Supreme Court Report: Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 21-12
October 7, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on September 30, 2021 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 21-12 Federal Election Comm’n v. Ted Cruz for Senate, 21-12. Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 provides that when a candidate…
Supreme Court Report: Shurtleff v. City of Boston, MA, 20-1800
October 7, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on September 30, 2021 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Shurtleff v. City of Boston, MA, 20-1800 Shurtleff v. City of Boston, MA, 20-1800. At issue is whether the City of Boston violated the First Amendment by denying a Christian organization’s request to…
Supreme Court Report: Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650
October 7, 2021 Volume 29, Issue 1 This Report summarizes cases granted review on September 30, 2021 (Part I). Case Granted Review: Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650 Concepcion v. United States, 20-1650. The question presented is “[w]hether, when deciding if it should ‘impose a reduced sentence’ on an individual under Section 404(b) of the First…
Responding to Hate, Building Safer Communities Webinar
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET Hosted by the NAAG Center for Excellence in Governance and the James Byrd Jr. Center to Stop Hate. As part of his Presidential Initiative “The People v. Hate: Standing Up for Humanity,” NAAG President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine invites you…
Samantha Hammond
Samantha Hammond joined NAAG in August of 2021 as an administrative assistant where she provided administrative and logistical support to NAAG’s chief administrative officer, chief financial officer, director of human resources and director of NAGTRI. She was promoted to member services coordinator (MSC) in September 2022. She moved from her home state of Texas in…
Current Status of COVID-19 Vaccines Rollout Nationwide: August 2021 Update for the Attorney General Community
On August 25, the U.S. reached over 363.9 million total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered with 202 million persons (60.9% of the total U.S. population) having received at least one dose and 171.2 million persons (51.6% of the total U.S. population) being fully vaccinated. Among those individuals aged 65 years and older, 91.5% have received at…
New Anticorruption Manual for State and Local Prosecutors by the National Association of Attorneys General Available Today
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the release of The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors. The book, which provides an overview of prosecuting corruption in the United States, is the first publication in 30 years dedicated to guiding prosecutors who investigate and charge public corruption crime. It is also…
COVID-19 Webinar: An Update on Issues Facing Mortgage Holders, Renters, and Student Loan Borrowers, and How Attorney General Offices are Approaching the Return to the Office
September 1, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET Hosted by NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection and NAAG Consumer Protection Committee Federal and state COVID-related consumer protections from mortgage foreclosures and from residential and student loan defaults are in flux due to ending moratoriums and extensions, as well as legal cases challenging the validity…
Press Invited to Attend Conference on Combatting Sexual and Domestic Violence
WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is hosting the conference in conjunction with Virginia Attorney General and NAAG Southern Region Chair Mark Herring. Attorneys general scheduled to speak include: Mark Herring, Virginia Attorney General and NAAG Southern Region Chair Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General and NAAG Southern Region Vice Chair Lynn Fitch, Mississippi…
Attorneys General to Congress: Provide States with the Same Antitrust Venue Rights as Federal Enforcers
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is urging Congress to pass the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. The legislation would provide states with the same venue selection rights as federal enforcers by prohibiting the transfer of state antitrust actions into a multidistrict litigation. Attorneys general pursue antitrust enforcement actions…
