Letitia James

Letitia James is the Attorney General of New York, one of the most consequential state-level law enforcement positions in the United States. She was elected in 2018, becoming the first Black woman and first woman to hold the office, and re-elected in 2022. James built her national profile through aggressive consumer-protection enforcement and high-profile investigations: her office secured the dissolution of the NRA following a fraud case, pursued a civil fraud lawsuit against Donald Trump and his company that resulted in a $355 million judgment in February 2024, and reached a $700 million settlement with pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts over opioid costs.

James has used her office as a platform for holding powerful institutions accountable to New York consumers and the public interest, often on matters that cross state and international lines. On 28 May 2026 she and New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued subpoenas to FIFA compelling production of internal ticket-pricing and seat-category documents for eight MetLife Stadium World Cup matches, including the final on 19 July . The allegation is that FIFA created premium 'Front Category' seat tiers after sales had closed, driving price increases of roughly 25% across more than 90 matches between October 2025 and April 2026. These are the first compulsory US legal instruments aimed at FIFA over its World Cup pricing.

The FIFA subpoena fits the pattern of James's approach: state attorney general power applied to a large institution with alleged consumer harm in her jurisdiction, using civil investigative tools rather than criminal charges, generating public accountability pressure ahead of any litigation outcome.