AGs In the News

June 12, 2008: A 'So-Called' Attorney General [Read More]

June 6, 2008: Judge: Miss. AG, trial lawyer Scruggs conspired [Read More]

June 6, 2008: Dann's ouster should open door to wider reform of office [Read More]

June 2, 2008: Speak Out ... King won't back down [Read More]

May 28, 2008: OSU law school dean is new OH attorney general [Read More]

May 25, 2008: 'Sunshine Law' proposal realistic solution [Read More]

May 5, 2008: Troy King should use state's lawyers [Read More]

April 24, 2008: VIRGINIA REFORM CLARIFIES ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MAJOR LITIGATION RECOVERIES [Read More]

April 18, 2008: Brown urged to adopt Transparency Code [Read More]

April 17, 2008: Attorney General's Officer in Need of Greater Transparency [Read More]

April 16, 2008: RI SC lead paint amicus from 16 AGs - Manifesto in defense of public nuisance [Read More]

April 11, 2008: Mass. AG pushes lawsuit protection for 'brownfield' developers [Read More]

April 2, 2008: Bar wants Scruggs' law license stripped [Read More]

April 1, 2008: McCollum encouraged with success of causes [Read More]

April 1, 2008: Judge Asks Why So Many Law Firms Seek Fees in Suits [Read More]

March 22, 2008: McGraw Problem Dumped on Voters [Read More]

March 21, 2008: High-Profile Trial Lawyer Agrees to Guilty Plea [Read More]

March 21, 2008: The Intelligencer: New Law a Start On Accountability [Read More]

March 19, 2008: FEDERALIST SOCIETY AND ATRA HOST DISCUSSION AT CAL WESTERN [Read More] [View Footage of the Event]

March 19, 2008: Charleston Daily Mail: Lawmakers try to rein in McGraw [Read More]

March 14, 2008: 3 Wall Street foes get knocked out [Read More]

March 9, 2008: Del. pays outside lawyers big fees [Read More]

March 7, 2008: Radioactive material and Darrell McGraw [Read More]

March 5, 2008: The Wall Street Journal: The Dickie Scruggs Tapes [Read More]

March 4, 2008: Brown making federal rounds with agency lawsuits [Read More]

March 3, 2008: Group wants W. Va. lawmakers to follow Mississippi's lead [Read More]

February 28, 2008: La. attorney general inherits 'curious' cases from predecessor [Read More]

February 26, 2008: The Democrat: Hood should resign [Read More]

February 25, 2008: A Different Mess in Mississippi: the AG-Tort Lawyer Cabal [Read More]

February 25, 2008: The Wall Street Journal: Lawsuit Inc. [Read More]

February 24, 2008: Wheeling News-Register: Curb McGraw's Abuse of Power [Read More]

February 8, 2008: State Farm v. AG Jim Hood: Wild suit, wild questions, wild ending [Read More]

January 31, 2008: Calif.'s CO2 Blame Game Vs. Automakers [Read More]

January 30, 2008: Chamber to State AGs: Behave Yourselves [Read More]

January 27, 2008: Hood should welcome change in law [Read More]

January 23, 2008: Officials Want to Toughen Miss. Laws in Wake of Corruption Cases [Read More]

January 22, 2008: Editorials increasingly upset with AG Hood [Read More]

January 17, 2008: The Intelligencer (WV) : McGraw Snubs Legislators Again [Read More]

January 17, 2008: The Charleston Gazette (WV) : Senators, McGraw spar over tax holidays [Read More]

January 16, 2008: The West Virginia Record : Burden's on lawmakers to repay feds, McGraw says [Read More]

January 15, 2008: Bribery case bigger than just Scruggs [Read More]

December 26, 2007: The Wall Street Journal : Mississippi Tort Inc. [Read More]

December 06, 2007: Corporate Enemy No. 1: State Attorneys General [Read More]

November 30, 2007: The Trial Bar on Trial [Read More]

November 29, 2007: Oxford Lawyer Dickie Scruggs Indicted [Read More]

November 25, 2007: Racy phone number mix-up proves latest gaffe for Dann to handle [Read More]

November 23, 2007: LTE: AGs Need Code of Conduct [Read More]

November 19, 2007: State attorney general sues toy companies, others over lead exposure [Read More]

November 13, 2007: The Wall Street Journal: AGs Gone Wild [Read More]

November 1, 2007: 'Transparency code' ties the hands of state attorneys general [Read More]

October 10, 2007: Hood's system works for who? [Read More]

October 9, 2007: AG McGraw's client is West Virginia [Read More]

October 8, 2007: The Wall Street Journal on Ohio AG Dann: A New Mortgage 'Cop' Targets Wall Street [Read More]

October 8, 2007: Was law firm punished for political donations? [Read More]

September 17, 2007: ATRA PROPOSES ‘TRANSPARENCY CODE’ FOR STATE AGs [Read More]

September 28, 2007: Influential friends: Attorneys General can steer millions toward litigators [Read More]

September 25, 2007: Hopkins questions legal contracts; Hood says challenger inflates resume [Read More]

