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In 2023, Campbell proposed regulations that would seek to prohibit [[junk fees]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lannan |first1=Katie |title=AG Campbell wants to crack down on hidden fees, service charges |url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2023-12-12/ag-campbell-wants-to-crack-down-on-hidden-fees-service-charges |website=WGBH |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=en |date=12 December 2023}}</ref>
 
In October 2023, months after the the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s ''[[Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard]]'' decision declared race-based college admissions [[affirmative action]] programs to be unconstitutional, Campbell and Governor Healey jointly released new statewide guidelines for colleges and university's to promote campus diversity.<ref name=Buyinzaaffirmative">{{cite web |last1=Buyinza |first1=Alvin |title=Here's Massachusetts' game plan for increasing diversity on college campuses |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/10/gov-healey-ag-campbell-announce-new-state-guidelines-for-colleges-to-foster-diversity-after-scotus-ruling.html |website=MassLive |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=en |date=23 October 2023}}</ref> The guidelines allow the institutions to consider life experiences have shaped the lives of applicants, which can include race-related life experiences. This is in keeping with new federal recommendations on the matter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Solis |first1=Steph |title=New college admissions guidance for Massachusetts in post-affirmative action landscape |url=https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/10/23/college-admissions-affirmative-action-massachusetts |website=Axios |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=October 23, 2023}}</ref>
 
In March 2024, Campbell launched The Youth Sports Betting Safety Coalition in partnership with the [[NCAA]]. The [[private-public partnership]] aims to educate youth on the potential perils of participation in [[sports gambling]].<ref>Multiple sources:
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In December 2023, Campbell launched civil rights litigation against the National Socialist Club 131, a regional [[neo-Nazi]] organization. This made her the second states attorney to sue the organization, as New Hampshire Attorney Genreal [[John Formella]] had earlier that year filed a civil rights lawsuit against the group.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katcher |first1=Will |title=Andrea Campbell is 2nd AG to target neo-Nazi group. A NH case has struggled |url=https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/12/in-lawsuit-andrea-campbell-is-2nd-attorney-general-to-target-neo-nazi-group.html |website=Masslive |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=en |date=8 December 2023}}</ref> The suit Campbell filed alleges that the group has committed "violent" and "coercive" actions that amount to harassment and civil rights violations, including targeted disrupting of [[drag queen story hour]] events and intimidation actions towards hotels that are allowing their facilities to be used as shelters for migrants.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiggins |first1=Christopher |title=Massachusetts Sues Neo-Nazis After They Target Drag Events |url=https://www.advocate.com/law/massachusetts-sues-neo-nazis-drag |website=The Advocate |language=en |date=December 12, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Nick |title=White nationalist group accused of civil rights violations in Massachusetts |url=https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4350040-white-nationalist-group-civil-rights-violations-massachusetts |website=The Hill |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
 
In October 2023, months after the the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s ''[[Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard]]'' decision declared race-based college admissions [[affirmative action]] programs to be unconstitutional, Campbell and Governor Healey jointly released new statewide guidelines for colleges and university's to promote campus diversity.<ref name=Buyinzaaffirmative">{{cite web |last1=Buyinza |first1=Alvin |title=Here's Massachusetts' game plan for increasing diversity on college campuses |url=https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/10/gov-healey-ag-campbell-announce-new-state-guidelines-for-colleges-to-foster-diversity-after-scotus-ruling.html |website=MassLive |access-date=4 April 2024 |language=en |date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
 
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