Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a bipartisan coalition of 16 attorneys general in a letter to U.S. Senate Banking Committee leaders opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, warning it would strip states of their ability to combat cryptocurrency scams and fraud. The letter cites over $10 million in crypto scam losses by Minnesotans in 18 months and urges Congress to preserve state registration regimes and enforcement authority. No company was charged and no penalty was imposed; this is legislative advocacy rather than an enforcement action.
Although this is legislative advocacy rather than an enforcement action, it signals sustained and expanding state-level scrutiny of cryptocurrency and digital asset activity across 16 states. In-house teams at companies that accept cryptocurrency payments, operate or host crypto kiosks, or have digital asset exposure should review vendor, customer, and franchise agreements for: (1) state licensing and registration requirements for digital asset platforms, which the coalition seeks to preserve and strengthen; (2) change-in-law and regulatory preemption clauses that allocate compliance responsibility if federal oversight (e.g., SEC preemption under the Clarity Act) shifts; (3) indemnification and limitation-of-liability provisions covering fraud losses arising from immediate and irreversible crypto transactions; and (4) compliance with state-specific prohibitions such as Minnesota's August 1 ban on cryptocurrency kiosks, which may require terminating or renegotiating kiosk vendor and placement agreements.
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Bipartisan Coalition of 16 State Attorneys General
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Other"September 14, 2026 (SAINT PAUL)"
"a bipartisan coalition of 16 attorneys general"
"opposing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act)"
"Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (Clarity Act)"
"new Minnesota law went into effect banning cryptocurrency kiosks"
"warn that the Clarity Act would jeopardize their ability to protect investors from rampant digital cryptocurrency fraud and scams"
The Minnesota Attorney General issued an alert urging Medicare beneficiaries to review coverage options after insurers reduced or discontinued Medicare Advantage plans in Minnesota. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting New York’s authority to pursue a civil fraud case against Donald Trump and his business associates. The brief was filed in an appeal; the press release does not report a ruling, penalty, or remedy, and does not describe a privacy enforcement action.
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A bipartisan coalition of 36 attorneys general settled allegations that General Motors collected and sold drivers’ driving-behavior and location data to data brokers, whose customers included insurance companies. GM will pay $220 million nationally, with Minnesota receiving $7,095,664, and must obtain affirmative express consent before collecting or disclosing driving and location data.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a multistate coalition suing to block a FinCEN rule that exempted nearly all businesses from Corporate Transparency Act reporting and announced that it would delete existing ownership information. The coalition alleges violations of federal law and asks the court to invalidate the rule and require FinCEN to continue collecting and maintaining the database; no penalty or court order is reported.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit challenging the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals. The coalition asked the appeals court to reverse a lower court decision and block the revocation; this press release describes no privacy-related allegation, penalty, or remedy imposed.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a consumer-protection lawsuit alleging that L’Oréal and its subsidiaries marketed chemical hair relaxers as safe while concealing cancer risks, particularly from Black women and girls. The state seeks civil penalties, consumer restitution, and an injunction requiring adequate health-risk warnings; these are requested remedies, not an outcome reported in the release.