NEWS ARCHIVES

Jan 28, 2022, 16:04 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with seven other attorneys general, filed suit against the Biden Administration for their unlawful reinstatement of the ineffective Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program. The lawsuit alleges that illegal aliens with pending asylum claims can petition the government through the CAM Program to allow their minor children and relatives into the United States, despite no legal or statutory authority to do so.

Jan 24, 2022, 15:39 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed suit against nine more school districts to halt their illegal mask mandate policies. Districts that were sued include: Bayless, Jennings, Lexington, Kirkwood, Ritenour, Hancock Place, Special School District of St. Louis, Meramec Valley, and University City.

Jan 18, 2022, 08:36 AM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today released the following statement addressing school districts that continue to illegally enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling:

Jan 13, 2022, 14:00 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Earlier this afternoon, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Missouri and other plaintiffs in halting the Occupational Health and Safety Administration's vaccine mandate on private employers. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement:

Jan 13, 2022, 11:34 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, alongside sixteen other states, today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the Department of State to take a tougher approach to stemming the influx of deadly fentanyl into Missouri and the nation as a whole.

Jan 13, 2022, 10:15 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, entered into a civil settlement agreement with his office and 38 other states for abuses originating in predatory student loans. The agreement resulted in a $53 million settlement for Missourians: $2.5 million in restitution and $51 million in private loan debt cancellation.

Jan 12, 2022, 12:41 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that as of December 31, 2021, the SAFE Kit Initiative, which aims to clear the backlog of untested sexual assault kits, has aided 115 police departments and sheriff’s offices in clearing their backlogs of reported, untested sexual assault kits. Further, the Office has sent 2,745 sexual assault kits to private labs for testing.

Jan 11, 2022, 15:38 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released his “AGO in Review,” a recap of the work that the Attorney General’s Office completed throughout 2021.

Jan 10, 2022, 15:18 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans.

Jan 7, 2022, 14:21 PM by AG Schmitt

WASHINGTON, DC. – Earlier today, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office appeared in front of the United States Supreme Court to deliver oral arguments in Biden v. Missouri, the lawsuit brought by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office that challenges the federal vaccine mandate on health care workers.

Jan 6, 2022, 09:44 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri, Louisiana Attorney General’s Offices to Present Oral Arguments in Biden v. Missouri/Becerra v. Louisiana JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Tomorrow morning, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Missouri and Louisiana’s lawsuits halting the Biden Administration's attempt to force COVID-19 vaccines on health care workers.

Jan 5, 2022, 16:29 PM by AG Schmitt

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit to yet again halt St. Louis County’s attempt to illegally impose a mask mandate on the citizens of St. Louis County.

Dec 29, 2021, 11:01 AM by AG Schmitt

CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. – Today, the Vernon County Prosecuting Attorney, acting as a Special Prosecutor for Cedar County, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced eight felony charges have been filed against Dr. David Smock in Cedar County, Missouri.

Dec 21, 2021, 16:27 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a multi-state lawsuit against the Biden Administration for imposing a mask and vaccine mandate on Head Start students and volunteers, respectively.

Dec 20, 2021, 17:08 PM by AG Schmitt

Earlier this afternoon, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office obtained a preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate on federal contractors, which halts enforcement of the mandate in Missouri and the other states in Missouri’s coalition that initially filed suit.

Dec 17, 2021, 10:23 AM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Last week, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt opened up the email inbox illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov to hear from parents about school districts that are continuing to enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling. Since then, the Attorney General’s Office has received 7,500 emails to that inbox, a majority of which are concerned parents and some students opposed to mask mandates and quarantine orders.

Dec 9, 2021, 09:56 AM by AG Schmitt

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Earlier this morning, counsel for County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis County announced at a court hearing that the defendants are “rescinding” their illegal mask mandate in St. Louis County later today.

Dec 8, 2021, 13:27 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Ahead of President Biden’s scheduled visit to Kansas City, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sent a letter to the President reminding him that his policies have negatively impacted Missourians.

Dec 8, 2021, 11:49 AM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is asking parents for help in identifying school districts that are continuing to violate a recent Cole County Circuit Court order. Parents are urged to reach out directly to the Attorney General’s Office if their school district is continuing to enforce mask mandates, quarantines, and other similar COVID-19 public health orders, in violation of the Cole County order.

Dec 7, 2021, 10:37 AM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following the Cole County Circuit Court’s decision in Robinson v. Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this morning sent a letter to local public health agencies and school districts informing them of the decision and requiring them to stop enforcing any mask mandates, quarantine orders, or any other public health orders that are null and void under the judgment.