News from 2007
McKenna gets call as fans fight Sonics owners over move
Kevin Durant OLYMPIA -- Pro basketball fans intend pulling Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna onto mid-court in their ongoing legal battle with the new owners of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics and WNBA's Seattle Storm.
Dann says hospital talks will continue
Dann CINCINNATI - Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann says those involved with the possible breakup of a group of hospitals have not met a self-imposed deadline for agreement, but they will not stop negotiating.
McCollum, Gansler take action against proposed gambling law
Gansler BALTIMORE - Two state attorneys general say pending Internet gambling legislation will undermine their states' authority to regulate the industry.
Miss. Dems back AG Hood against call for sunshine
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - First, Mississippi's Democrats shielded Attorney General Jim Hood against the Republicans latest attack on him. Then, they went on the offensive.
Arizona AG to hunt with pack on subprime meltdowns
Terry Goddard PHOENIX -- There's good news and bad news out west on two key finance-scandal issues, according to state attorneys general.
Justice Starcher response even worse, airline says
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. - To Colgan Air, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher keeps getting more insulting with each passing day.
Alaska AG urged to act as Fed trial exposes corruption
JUNEAU -- Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg intends staying on the sidelines even as more potentially illegal activities by state politicians await the light of day in federal corruption trials.
CALA names top legal system abuser in W. Va.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw received consideration, but will not bring home an award that carries a stigma from state legal watchdog group.
Il. Supreme Ct. agrees new med-mal rules from 'hellhole'
Illinois Supreme Court SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court has approved Madison County's medical malpractice rule on mandatory mediation.
Arkansas racetracks can add slot gambling, SC rules
Justice Paul E. Danielson LITTLE ROCK -- Racetracks in Arkansas that added extra gaming facilities following a 2005 citizens' referendum can keep them, the state's Supreme Court ruled today.
New Wisc. Justice can't bury misconduct charges - UPDATE
Justice Annette Ziegler MADISON -- Just when new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Annette Ziegler looked off the hook on judicial misconduct charges, three Court of Appeals judges have placed her squarely back on it.
Starcher calls Pakistani attorney "window dressing"
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The clouds of controversy surrounding West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher became a lot darker recently.
Third OR Democrat interested in succeeding Myers as AG - UPDATE
Alice Dale SALEM -- Well-known trade union leader Alice Dale is considering joining two Democrats in a tussle for party endorsement to succeed incumbent Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers.
AG McDonnell talks free enterprise
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - During a live blog Monday, Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said regulation and litigation must be kept to a minimum if his state wants to continue its economic success.
Hood: AG challenger is no cowboy
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - With election day a little more than a month away, Mississippi's candidates for Attorney General began really taking aim at each other Monday.
Fla. justices interpret law in hurricane case
Wells TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court recently decided something of a "Wind v. Water" case, rejecting a plaintiff's claim that an insurance company was wholly responsible for damages done by 2004's Hurricane Ivan.
Blumenthal wants cooperation from car company
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - An auto dealer in Shelton sued by the State of Connecticut is not complying with the investigation into it, and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is moving to enforce subpoenas issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Dann's gaming rule not upheld again
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - A state judge on Friday dealt Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann another legal setback in Dann's war on electronic gaming machines.
Utah AG Shurtleff goes on DL after skidding hog during test-ride
Mark Shurtleff SALT LAKE CITY -- Expect Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff's next public-safety campaign - once he's released from hospital - to have a road-safety focus.
Hood: Outside counsel process needs no change
Hood HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood recently told a state newspaper that his office's current system used when hiring outside counsel is doing just fine.