Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the federal government’s lawsuit concerning California’s voter rolls. The press release describes election litigation and does not announce a privacy enforcement action, penalty, or remedy.
No penalty or remedy is announced; the action is the filing of an amicus brief.
This release does not report a privacy enforcement action or identify contract violations. For election administration vendors, in-house teams may nevertheless review voter-data confidentiality and permitted-use clauses, access controls, restrictions on disclosure in response to government requests, security obligations, and retention and deletion terms in data processing and service agreements.
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https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/10/22_California-Elections.asp
12025 CA Elections AmicusBr
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Office/Communications/2026/docs/12025_CA-Elections_AmicusBr.pdf
Minnesota Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/
"Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison"
"has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief"
"the Constitution empowers states to run elections in line with federal laws that Congress established"
"consistent with its constitutional authority under the Election Clause"
"would portend chaos for state and local election officials nationwide if successful, and creates the intolerable risk of disenfranchising voters"
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.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released an election incident reporting form and updated guidance concerning intimidation, deceptive election information, and deepfakes. The release invites reports and says the Office may investigate matters that may violate Minnesota law; it does not announce a settlement, penalty, or other enforcement remedy.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a consumer alert explaining how veterans, their families, and others who believe Trajector Holdings owes them money can file claims in the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The release announces no privacy violation, enforcement penalty, or remedy against the company.
Minnesota and 39 other attorneys general filed a notice in Character Technologies, Inc.’s bankruptcy proceedings raising concerns about the company’s safety and privacy practices and the sensitive information it holds, including children’s private chatbot conversations. The states seek protections for consumers in any sale or transfer of the business or assets; the filing does not impose a penalty or establish a final remedy.
The Minnesota Attorney General filed an Assurance of Discontinuance requiring Auto Tech Donations, Inc. to dissolve after finding that its solicitations and governance did not comply with state requirements. Its president was banned from forming or serving as an officer or director of nonprofits and must provide restitution to donors whose vehicles he resold for personal benefit.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities filed a lawsuit challenging NHTSA’s rule weakening fuel-economy standards for new cars and light trucks. The coalition alleges the rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act; the press release describes a lawsuit filing, not a monetary penalty or final judgment.