New York and a coalition of other state attorneys general sued the federal government, challenging agreements that paid Bluepoint Wind and Invenergy to cancel offshore wind leases and redirect funds to other energy projects. The coalition asks the courts to declare the agreements unlawful, void the lease cancellations, and block further action to carry them out; the release does not report a penalty or court ruling.
The coalition is asking the courts to declare the agreements unlawful, void the lease cancellations, and block the administration from taking further action to carry out the deals. These are requested remedies; the release does not say a court has granted them.
This is an energy-project and government-funding dispute, not a privacy enforcement action, so it does not indicate a need to revise data-processing, privacy-notice, consent, or breach-notification clauses. In-house teams with energy, infrastructure, or government-funded projects should review vendor and project agreements for lease cancellation and termination rights, restrictions on the use or redirection of public funds, change-in-law provisions, and indemnities tied to the legality of government agreements.
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https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-and-governor-hochul-announce-lawsuit-challenging-trump
new york et al v u.s department of the interior et al compla
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/new-york-et-al-v-u.s-department-of-the-interior-et-al-complaint-for-declaratory-and-injunctive-relief-2026.pdf
new york et al v u.s department of the interior et al compla
https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/new-york-et-al-v-u.s-department-of-the-interior-et-al-complaint-2026.pdf
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"U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI)"
"the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Judgment Fund Act, and other federal spending laws"
"The lawsuits assert that the administration is unlawfully using taxpayer dollars to advance the president’s policy preference for oil and gas development."
"They are asking the courts to declare the agreements unlawful, void the lease cancellations, and block the administration from taking any further action to carry out the deals."
"paid Bluepoint $765 million from the Judgment Fund"
"paid the company $653 million from the same fund"
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined other state attorneys general in suing the federal government over deals that canceled offshore wind leases in exchange for payments to Bluepoint Wind and Invenergy. The states allege the deals unlawfully used taxpayer funds and failed to follow required procedures, and ask the courts to invalidate the deals and block their implementation.
$10.0M
A March 2023 breach exposed personal and protected health information associated with more than 13.3 million people after attackers accessed company systems using an employee’s credentials. The Perry Johnson companies agreed to pay at least $300,000, with an additional $9.7 million in penalties due if they fail to meet the agreement, and to implement security, incident response, and health-data handling reforms.
New York Attorney General James and Governor Hochul announced guidance advising county executives and sheriffs that they must end agreements to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations by November 25, 2026. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act makes those agreements void and unenforceable after the deadline; no monetary penalty or specific enforcement order is announced.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning federal student loan borrowers that consolidating loans after changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may limit repayment options and forgiveness eligibility. This is consumer guidance, not a privacy enforcement action; the release announces no fine or enforcement remedy.
$500K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.
$220.0M
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition secured a $220 million settlement from General Motors LLC for selling drivers’ personal driving and location data to data brokers without adequate disclosure or consent. GM must limit the driving data it collects and implement privacy assessments and dealership oversight and training.