Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning: What Attorney General Offices Need to Know
This webinar provides an overview of issues related to the closure and decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The program includes a discussion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) process and NRC oversight of radiological decommissioning, the importance and role of nuclear decommissioning trust funds, state agency jurisdiction for site restoration, issues not subject to…
Responding to Hate, Building Safer Communities Webinar
As part of his 2021 Presidential Initiative “The People v. Hate: Standing Up for Humanity,” NAAG President and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine hosts a training focused on hate crimes. Join nationally recognized experts to learn more about the special role hate crime laws play in the United States, civil litigation strategies…
Supreme Court Report: Hemphill v. New York, 20-637
February 3, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 7 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Opinion: Hemphill v. New York, 20-637 Hemphill v. New York, 20-637. By an 8-1 vote, the Court declared unconstitutional a New York rule of criminal procedure…
Supreme Court Report: George v. McDonough, 21-234
February 3, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 7 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: George v. McDonough, 21-234 George v. McDonough, 21-234. The Court will determine whether the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “application of a regulation that…
Supreme Court Report: Tekoh v. Vega, 21-499
February 3, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 7 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Tekoh v. Vega, 21-499 Tekoh v. Vega, 21-499. At issue is whether the use of an un-Mirandized statement against a defendant in a…
Supreme Court Report: Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511
February 3, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 7 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511 Shoop v. Twyford, 21-511. This case involves the question whether a federal court may, pursuant to its authority under…
Supreme Court Report: Nance v. Ward, 21-439
February 3, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 7 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Nance v. Ward, 21-439 Nance v. Ward, 21-439. This case raises the question of which procedural vehicle a capital inmate must use—an action…
Supreme Court Report: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418
February 14, 2022 Volume 29, Issue 8 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 20, 2022 (Part I); and cases granted review on January 14, 2022 (Part II). Cases Granted Review: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, 21-418. The Court will consider the contours of the First Amendment’s free-speech…
NAAG Statement on North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem’s Passing
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) issued the following statement on the passing of North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. “We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. As the longest serving attorney general in the state of North Dakota, Attorney General Stenehjem will…
Federal Consumer Protection News: January 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”) announced an initiative to reduce so-called “junk fees” charged by banks and other financial institutions. Noting that credit card late fees and bank charges for overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees cost consumers nearly $30 billion in 2019, the Bureau published a request for…
