Colorado Attorney General
@coattnygeneral
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office serves as the 'People’s Lawyer,' advancing the rule of law, protecting democracy, and promoting justice for all. AG Phil Weiser has been the state’s chief legal officer since 2019.
Hydrofluorocarbons are super pollutants that can be up to 10,000× more potent than CO₂. Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition challenging the EPA's unlawful rollback of regulations designed to phase them out. Read more: https://bit.ly/3RNZ9X5
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Mesa County Sheriff's Office officials challenging Colorado's immigration law. The ruling affirms the law allows cooperation in criminal investigations while limiting participation in federal civil immigration enforcement. https://bit.ly/3RMlGnd
Attorney General Phil Weiser today issued a statement after a federal court judge in California granted the states’ request for a temporary restraining order halting the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. Read the statement: https://bit.ly/4fKccSt
AG Weiser and a coalition of 24 states won a key court ruling, declaring that the Trump Administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for crucial state programs: https://bit.ly/4vCXTnB
A Denver District Court judge yesterday sentenced a Las Vegas man to four years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for stealing more than $65,700 from Coinstar kiosks over a four-day period in November 2021: https://bit.ly/4pBGdaz
AG Weiser filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country: https://bit.ly/4ylViRL
The Colorado Department of Law's 2025 Annual Report highlights the work being done to protect consumers, defend the rule of law, improve public safety, invest in communities, and tackle Colorado's biggest challenges. Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4fcTEZO
AG Weiser announced the latest settlement in ongoing multistate efforts to hold generic drug manufacturers accountable. Consumers who purchased generic drugs between 2009 and 2019 may be eligible for compensation. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hgKT3n
Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide: https://bit.ly/4wCtlTN
AG Weiser filed a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The proposed merger would eliminate competition between the two, inflicting substantial harm on audiences nationwide: https://bit.ly/4gBjRDD
AG Weiser filed another lawsuit to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. This termination is projected to cost Colorado schools and universities nearly $10 million in funding: https://bit.ly/4h797gt
AG Weiser announced a $45 million settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. This resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App and failed to protect users from fraud: https://bit.ly/44eLUS5
Congress designed these federal funds to support permanent housing because stable housing works. AG Weiser is challenging HUD's latest unlawful changes to homelessness funding, which could force tens of thousands of people out of stable housing. More: https://bit.ly/4pbFkp9
Colorado's opioid settlement funds belong in our communities. AG Weiser has secured more than $912 million from companies that fueled the opioid epidemic. Today, $12 million is being invested in 27 organizations serving every region of Colo. Read about the awarded projects: https://bit.ly/4fneXsI
Today, as we celebrate our country's 250th birthday, we must continue to uphold the freedoms guaranteed to us in the Constitution. At the Department of Law, we will continue to fight for those freedoms, and to defend and preserve our democratic republic.
Colorado is a national leader in secure, accessible elections. AG Weiser joined a coalition opposing a USPS proposal that would interfere with states' authority to administer elections and threaten Colorado's vote-by-mail system. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eQxzQA
AG Weiser led a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration's unlawful restrictions on Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Today, a federal court agreed the Education Department exceeded its authority. Read the order: https://bit.ly/4eFvtUW
Attorney General Phil Weiser today secured 53 million eggs for consumers nationwide and $3.3 million from some of the nation’s largest egg producers for colluding behind the scenes for nearly three years to raise prices: https://bit.ly/4xYzpaP
Attorney General Phil Weiser statement on the U.S. Supreme Court opinion striking down Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship: https://bit.ly/3T9v4S4
As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Weiser announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration’s unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act: https://bit.ly/3SqlJoV
AG Weiser today issued the following statement after SCOTUS ruled in Trump v. Cook that Congress may protect the independence of the Federal Reserve, while ruling in Trump v. Slaughter that members of other independent agencies may be removed by the president. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eRuEqI
Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to take up Nebraska’s South Platte River Compact lawsuit. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4gNMxcx
Lawsuit victory: A federal court ruled today that key provisions of the president's election executive order are unconstitutional, he doesn't have the power to seize control of elections, and the USPS cannot interfere with mail ballots. Read the judge's order: https://bit.ly/3SHMLbd
Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Hawaii's law governing firearms on private property. Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4aTkPHD
Attorney General Phil Weiser, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, announced charges in a scheme that paid illegal kickbacks to induce Medicaid beneficiaries to attend an adult daycare: https://bit.ly/4y36YbZ
AG Weiser announced a settlement with Unlock Partnership Solutions, Inc. requiring the company to comply with state lending laws. Unlock will also pay $390,783 in restitution to 167 homeowners. This figure is expected to grow as additional loans close: https://bit.ly/3QnZaR4
AG Weiser and 13 other AGs filed briefs supporting lawsuits by Alaska Native villages and environmental non-profits challenging the Trump administration’s decision to maximize oil & gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska: https://bit.ly/3SmSG5v
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the sentencing of the last of three major defendants to plead guilty for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking ring that operated in Weld, Adams, and El Paso counties from October 2022 to August 2023: https://bit.ly/4xML8Jl
Attorney General Phil Weiser has charged two Jefferson County men after an investigation revealed that they fraudulently billed Medicaid $12M for frames and other vision services through their company QuickSpex. https://bit.ly/4adbdav
AG Weiser announced the takedown of a major vehicle theft ring that allegedly stole 41 vehicles, exceeding $900,000 in value. This takedown could not have been accomplished without the integral partnership of the Denver District Attorney's Office and Colorado State Patrol: https://bit.ly/4g13ZKm