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08 26, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta

Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. 

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08 25, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Woman Sentenced for Defrauding South Dakota Medicaid Program

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre woman has been sentenced to a 10-year suspended prison sentence after earlier pleading guilty to one felony count of Grand Theft.

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08 24, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Part of Coalition Voicing Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the “Big 4” accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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08 19, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Commends Federal Court Denial Of Appeal to Deport Members of Violent Venezuelan Gang

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for its decision to dismiss an appeal brought by suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who were trying to avoid removal from the United States by the Trump administration.

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08 18, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Winner Man Indicted For Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Winner man has been indicted for Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault of another man while they were inmates in the Winner Jail.

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08 17, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Six Men Arrested In ICAC Operation at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that six men have been arrested on charges of attempted sex crimes with minors. The arrests were the result of an undercover operation conducted during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally by the state Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

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08 17, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Ready for Meta Trial to Begin Tuesday

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will begin presenting its case Tuesday in its federal lawsuit against Meta.

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08 13, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Advisory Task Force Committee On Open Meeting Laws to Meet Monday, Aug 17

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Advisory Task Force Committee on Open Meetings Laws will meet Monday, Aug. 17, in Pierre.

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08 13, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Joins Request in Urging DOJ Not to Appeal Firearm Restrictions Ruling

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins eight other Attorneys General in requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice not appeal a Texas federal court decision ruling that the National Firearms Act’s registration requirements for short‑barreled rifles, short‑barreled shotguns, silencers, and other firearms are no longer valid.

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08 12, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Jury Selection Begins Today In Youth Mental Health Lawsuit Against Meta

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that jury selection is scheduled to start today (Wednesday) in the 33-state federal lawsuit against Meta.

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08 12, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Seeks Legislative Safeguards For Law Enforcement Use of License Plate Readers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces plans to propose legislation to ensure that License Plate Reader (LPR) technology is used solely for legitimate law enforcement purposes with strong protections for the public’s privacy.

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08 11, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Restrictions

South Dakota Attorney Marty Jackley commends a Texas U.S. Federal Court decision that ruled the National Firearms Act (NFA)’s registrational regulations of short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers and other firearms are no longer valid.

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08 11, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces State to Request Further Review Of Federal Ruling on State’s Ballot-Question Petition Deadline

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the state will seek further review of a 2-1 panel decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that upheld a lower federal court ruling that prohibits the state from enforcing a new law that moved the election-year filing deadline for ballot-question petitions to nine months, from May to February.

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08 10, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces U.S. Federal Court Upholds State Law Requiring Companies to Provide Generic Drugs Directly to Local Providers

Attorney General Jackley announces that a U.S. District Court has dismissed three complaints filed by pharmaceutical manufacturers challenging a 2025 amendment to South Dakota law. The amendment restricts pharmaceutical manufacturers from controlling key contract terms related to how discounted drugs are delivered to healthcare providers serving underserved populations under the federal 340B Program.

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08 10, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Releases Final 2028 Draft Ballot Explanation Allowing Exceptions for Direct Sale of Homemade Dairy Products

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would allow exceptions for the direct sale of homemade dairy products.

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08 07, 2026

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule July 7 Sioux Falls Police Officer Involved Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that two Sioux Falls Police Department officers were justified in their use of force during an Officer Involved Shooting that occurred July 7 in Sioux Falls, resulting in the death of the suspect and injuring one police officer.

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08 06, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is joining 14 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act, which the coalition calls critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide.

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08 06, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is joining 14 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act, which the coalition calls critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide.

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08 06, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is joining 14 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act, which the coalition calls critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide.

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08 05, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Joins National Coalition Urging Congress To Strengthen Federal Hemp Reforms

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 34 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to maintain the November 2025 federal redefinition of hemp.

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08 04, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces State Appeals Federal Injunction in Mayday Health Lawsuit

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has appealed a U.S. Federal Court’s preliminary injunction that halted the enforcement of a new state law that prohibits the advertisement, dispensing, and distribution of abortion pills in South Dakota.

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08 04, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Help States Fight Medicaid Fraud

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 16 other Attorneys General in requesting Congress to support the STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act.

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08 03, 2026

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $996,862.80 in Settlement with Sandoz, Inc.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $996,862.80 as its share in a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.

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