News from October 2008
Coakley sues manufactured home community for housing discrimination
Martha Coakley (D) PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Legal Newsline) -- A housing discrimination and consumer protection lawsuit has been filed against a Massachusetts manufactured home community, alleging the company prevented a home owner from selling a home to a buyer under the age of 55.
Brown's effort to block prison funds fails in court
Jerry Brown (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown's days started off better than its ending on Monday, as a federal judge chastised him and other California officials for withholding $8 billion for the state's prison health care system.
Entergy info ordered released to public
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A pair of administrative law judges in New York told power provider Entergy that information it gave to New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo regarding its nuclear plans can be released to the public.
Cuomo settles state pension cases for $350,000
Andrew Cuomo (D) ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) -- Three New York lawyers have reached settlement agreements with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in which they will be forced to pay the state nearly $350,000.
AG Madigan considered a 'rising star'
Lisa Madigan (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan continues to see her political star rise, observers told Legal Newsline.
Suthers keeps writing, weighs in on AG activism
Suthers WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A piece co-authored by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is being featured on the Washington Legal Foundation's Web site.
Blumenthal seeks gas price adjustments
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal brief, called on the state Department of Public Utility Control to immediately reduce Southern Connecticut Gas Company rates by $15 million to protect consumers from unjustly overpaying for gas service.
Republican Ohio AG candidate seeks ethics investigation
Mike Crites (R) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Mike Crites, the Republican nominee for Ohio attorney general, said Monday he will seek an ethics investigation against his Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Richard Cordray.
Bank of America begins home retention program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline)-Bank of America has created a proactive home retention program as part of its settlement with 11 state attorneys general over the predatory lending practices of Countrywide Financial Corp, the company said Monday.
AG: Voting rights of those with foreclosed homes upheld
Doug Gansler (D) BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland's attorney general has issued a letter to state and local elections officials, saying the voting rights of those with recently foreclosed homes cannot be challenged based on residence.
Supreme Court to hear closely watched preemption case today
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-When the U.S. Supreme Court justices return to the bench today for the first time since June 26, they will hear oral arguments in a closely watched case involving federal preemption.
Countrywide clients find new life in settlement
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-With news of a billion-dollar settlement between financial giant Bank of America and attorneys general from 11 states, thousands of homeowners facing foreclosures could soon have a rebirth of opportunity to save their homes.
Countrywide agrees to $8.68 billion settlement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)--In the largest predatory lending settlement in U.S. history, Countrywide Financial Corp. has agreed to modify home loans for about 400,000 homebuyers as part of a settlement with 11 states.
Alaska AG says Palin aides will testify in abuse-of-power probe
Talis Colberg (R) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg said Sunday that seven state employees have agreed to testify in an abuse-of-power investigation against Gov. Sarah Palin.
Republicans pump $1.1 million into Missouri's AG race
Mike Gibbons (R) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-In a sign the Missouri attorney general race is competitive, the Republican State Leadership Committee has given the GOP nominee there $1.1 million to boost his campaign.
Justices attend annual Red Mass
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Five members of the U.S. Supreme Court were among those who on Sunday attended the annual Red Mass, held the day before the nation's highest court begins its fall term.
AG Myers: White House ignoring 'reality' of global warming
Hardy Myers (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Bush administration has "refused to accept the reality" that greenhouse gas emissions are harming the environment, Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers told Legal Newsline.
Cordray has 30 times the cash of his Republican challenger
Richard Cordray (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Ohio Democratic attorney general nominee Richard Cordray has a huge cash advantage over his Republican opponent going into the November election, campaign finance reports show.
Alaska SC agrees to hear Troopergate case
Sarah Palin (R) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-The Alaska Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal that would block the release of findings of an abuse of power investigation that could prove damaging to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Challenger to W.Va. campaign laws not getting good news
Ireland BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - There will be no stay on the enforcement of campaign laws in West Virginia while a group's appeal is sorted out, a federal judge ruled Friday.