2021 Robocall Virtual Summit
September 8: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET (Open to the Public) September 9: 12:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET (Government Only) This conference is hosted by the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection and the Michigan and Ohio Attorneys General Learn all about the battle against robocalls! Hosted by NAAG and the attorneys general of…
A Review of CPSC and NHTSA Safety Information Transparency and Recall Authority
The free market has an incredible ability to regulate itself; businesses have incentives to make their products safe and reliable or risk that consumers will shop elsewhere. However, potentially dangerous products still reach the market despite such incentives. Both the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) work to…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Crystal Utley Secoy, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office
It is a privilege to work in a bit of a bubble where every day I collaborate with attorneys, from New York to California and every state in between, who, no matter their background or political stripes, have one goal in common: to work together in order to protect consumers. I am grateful for those…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: July 2021
NEW! We are now providing a digest of consumer protection-related press releases from state and territorial attorneys general and a selection of federal consumer-related releases on ConsumerResources.org, NAAG’s consumer-facing website. Multistate Actions Led by a North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III, a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general announced a proposed $26…
Federal Consumer Protection News: July 2021
NEW! We are now providing a digest of consumer protection-related press releases from state and territorial attorneys general and a selection of federal consumer-related releases on ConsumerResources.org, NAAG’s consumer-facing website. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) warned landlords and consumer reporting agencies to report rental information accurately as the federal eviction moratorium ends…
2021 NAGTRI National Anatomy of a Complex Consumer Case Training
This program is hosted by the Center for Consumer Protection. September 28 – October 1, 2021 This intensive three and one-half day program is intended to enhance the participants’ knowledge and skills in a constructive and positive learning environment facilitated by experienced attorneys serving as faculty. The program’s primary goal is to afford participants the…
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The State Solicitors General and Appellate Chiefs Conference
This program is hosted by the NAAG Center for Supreme Court Advocacy. September 20-21, 2021 NAAG’s annual State Solicitors General and Appellate Chiefs Conference is scheduled for September 20-21, 2021, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will provide a forum in which state solicitors general and appellate chiefs can exchange ideas…
Review of the 2020 Supreme Court Term
Tuesday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET United States Supreme Court decisions directly affect attorney general offices’ ability to enforce state laws and defend government officials’ conduct. In this program, NAAG’s Center for Supreme Court Advocacy will host two of the nation’s leading U.S. Supreme Court practitioners to discuss the Supreme Court’s recently…
Cecilia Dakers
Cecilia Dakers joined NAAG in June 2021 as a program coordinator. A Connecticut native, Cecilia graduated from Northeastern University in May of 2020 with a degree in political science and communication studies. During her undergraduate career, she had co-op positions in city government, marketing and promotions, and federal relations. She also studied abroad in Tokyo,…
Consumer Chief of the Month: L. Christopher Styron, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
Greetings to all of my colleagues in the attorney general community across the country. I appreciate the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection giving me the opportunity to share some information about Louisiana’s Consumer Protection Section and myself. I joined the Consumer Protection Section of the Louisiana Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General in…
