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Syllabus: Role of the State Attorney General: Week 2: The Structure of the Office of the Attorney General

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Week 2 – September 17, 2018

The Structure of the Office of the Attorney General

Syllabus: The Role of the State Attorney General

State attorneys general have never fit easily into the existing framework of state government.   This week explores the independence inherent in the office of modern attorney general.

  1. Feeney v. Commonwealth, 373 Mass. 359, 366 N.E.2d 1266 (1977)

  2. People ex rel. Deukmejian v. Brown, 29 Cal.3d 150, 624 P.2d 1206 (1981)

  3. William P. Marshall, Break Up the Presidency? Governors, State Attorneys General and Lessons from the Divided Executive, 115 Yale L.J. 2445-2469 (2006)

  4. Generic State Attorney General’s Office Organization Chart.

  5. Delaware AG Investigates Own Client, Celia Cohen, Grapevine Political Writer, Sept. 15, 2007

  6. “AGs' powers a subject of contention.” Denver Post Capitol Bureau, Martinez, J. C. (2003, December 7).

  7. "High Court to Hickenlooper: We’re not getting involved". Colorado Independent, Corey Hutchins (December 03, 2015)

  8. No Charges to Be Filed In Prison Sentence Screw-Up, Nebraskawatchdog.Org, November 24, 2014

  9. Terrie, Morgan-Besecker, “DA refers prison sex abuse probe to state attorney general's office,” The Times-Tribune, Jan. 7, 2017

  10. NJ.com, "N.J. prison officials skipping public hearing on sex abuse behind bars" February 22, 2018

  11. ABC/WNEP, "‘Pervasive Culture of Sexual Abuse’ – Attorney General Details Charges Against Lackawanna County Prison Officers" February 15, 2018

  12. “Who is the Client?” – A Role Playing Hypothetical

Syllabus: Week 3

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