Imperial Valley News Center
Final Judgment Filed Permanently Blocking Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a judgment in accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June permanently barring the Trump Administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census:
Attorney General Becerra Welcomes Texas into Coalition Challenging Merger of T-Mobile and Sprint
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Sacramento, California - On the heels of a status hearing in the southern district of New York, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday issued the following statement welcoming Texas to the coalition of now 15 attorneys general suing to block the proposed merger of telecommunications companies T-Mobile and Sprint:
Ruling in Shasta County Halting Westlands Water District Involvement in Illegal Shasta Dam Project
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Wednesday issued the following statement after a Superior Court granted a preliminary injunction halting Westlands Water District's participation in an unlawful project to raise the Shasta Dam:
Criminal Charges Brought Against Kim Thien Le for Illegally Impersonating Licensed Pharmacists at Walgreens
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Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Tuesday announced criminal charges against Kim Thien Le for falsely impersonating licensed pharmacists at Walgreens pharmacies in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties. The charges allege that from November 1, 2006 to September 5, 2017, Ms. Le committed multiple felonies by using the license numbers of legitimately registered pharmacists in order to illegally impersonate pharmacists and dispense prescriptions to patients.
Attorney General Becerra Issues Guidelines for Online Charitable Donations, Promotes Informed Charitable Giving
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Sacramento, California - Attorney General Xavier Becerra Tuesday provided a list of guidelines to Californians who choose to donate to charities through online charitable fundraising platforms. Charitable fundraising platforms are third-party internet-based platforms that allow the donor to give to charities listed on the platform. The fundraising platforms include Amazon, Benevity, Charity Navigator, CrowdRise, eBay, Facebook, GoFundMe, Google, GuideStar (Candid), Lyft, Overstock, and PayPal.
Attorney General Becerra Secures Nearly $70 Million against Several Drug Companies for Delaying Competition and Increasing Drug Prices
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San Francisco, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Monday announced four settlement agreements against pharmaceutical companies for entering into collusive “pay-for-delay agreements” that illegally delay affordable prescription drugs from entering the market. Together, the settlements will result in these pharmaceutical companies making a nearly $70 million payment to the state. These settlements include the largest pay-for-delay settlement received by any state and are also the only ones to secure injunctive relief for a state against future pay-for-delay agreements. Pay-for-delay agreements allow a brand name drug company to continue its monopoly of a branded drug and to charge consumers higher prices.
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