Week 2 – January 30, 2017
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.
- Feeney v. Commonwealth, 373 Mass. 359, 366 N.E.2d 1266 (1977)
- People ex rel. Deukmejian v. Brown, 29 Cal.3d 150, 624 P.2d 1206 (1981)
- William P. Marshall, Break Up the Presidency? Governors, State Attorneys General and Lessons from the Divided Executive, 115 Yale L.J. 2445-2469 (2006)
- Generic State Attorney General’s Office Organization Chart
- Delaware AG Investigates Own Client, Celia Cohen, Grapevine Political Writer, Sept. 15, 2007
- “AGs' powers a subject of contention.” Denver Post Capitol Bureau, Martinez, J. C. (2003, December 7)
- "High Court to Hickenlooper: We’re not getting involved". Colorado Independent, Corey Hutchins (December 03, 2015)
- “Kentucky attorney general skewers health cabinet for failing to release child death records.” Loftus, T. The Courier-Journal 2012, October 15; “R.I. Attorney General Steps Up for Press,” Connelly, Cara, Courthouse News Service, July 16, 2014
- "No Charges to Be Filed In Prison Sentence Screw-Up," Nebraskawatchdog.Org, November 24, 2014
- “Who is the Client?” – A Role Playing Hypothetical