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…
Incoming Attorney General Resources
Dan Schweitzer NAAG Interim Executive Director & Director, Center for Supreme Court Advocacy The National Association of Attorneys General Welcomes You! Congratulations on your new role! We welcome you to your national association, a premier nonpartisan organization that grants you immediate access to transition resources and important attorney general publications; access to your new colleagues…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 2
October 27, 2023 Volume 31, Issue 2 This Report summarizes cases granted review on October 13 and 20, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Cases Granted Review Murthy v. Missouri, 23-411. The Court stayed a district court injunction, as modified by the Fifth Circuit, that limited the ability of various federal officials and…
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…
Supreme Court Report: Volume 31, Issue 1
October 12, 2023 Volume 31, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on September 29, 2023 (Part I). Part I: Cases Granted Review Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, 22-277. A Florida law targets censorship on major social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and X (formerly known as Twitter) by regulating the platforms’…
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…
State Attorney General, Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: July 2023
Multistate Actions A bipartisan coalition of fifty-one attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a telemarketing fraud enforcement sweep: Operation Stop Scam Calls. The initiative which included more than one hundred federal and state law enforcement partners nationwide, targets telemarketers and the companies that hire them and takes action against lead generators who…
2023 Tobacco Policy & Responsible Retailing (TPRR) Conference
This training is a closed session for attorneys general and attorney general staff only.