Michigan Attorney General May Select Venue for Suit Representing State Agency
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) as well as other federal, state, local and nongovernmental entities, reached an agreement in 1997 governing hydroelectric power projects in the Menominee River Basin, which includes northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This agreement, the Wilderness Shores Settlement Agreement (WSSA), provided that Wisconsin Electric (WE) agreed…
2023 Annual Award Recipients Announced for Exceptional Service to the Attorney General Community
For Release: Embargo until Dec. 6, 2023 1:00 PM ET Contact: Staci Schneider 202-326-6000 x204 media@naag.org Twitter: @NatlAssnAttysGn 2023 Annual Award Recipients Announced for Exceptional Service to the Attorney General Community Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the recipients of its annual awards during the organization’s annual Capital Forum event…
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Elected as President of National Association of Attorneys General
For Release: December 6, 2023 10:00 AM ET Contact: Staci Schneider 202-326-6000 x204 media@naag.org Twitter: @NatlAssnAttysGn Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Elected as President of National Association of Attorneys General Year ahead will focus on protecting, empowering youth Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Attorneys General, the nonpartisan national forum for America’s state…
Recent Attorney General Powers and Duties Cases—In Brief | 2nd Quarter 2023
Arkansas—Johnson, a death-row prisoner, sought post-conviction DNA testing of pieces of evidence found at the crime scene under Arkansas’ Act 1780. The Arkansas supreme court affirmed a trial court’s denial of Johnson’s petition, holding that Act 1780 only authorizes DNA testing “if it can provide materially relevant evidence that will significantly advance the petitioner’s claim…
Only Attorney General, Not Other Attorneys for the State, May Submit Evidence on Review of State Records
Plaintiff, the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, sought a default judgment against defendant, alleging that after the agency conducted two audits of the defendant’s retail store, plaintiff imposed fines on defendant for violations of New York’s agricultural laws, and defendant failed to respond. The court found that there was…
Recent Texas Decisions on Plaintiffs’ Standing to Sue the Attorney General
Several recent decisions have addressed the Texas attorney general’s role in enforcing state statutes and whether plaintiffs challenging those statutes have standing to sue the attorney general. The question of whether the attorney general is a proper party and may be sued has been addressed in three recent Fifth Circuit decisions as well as a…
STATEMENT FROM 136 FORMER ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUPPORTING ISRAEL
A bipartisan coalition of former attorneys general representing 47 states and the District of Columbia, Guam & Puerto Rico, both Democrats and Republicans, stand united with the National Association of Attorney General and the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) in our unqualified support for Israel as it fights back against the savage attack which killed and…
National Association of Attorneys General Announces Winners for 2023 Supreme Court Best Brief Awards
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has announced the winners of the 2023 Supreme Court Best Brief Awards. The Best Brief Awards are given annually to honor appellate practitioners from state attorney general offices who have exhibited superb work in representing their states before the U.S. Supreme Court. The winners were…
54 Attorneys General Call on Congress to Study AI and Its Harmful Effects on Children
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) issued a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 54 state and territory attorneys general that urges Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The attorneys general also asked…
Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Congress to Pass the G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Attorneys General issued a letter today on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general expressing support for the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act. In the letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general explain that the passing…
