Recent Decisions on CID Enforcement
A number of recent decisions have addressed the enforcement of civil investigative demands (CIDs) and subpoenas issued by attorneys general. Massachusetts: A Massachusetts decision addressed the question of personal jurisdiction over the recipient of a CID issued by the Massachusetts attorney general. The state contracted with IDDC for protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic. IDDC…
Capital Forum Event Explores the Brave New World of Artificial Intelligence
In many ways, 2023 was marked by dramatic transformations in the field of artificial intelligence (“AI”). The rise of generative AI models and stories of these models mimicking human conversation or passing state bar exams dominated news cycles and captivated the global imagination. Experts noted how advancements in generative AI are poised to inexorably disrupt…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 6
January 24, 2024 Volume 31, Issue 6 This Report summarizes cases granted review on January 5, 12, and 22, 2024 (Part I). Part I: Cases Granted Review Trump v. Anderson, 23-719. The Court will resolve whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering former President Donald Trump to be excluded from…
Victor Maddox
Victor Maddox serves as Associate Attorney General and oversees the office’s civil and criminal departments. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Maddox co-founded the Louisville firm Fultz Maddox Dickens, PLC, where he represented clients in business, financial, and constitutional litigation matters. Maddox has represented elected officials and Kentucky citizens in his nearly four decades of…
Vernon Harris
Vernon Harris was born in Chicago, Ill., and moved to Phoenix, Ariz., at the age of 12. He graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1987. Upon graduating from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1990, Vernon became a gang prosecutor with Maricopa County Attorney Office….
Tracy Thompson
Tracy brings over 30 years of experience in criminal justice as an Assistant Prosecutor in the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office (NJ), then as a Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General in the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. Over her career she has prosecuted complex financial crimes, served…
Thor Inouye
Thor Inouye is the Director of Attorney Recruiting, Professional Development, and Diversity for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. Thor joined the Office in 2013 in the General Law Bureau and has served in the Civil Rights, Administrative Review, and Inmate Litigation Units. Prior to joining the Office, Thor was an attorney for the…
Tim Merrill
Timothy G. Merrill is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Utah who represents the Utah Transit Authority. He graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University and received his Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark Law School. Mr. Merrill has considerable experience in the areas of land use and criminal justice. Prior…
Sharon Garske
Sharon Garske works at the California Office of the Attorney General as a Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the Correctional Law Section in San Francisco. Sharon represents the State and its employees in claims brought by prisoners involving civil rights violations. She has handled a wide variety of cases with topics ranging from the Americans…