October 30, 2005

In recent years more state attorneys general have been brushing closer to the practice of suing officers and entities of their own states, notwithstanding older views of the AG's role (and lawyer-client relationship) which are generally interpreted to bar such actions. Now a contribution to the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems recommends removing the old prohibition on AGs suing their own governments (PDF). Just don't call it a power grab: it's so that "the public interest can be further advanced," you see.