.
Remains of Long Island native Omer Neutra among those returned to Israel
Omer Neutra, a Plainview, N.Y. native, was a captain with the IDF when he was kidnapped and killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
While nothing can ease the pain of losing a child, I'm relieved Omer's parents, family, and loved ones can give him the proper burial he deserves.
May his memory be a blessing.
May his memory be a blessing.
In 2024, we sued JBS Foods USA for misleading New Yorkers about its carbon footprint and environmental impact.
Now, JBS USA has to pay $1.1 million for programs to help New York farmers limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies can't mislead people about harming our planet.
Now, JBS USA has to pay $1.1 million for programs to help New York farmers limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies can't mislead people about harming our planet.
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In 2024, we sued JBS Foods USA for misleading New Yorkers about its carbon footprint and environmental impact.
Now, JBS USA has to pay $1.1 million for programs to help New York farmers limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies can't mislead people about harming our planet.
Now, JBS USA has to pay $1.1 million for programs to help New York farmers limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Companies can't mislead people about harming our planet.
We're suing the U.S. Department of Education for weaponizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
This administration is trying to illegally cut off loan forgiveness eligibility for organizations and governments based off ideals it doesn't agree with.
I'm fighting back.
This administration is trying to illegally cut off loan forgiveness eligibility for organizations and governments based off ideals it doesn't agree with.
I'm fighting back.
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We're suing the U.S. Department of Education for weaponizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
This administration is trying to illegally cut off loan forgiveness eligibility for organizations and governments based off ideals it doesn't agree with.
I'm fighting back.
This administration is trying to illegally cut off loan forgiveness eligibility for organizations and governments based off ideals it doesn't agree with.
I'm fighting back.
Today is the last day to vote early in New York.
Go out and vote early, or on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4!
As always, our Election Protection Hotline is here to help if you have any issues at the polls:
☎️ 866-390-2992
Go out and vote early, or on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4!
As always, our Election Protection Hotline is here to help if you have any issues at the polls:
☎️ 866-390-2992
Voting Rights
Voting rights Voting is one of our most important civil rights. The Office of the New York State Attorney General protects New Yorkers’ participation in free
ag.ny.gov
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today is the last day to vote early in New York.
Go out and vote early, or on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4!
As always, our Election Protection Hotline is here to help if you have any issues at the polls:
☎️ 866-390-2992
Go out and vote early, or on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4!
As always, our Election Protection Hotline is here to help if you have any issues at the polls:
☎️ 866-390-2992
I'm glad the court properly interpreted New York's shield law to prevent Texas from trying to enforce its abortion laws against New Yorkers.
New York will stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice.
New York will stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice.
Court rejects Texas bid to enforce abortion ruling in New York
The case marked the first major challenge to New York’s telehealth shield law, which protects doctors who prescribe abortion medication to out-of-state patients.
www.timesunion.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm glad the court properly interpreted New York's shield law to prevent Texas from trying to enforce its abortion laws against New Yorkers.
New York will stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice.
New York will stand strong as a safe haven for health care and freedom of choice.
In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
In a major victory, a court ruled the Trump administration must use emergency funds to provide food stamps to Americans.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
No one should choose between paying bills and buying groceries.
We'll continue our lawsuit to fight for our families and the services they deserve.
The federal government's refusal to keep our families from going hungry is cruel.
Families should never face starvation by their own government.
We filed a lawsuit against this administration, and I will fight for as long as it takes.
Read more:
Families should never face starvation by their own government.
We filed a lawsuit against this administration, and I will fight for as long as it takes.
Read more:
Washington’s cruelty risks starving our children
In New York, we value not the wealth of the few, but the well-being of all — the families in our buildings, the children in our schools, the seniors on our block. Yet today, millions of our neighbo…
www.nydailynews.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The federal government's refusal to keep our families from going hungry is cruel.
Families should never face starvation by their own government.
We filed a lawsuit against this administration, and I will fight for as long as it takes.
Read more:
Families should never face starvation by their own government.
We filed a lawsuit against this administration, and I will fight for as long as it takes.
Read more:
My heart breaks for the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and across the Caribbean islands.
As New Yorkers support relief efforts, I urge them to make sure they're giving to trustworthy organizations and to report any sham charities to my office.
As New Yorkers support relief efforts, I urge them to make sure they're giving to trustworthy organizations and to report any sham charities to my office.
Charities, Nonprofits & Fundraisers
Charities, Nonprofits & Fundraisers The Office of the New York State Attorney General regulates nonprofit organizations and fundraisers and provides them with
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October 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My heart breaks for the victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and across the Caribbean islands.
As New Yorkers support relief efforts, I urge them to make sure they're giving to trustworthy organizations and to report any sham charities to my office.
As New Yorkers support relief efforts, I urge them to make sure they're giving to trustworthy organizations and to report any sham charities to my office.
The federal government has the funds to continue SNAP benefits for over 40 million Americans.
But this administration is illegally abandoning our families and putting them at risk of starving.
I'm fighting back.
But this administration is illegally abandoning our families and putting them at risk of starving.
I'm fighting back.
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The federal government has the funds to continue SNAP benefits for over 40 million Americans.
But this administration is illegally abandoning our families and putting them at risk of starving.
I'm fighting back.
But this administration is illegally abandoning our families and putting them at risk of starving.
I'm fighting back.
We won a court order blocking the Trump administration from censoring effective health education and removing transgender and nonbinary references from school programs.
We're going to continue our lawsuit to ensure young people can access accurate health information.
We're going to continue our lawsuit to ensure young people can access accurate health information.
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We won a court order blocking the Trump administration from censoring effective health education and removing transgender and nonbinary references from school programs.
We're going to continue our lawsuit to ensure young people can access accurate health information.
We're going to continue our lawsuit to ensure young people can access accurate health information.
On Saturday, millions of Americans, including children, could go hungry because the federal government wants to illegally suspend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
We're suing.
The USDA has funds to stop people from starving, but instead it's playing politics. It's wrong.
We're suing.
The USDA has funds to stop people from starving, but instead it's playing politics. It's wrong.
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On Saturday, millions of Americans, including children, could go hungry because the federal government wants to illegally suspend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.
We're suing.
The USDA has funds to stop people from starving, but instead it's playing politics. It's wrong.
We're suing.
The USDA has funds to stop people from starving, but instead it's playing politics. It's wrong.
A court has blocked the Trump administration from unlawfully cutting student mental health funding as our lawsuit continues.
This is a win for our young people and for every educator keeping our schools safe.
I'll always fight to protect our children’s health and well-being.
This is a win for our young people and for every educator keeping our schools safe.
I'll always fight to protect our children’s health and well-being.
October 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A court has blocked the Trump administration from unlawfully cutting student mental health funding as our lawsuit continues.
This is a win for our young people and for every educator keeping our schools safe.
I'll always fight to protect our children’s health and well-being.
This is a win for our young people and for every educator keeping our schools safe.
I'll always fight to protect our children’s health and well-being.
Today, we remember the 11 innocent lives taken during the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
October 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today, we remember the 11 innocent lives taken during the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.
We honor the victims and commit to building a country free from antisemitism and hatred.