Shannon Liss-Riordan in Attorney Generals' offices press releases


On Abortion: Enforce and defend laws protecting access to abortion care

Shannon has been a strong promoter of reproductive justice since her college days marching for our rights, co-founding a national young women's organization in her 20s that fought for reproductive justice, defending abortion access across the country for the Center for Reproductive Law & Policy, and being an avid supporter of the ROE Act. Shannon will fight to expand access to reproductive health care and will enforce and defend our strong laws protecting access to abortion care.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Civil Rights: Tackle discrimination in housing, employment, education

Throughout her legal career, Shannon has taken on major civil rights cases to combat systemic racism and discrimination. As Attorney General Shannon will increase resources to the Civil Rights Division and ramp up enforcement of our civil rights laws on a systemic level. Shannon will ensure that the Office's civil rights attorneys work across bureaus and divisions to tackle discrimination effectively in housing, employment, education, public accommodations, and more.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Civil Rights: Ensure state remains a safe haven for all LGBTQ+ people

With a troubling number of states implementing legislation targeting LGBTQ+ youth--particularly transgender youth--Shannon is committed to ensuring that Massachusetts remains a safe haven for all LGBTQ+ people. Shannon will ramp up enforcement of our civil rights laws to root out discrimination against LGBTQ+ indivduals, particularly in housing and employment where such discrimination is still persistent. Shannon will support efforts to implement LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum in schools.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Corporations: Fought corporate America on behalf of workers

I've stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our waitresses, truck drivers, firefighters, janitors, and gig economy workers, helping them recoup hundreds of millions of dollars that corporate America stole from them. We won cases that not only put money back in employees' pockets but pushed our legal system to fairly and equally serve the people. When the system couldn't be pushed, we broke new legal ground and set precedents that delivered victories for workers in Massachusetts and around the country.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Crime: Will protect consumers from scams and corporate fraud

Shannon will aggressively use our strong laws to protect consumers from abusive corporations and bad actors in a wide range of industries. As Attorney General, Shannon will protect consumers from scams and corporate fraud, investigate corporate price gouging, and modernize our regulatory protections. She will ensure that the Attorney General's Office protects student loan borrowers from predatory loan servicing companies.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Crime: A firm advocate for meaningful criminal legal reform

As Attorney General, Shannon will be a firm advocate for meaningful criminal legal reform. Shannon will support efforts to legalize safe consumption sites, to end sentences of life without parole, to end mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, and to ban the use of long-term solitary confinement. Shannon will also support comprehensive reforms to the Department of Corrections to ensure greater transparency and accountability and will champion a moratorium on building new prisons and jails.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Education: Ensure that public funds are used to support public schools

Shannon will fight to ensure that public funds are used to support public schools and will advocate for additional revenue sources. She will fight to end the school-to-prison pipeline and investigate instances of racially disparate disciplinary practices. She will strongly oppose lifting the cap on charter schools, as well as efforts by the state to take over public school districts through receivership. Shannon will stand up for the rights of teachers and education support staff.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Energy & Oil: Establish a Green Bank to invest in clean energy

Shannon plans to lead Attorneys General nationwide in the fight nationwide to combat climate change and protect our environment. As Attorney General, Shannon will establish a Green Bank to invest in clean energy and environmental justice projects, funded by penalties collected from enforcement actions against polluters. She will expand on Maura Healey's litigation against Exxon Mobil and hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for polluting our environment and putting our climate in jeopardy.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Government Reform: Critical state leads on expanding access to the ballot box

With the United States Supreme Court and numerous state governments actively stripping away voting rights, it is critical that Massachusetts be a leader on expanding access to the ballot box. As Attorney General, Shannon will defend the recently-enacted VOTES Act from frivolous right-wing court challenges and ensure the law is fairly and effectively implemented.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Government Reform: Strengthen enforcement of our public records law

Throughout her legal career, Shannon has never shied away from holding powerful institutions accountable. As Attorney General, Shannon will invest in a new Public Integrity Unit to tackle public corruption and investigate public officials accused of violating the law. Shannon will also strengthen enforcement of our public records law and support efforts to ensure that the Governor's Office, the Legislature, and the Judiciary are beholden to this law.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Gun Control: Treat gun violence as a public health epidemic

While Massachusetts enjoys strong gun laws, it is imperative that we have an Attorney General that knows how to effectively enforce these laws, particularly in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision weakening state-level gun restrictions. Shannon will hold gun manufacturers accountable and ensure that we treat gun violence as the public health epidemic that it is. Shannon will ramp up enforcement of our state assault weapon ban and prosecution of the use of "ghost guns."
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Health Care: Will root out systemic racism in our health care system

Shannon will aggressively fight back against any attempts by other states to reach into Massachusetts and enforce their anti-choice laws here against people coming here for abortion services. She will use our strong consumer protection laws to expose so-called crisis pregnancy centers for their manipulative and deceptive practices. Shannon will root out systemic racism in our health care system and address maternal health disparities impacting communities of color.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Health Care: Shannon has been a longtime advocate of Medicare for All

Shannon has been a longtime advocate of Medicare for All and will support efforts to implement single-payer health care at the state level. She will use the powers of the Office to address consolidation and anti-competitive behaviors among large health care systems that are driving up costs for patients. She will advocate for the expansion of community health centers to ensure access to quality health care. Shannon will also fight to ensure that nurses have safe and dignified working conditions.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Jobs: Aggressively fight wage theft and worker misclassification

As Attorney General, Shannon will pursue aggressive, systemic enforcement of wage laws to fight wage theft and worker misclassification; establish a fund to ensure workers with wage theft claims get paid right away; and pursue debarment of companies that have repeatedly engaged in wage theft to ensure they are not awarded public contracts.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Jobs: Use bully pulpit to trumpet the importance of unions

Shannon will continue to hold "gig economy" companies like Uber, Lyft, and others accountable for misclassifying their workers as independent contractors, an important fight she started more than a decade ago. She will use every tool available to expand workers' ability to organize and collectively bargain, as well as the bully pulpit of the Attorney General's Office to trumpet the importance of unions.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

On Welfare & Poverty: Housing is a human right; establish Tenant Advocate office

Housing is a human right. There is no doubt that Massachusetts is in the grips of a debilitating affordable housing crisis, impacting renters and homeowners alike. As Attorney General, Shannon will establish an Office of the Tenant Advocate within the AG's Office to provide more resources and legal assistance for tenants, help mediate disputes between tenants and landlords, and connect people with emergency housing services.
Source: Mass. 2022 Attorney General press release ShannonForAG.com Sep 6, 2022

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