September 25, 2007: Press Release: Statewide Survey Shows Majority of Mississippians Believe Attorney General Should Be Transparent in Awarding Lucrative Contracts [Read More]

Sept. 23, 2007: Critics question Dann's tactics [Read More]

Sept. 21, 2007: Hood: Outside process needs no change [Read More]

September 20, 2007: Press Release: Hopkins Calls for “Transparency Code” for Attorney General's Office [Read More]

Sept. 20, 2007: Hood says 'system is working' [Read More]

September 18, 2007: Press Release: MFEP Applauds “Transparency Code” for State Legal Contracts [Read More]

Sept. 17, 2007: Press Release: CALA Joins Call for Transparency in the Attorney General's Office [Read More]

September 17, 2007: ATRA urges AGs to seek bids for outside counsel [Read More]

September 17, 2007: Press Release: Watchdog Applauds Transparency Code for State AGs [Read More]

September 17, 2007: National Law Journal: ATRA calls for ethics code - By Sherman Joyce [Read More]

August 1, 2007: Governments and tort 'reformers' clash over the hiring of private lawyers. [Read More]

August 1, 2007: State AGs Critical of Some Colleagues' Activism [Read More]

August 1, 2007: Dann got gambling donations [Read More]

July 9, 2007: A Deal for the Public: If You Win, You Lose [Read More]

July 5, 2007: The Wall Street Journal: Prosecution for Profit [Read More]

June 29, 2007: Dann's speech sure to ruffle some feathers - Attacks ATRA, Chamber [Read More]

June 26, 2007: Dann tinkers with outside counsel process [Read More]

June 25, 2007: Dann attributes active start to federal apathy [Read More]

June 22, 2007: Lawyers not filing reports with state [Read More]

June 21, 2007: Attorney General unveils new process for hiring outside lawyers [Read More]

June 20, 2007: Irony: Hood sets outside counsel legal fees at a $150 per hour?[Read More]

June 18, 2007: ATRA and U.S. Chamber file brief in Oklahoma AG case [Read More]

June 16, 2007:Contingency fees challenge upheld in poultry lawsuit [Read More]

June 15, 2007:On this one, give Dann a hand [Read More]

May 18, 2007:In Search for a New Sheriff, One Stands Out[Read More]

May 18, 2007:Tort Travesty [Read More]

May 17, 2007:Feds probing McGraw's handling of Purdue Pharma settlement [Read More]

May 16, 2007:President Bars Federal Agencies from Contingency Fee Contracts with Attorneys, Expert Witnesses [Read More]

May 15, 2007:AGs review hiring of outside counsel [Read More]

April 24, 2007: Group urges openness in special counsel process [Read More]

April 23, 2007 - Press Release: New ATRA Survey Shows that Americans Expect Transparency and Accountability from State Attorneys General

April 3, 2007: Ohio AG Dann sues over lead paint [Read More]

March 23, 2007: Ohio's AG Hires Former Trial Lawyer to Oversee Outside Counsel [Read More]

March 22, 2007: Lawmakers Demand Answers on Confidential Contracts [Read More]

March 15, 2007: Mississippi Justice [Read More]

February 27, 2007: Ohio's Top Lawyer Compared to New York's Spitzer [Read More]

February 23, 2007: Shine the Light on AGs and Friends [Read More]

February 20, 2007: Sunshine for Hoods [Read More]

February 2, 2007: WV AG Directing Legal Windfalls To Own Office [Read More]

January 29, 2007: California AG Improperly Hid Millions In Contracts [Read More]

January 24, 2007: CT's Blumenthal tops CEI List of Worst AGs
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January 22, 2007: Pharmaceutical pricing: Stop regulation by lawsuit [Read More]

October 16, 2006: ATRA: CT AG abuses power, rewards cronies [Read More]

October 12, 2006: Lockyer's Lawsuits Pad Pockets of His Donors [Read More]

October 10, 2006: New ATRA Report Spotlights Blumenthal Litigation Agenda [Read More]

October 1, 2006: Ben Stein: CA AG's car-maker lawsuits are lemons [Read More]

September 15, 2006: No Paper Trail for WV AG's No-Bid Special Assistants [Read More]

August 16, 2006: A Wall Street Journal editorial asked today why Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch was funneling lead-paint lawsuit settlement money to close associates unrelated to the original case. [Read More]

August 7, 2006: Book Forum to discuss NY AG Spitzer's Aggressive Corporate Investigations. [Read More]

July 25, 2006: WV AG accused of improperly hiring private legal counsel. [Read More]

July 24, 2006: Charlotte Observer decries activist AGs' "reverse Robin Hood" corruption. [Read More]

June 28, 2006: In California, Senate Bill 1489 (Ducheny) passed through the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and is expected to move to the Assembly floor in early August. [Read More]

April 12, 2006: McGraw: March Madness? Or Mad as a March Hare? [Read More]

April 4, 2006: Rhode Island AG’s Relationship with Personal Injury Lawyers Challenged [Read More]

March 26, 2006: Is Dick Blumenthal Out of Control? [Read More]