Ari Telisman

Ari Telisman serves as the Director of Legal Skills Training for the National Association of Attorneys General. He oversees training programs and resources for the attorney general community on topics…

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Andy Wright

Andy Wright joined NAAG as a NAGTRI program counsel in February 2018. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he handled minor misdemeanors and…

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Amie Ely

Amie Ely is director of the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute’s (NAGTRI) Center for Ethics and Public Integrity. She is staff liaison for the National Association of Attorneys…

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The Evolving Debate Over Batson’s Procedures for Peremptory Challenges

Jury selection throughout the United States allows two forms of challenges to ensure a fair trial: challenges for cause (sometimes known as challenges to the favor) and peremptory challenges. However,…

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Recent Powers and Duties Decisions

Emily Myers, NAAG Antitrust Chief Counsel and NAGTRI Chief Editor This is another in our series reporting on recent decisions from across the country affecting the powers and duties of…

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“Lawful Investigative Activities,” Pretext, and Rule 8.4(c) of the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct

A version of this article first appeared in Colorado Lawyer, the magazine of the Colorado Bar Association, at Vol. 48, No. 6, June, 2019, and is reprinted in a slightly…

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Collaboration, Cooperation, Commitment: Working Together to End Human Trafficking

Judy McKee, NAGTRI Deputy Director Judy McKee, NAGTRI Deputy Director The challenge of accurately estimating the number of human trafficking victims, both world-wide and in the United States, is daunting…

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Recent Powers and Duties Decisions

Emily Myers, NAAG Antitrust and Powers and Duties Chief Counsel Conflicts in Representation and Due Process Rights In a complicated case involving the investigation of a sitting attorney general, the…

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Linda Vang

Linda joined the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) in May 2014. She became the meetings manager in July 2018. In this role, she manages logistics for NAMFCU’s…

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Public Records

Every state or territory has laws addressing access to public records and open meetings. Public record disclosure laws grant the public the right to inspect almost any government record related…

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