2022 NAAG Legislative Victories

As the chief legal officer of their state, attorneys general often provide important input on both regulatory and legislative proposals. This input is often provided through the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). As a nonpartisan organization, NAAG engages in policy advocacy only when an issue has bipartisan support from a majority of attorneys general….

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Court Affirms States’ Parens Patriae Standing in Antitrust Case

Forty-nine states sued 20 manufacturers of generic drugs, alleging an anticompetitive scheme to “fix, maintain, and stabilize prices, rig bids, and engage in market and customer allocations” of certain generic pharmaceuticals. The district court recently decided defendants’ motion to dismiss, holding that although the states could not seek disgorgement, they do have parens patriae standing…

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Laura Clinton, Consumer Protection Division Chief, Washington Attorney General’s Office

Unlike many of you, I came to public service later in my career. I spent almost 20 years in private practice, leading a wide variety of complex civil cases for public and private clients. The 2016 election ushered in a new era of public litigation, and the Attorney General’s tenacious advocacy for the people of…

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Center for Consumer Protection 2022 Year in Review

As 2023 begins, this Year in Review examines the consumer protection work the nation’s attorneys general undertook in 2022. Attorneys general took action on numerous fronts last year, obtaining $22.5 billion in opioids-related settlements from manufacturers, pharmacies and retailers. Combined with the $26 billion obtained through the 2021 National Opioids Settlement with other manufacturers and…

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How Attorneys General Can Increase Youth Involvement in the Rule of Law and the Attorneys General Office

At the recent 2022 NAAG Presidential Summit in Iowa City focusing on NAAG President Tom Miller’s Presidential Initiative, Consumer Protection 2.0: Tech Threats and Tools, a recurring concern raised was the lack of youth/GenZ involvement in discussions of technology and governance. Attorneys general can address this lack of engagement in several ways. Why now and…

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2022 NAAG Capital Forum Recap

2022 NAAG Capital Forum Recap  From Dec. 6-8, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) hosted its annual Capital Forum event, where members of the attorney general community and federal officials gathered to discuss the latest legal developments and the top legal issues facing our country. The event kicked off a day early on Dec….

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Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: December 2022

This compendium of news reports about corruption and ethics issues is brought to you by the Center for Ethics and Public Integrity (CEPI). Neither the National Association of Attorneys General nor the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute expresses a view as to the accuracy of news accounts, nor as to the position expounded…

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Shedding Light on Dark Patterns: Protecting Consumers from Digital Deception

Decades of cases from the FTC and state attorneys general have challenged manipulative tactics used by unscrupulous businesses to get consumers to hand over their money or their sensitive data without a clear picture of the nature of the transaction. State and federal dockets are filled with actions against companies that used deceptive “free” offers,…

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NAAG Announces Newly Elected Officers for 2023

Members of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) voted on the organization’s 2023 Executive Committee last week during its annual Capital Forum. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost was elected as president of NAAG for 2023. Attorney General Yost, a Republican, was first elected as Ohio attorney general in 2018 and was re-elected to a…

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Chief of the Month: Mark J. Krueger, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Nevada Attorney General’s Office

My legal career has been dedicated to civil service and helping people.  After clerking for a Nevada Supreme Court justice and Nevada district court judge, I joined the Nevada Attorney General’s Office in 2000 and could not have found a better job!  From 2000 to 2006, I represented numerous state agencies and gained a vast…

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