News from February 2009
Hood: Don't believe power company
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - News from the camp of power provider Entergy just isn't true, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is contending.
Palin could battle state Supreme Court picks
Sarah Palin (R) JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has a month and a half to choose the next member of Alaska's State Supreme Court.
Change McGraw's hiring practices, CALA says
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - While a legislative audit recently shined a light on the hiring practices of the state, a legal reform group is still more worried about Attorney General Darrell McGraw's.
Forbes: Stockton most 'miserable' city
Brown STOCKTON, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown just might have had a chuckle over his granola this morning if he read which city earned the top pick in Forbes America's 10 most miserable cities story.
Blumenthal not on board with Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is not happy that two major concert promoters are planning to merge.
Bayer settles with 27 state attorneys general
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Bayer AG has agreed to run a $20 million national advertising campaign to correct misleading information about the uses of its oral contraceptive Yaz, under an agreement with 27 state attorneys general.
Oklahoma AG sues Indian smoke shops
Drew Edmondson (D) TULSA, Okla. (Legal Newsline)-Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has filed lawsuits against a handful of Native American smoke shops and tribal officials.
Scruggs pleads guilty to second judicial bribery scheme
Scruggs ABERDEEN, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Famed plaintiffs lawyer Richard "Dickie" Scruggs will have an extra 2 1/2 years tacked onto his current five-year prison sentence after his decision to plead guilty to a judicial bribery scheme Tuesday.
Texas AG sues Rodeway inn franchise for price gouging
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office Tuesday said it has charged the owners of a Rodeway Inn franchise with price gouging.
Kansas chief justice warns against deep court cuts
Robert Davis TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Davis told state lawmakers Tuesday that the state's court system will likely see an uptick in cases given the economic climate.
Alaska AG resigns
Talis Colberg (R) JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg has resigned, the governor's office said Tuesday.
Oregon AG wants oversight of collection agencies
John Kroger (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon's attorney general says his office, not the state's consumer department, should regulate collection agencies.
Brown to appeal to Supreme Court over prisoner release
Jerry Brown SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown promised to appeal a tentative order by a federal panel of judges that could lead to the release of up to one-third of the state's prisoners in an attempt to avert a potential safety hazard.
Cuomo contamination probe nets $1.1M settlement
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The State of New York will be reimbursed more than $1 million for its cleanup of two landfills that were contaminated with hazardous waste.
AG accuses Schwarzenegger of 'bait-and-switch' on furloughs
Brown SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Who isn't brawling in the state capitol these days?
Constitutionality of historic tobacco settlement debated
Caldwell
SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in Louisiana was asked Monday to rule 1998's Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement signed by 52 states and territories unconstitutional.
Brown, Kelso wage public opinion war over prison funding
Brown SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown has already made his appeal in court to block the state's payment of $250 million to build new prison health facilities.
Analysis: Feinstein holds all the cards
Dianne Feinstein (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - For months now, like a tense game of Texas Hold 'Em, a crowded field of gamblers have sought to win enough chips for a run to replace termed-out California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
Old dog learns new tricks: Brown reaches out on Facebook
Brown OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown may be 70 years old, but his continual political evolution shows no signs of slowing down.
Cordray dismisses lead paint lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio's new attorney general is giving up on the lead paint lawsuit filed by its old one.