News from January 2009
N.J. homeowners to receive state supported foreclosure media
Anne Milgram (D) TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- Eligible New Jersey homeowners will be able to use a new state-supported mortgage foreclosure mediation program aimed at helping homeowners remain in their homes.
Illinois justices: Burris appointment valid even without White's signature
Lloyd Karmeier (R) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Roland Burris's appointment to the U.S. Senate by embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich is valid, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
Rell makes pick for new Conn. SC justice
McLachlan HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - State Appellate Court Judge Ian McLachlan should be Connecticut's next Supreme Court justice, Gov. Jodi Rell says.
Mills on the job in Maine
Mills AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) - Former state legislator Janet Mills began serving her first term as Maine's attorney general this week, having been sworn in Tuesday.
Illinois governor impeached; AG calls on Blagojevich to leave office
Rod Blagojevich (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday reiterated her calls for Gov. Rod Blagojevich to resign office, following a House vote to impeach the embattled governor.
Three state AGs awarded Aspen Institute fellowships
Doug Gansler (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-State Attorneys General Doug Gansler of Maryland, Jack Conway of Kentucky and Mike Cox of Michigan have been selected for Aspen Institute Rodel Fellowships in Public
Leadership.
AGs: Keep God in Obama's inauguration
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-All of the nation's state attorneys general have signed onto a brief to include references to God in President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month.
New Mexico AG seeks range of new laws
Gary King (D) SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline)-New Mexico Attorney General Gary King is seeking comprehensive ethics reform and protections for whistleblowers as part of his legislative agenda, the Democrat announced Friday.
U.S. Atty considers run for Colo. attorney general
Troy Eid (R) DENVER (Legal Newsline)-Colorado U.S. Attorney Troy Eid says he plans to resign his post and run for state attorney general in 2010.
Daschle promises aggressive health care reforms
Tom Daschle (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who is widely considered a foe of the tort reform movement, pledged Thursday to aggressively pursue a retooling of the nation's health care system if confirmed as President-elect Barack Obama's health secretary.
Calif. Supreme Court protects patients from ER bills
Ming Chin SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-Medically insured patients may not be billed for emergency care that their health plans refuse to pay, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Legislative panel: Illinois governor should be impeached
Rod Blagojevich (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)- The Illinois House panel investigating Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday recommended that the embattled governor be impeached.
Democrat elected Michigan chief justice
Marilyn Kelly (D) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Members of the Michigan Supreme Court voted 4-3 Thursday to elect Marilyn Kelly to serve as chief justice, ending a decade of Republican leadership on the state's highest court.
AG seeks to curb online cigarette sales, help for those facing foreclosure
Rob McKenna (R) OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna says he is asking the state Legislature to pass a bevy of new state laws - from banning Internet cigarette sales to allowing those facing foreclosure to get a real estate agent to sell their home.
Richard Cordray: Ohio's new attorney general
Richard Cordray (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Richard Cordray on Thursday became Ohio's new attorney general, taking leadership of an office that has been marred by scandal.
Court scrutinizes 49ers pat-down playbook
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - In a case that could set legal precedence for pat-down searches at sporting events across the country, the San Francisco 49ers defended its practices before the state Supreme Court this week.
Landfill cleanup will cost defendants nearly $100 mil
Milgram TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - More than 200 defendants will pay a total of $43 million to the State of New Jersey to settle allegations of natural resource damage at the Combe Fill South Landfill in Morris County.
W.Va. Chief Justice Benjamin not receiving much support in Massey recusal issue
Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin's controversial decision not to step down from a $50 million case involving a campaign supporter is drawing input from several interested groups, including his colleagues from other states.
Madigan: Secretary of state not required to sign off on Senate appointment
Lisa Madigan (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The Illinois secretary of state has done everything he is legally required to do regarding Roland Burris's controversial appointment to the U.S. Senate , the state attorney general said in court papers.
Utah AG challenges college football 'champ'
Mark Shurtleff (R) SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Legal Newsline) - The night before he was elected, on national television during a Monday Night Football halftime show, President-elect Barack Obama took the proverbial snowball and started it rolling slowly down the hill of the NCCA's beleaguered Bowl Championship Series.