The use of technology in the courtroom has gained acceptance in both federal and state courts with some courts being so technologically advanced that they include annotation and witness monitors,…
Read MoreMcDonnell, Its State Progeny, and How to McDonnell-Proof Your State Corruption Case Amie Ely, Director, NAGTRI Center for Ethics & Public Integrity Introduction In late June 2016, the U.S. Supreme…
Read MoreEmily Myers, Antitrust and Powers and Duties Chief Counsel, National Association of Attorneys General This is another in our series reporting on recent decisions from across the country affecting the…
Read MoreEmily Myers, NAAG Antitrust and Powers and Duties Chief Counsel New York and Massachusetts Attorney General Subpoena Authority Several recent decisions, from a federal district court in New York and…
Read MoreApproximately one in ten Americans over 60 has experienced some form of elder abuse. Some estimate that as many as five million elders are abused each year, and those numbers…
Read MoreOn Jan. 17, 2017, Josh Shapiro was sworn in as the 50th Pennsylvania attorney general. Since his first day in office, Attorney General Shapiro has championed an ambitious agenda to…
Read MoreEmily Myers, NAAG Antitrust and Powers and Duties Chief Counsel District of Columbia Attorney General Has Common Law Authority to Bring Parens Patriae Action The D.C. attorney general’s parens patriae…
Read MoreA death caused by a drug overdose, such as one from heroin or fentanyl, is rarely a solitary event. It affects far more than the individual or his or her…
Read MoreCompetent representation, as stated in the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule 1.1, has always been a hallmark of a lawyer’s duties. Then, in 2012, the ABA revised Rule 1.1,…
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