Category: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody

Florida’s Attorney General Asks Court to Stop Funding to Planned Parenthood

Florida’s Attorney General seeks to stop state money from going to Planned Parenthood. Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee to vacate an injunction it issued in 2016 that stopped the enforcement of a Florida law defunding abortion clinics. The court’s rationale, Moody said, was based on the Supreme Court’s…


Synthetic Drug Eutylone on the Rise at Florida College Campuses; AG Warns, ‘One Pill Can Kill’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–As students are arriving on college campuses across the state, so are “deadly drugs,” according to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. A “lesser known” synthetic drug called eutylone is “claiming an alarming number of lives in Florida,” she said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than half of…


Florida Attorney General Urges Biden to Declare Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody sent a letter urging President Biden to declare fentanyl a “weapon of mass destruction.” If the president acts on Moody’s letter by either using his executive authority or urging Congress to designate fentanyl as a WMD, the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department, and the Pentagon would…


Florida AG Asks Judge to Reject Motion to Delay New Abortion Law

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on June 20 filed a document asking Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper to reject a motion by abortion clinics and a doctor to temporarily delay the law prohibiting most abortions after 15 weeks that is set to take effect on July 1. Judge Cooper will hear arguments…


Florida AG Warns Parents About Dangers of ‘Digital Dealers’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Parents need to know how to protect their children from “digital drug dealers,” Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has warned. Moody said during summer vacation months children have more time to spend on the internet and has released an Informational Toolkit that educate parents on what social media methods drug dealers use to sell…


Florida Immigration Lawsuit v. Biden Can Go Forward, Judge Says

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—A federal judge ruled on May 4 that a lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody over “catch and release” of undocumented immigrants can move forward, rejecting the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss it. U.S. District Judge Ken Wetherell denied the motion filed by the U.S. Department of Justice to dismiss Moody’s…


Florida Attorney General Announces $683M Opioid Settlement with Walgreens

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced on May 5 that the state has reached a $683 million settlement with Walgreens over the drugstore chain’s role in the opioid crisis. “After four weeks of the state putting on … evidence how Walgreens played a role in this epidemic … the white flag was raised,…


Florida Attorney General Announces $683 Million Opioid Settlement with Walgreens

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced on May 5 that the state has reached a $683 million settlement with Walgreens over the drugstore chain’s role in the opioid crisis. “After four weeks of the state putting on … evidence how Walgreens played a role in this epidemic … the white flag was raised,…


Florida Governor, AG Amend Immigration Policy Suit Against Biden Administration

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and Attorney General Ashley Moody have filed an amended lawsuit against the Biden administration, challenging a new immigration policy after fresh evidence surfaced of illegal immigrants being released into the United States, some of them in Florida. The Feb. 2 complaint was prompted in part by recent video…


Florida AG Warns Public Against COVID-19 Testing Scams

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads nationally, Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody warns consumers there are “bad actors” who come in the name of helping others but only to help themselves to personal information. Moody recently announced that her office has received complaints about “suspicious COVID-19 testing sites.” “As we have seen throughout the…