Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann grabbed headlines when he announced a initiative to throw sand in the legal gears of the foreclosure process. On Monday, however, "Common Pleas Court Magistrate Michael Bachman rejected Dann's argument. He further said Dann was acting against the interests of his clients -- the taxpayers of Ohio -- by moving to dismiss foreclosure cases in which the state has liens against the properties."
Our own David Rossmiller is being disrespectful again. Won't someone make him stop?
Alan Lange at Y'AllPolitics draws the parallel with state attorneys general who deputize private contingent-fee lawyers to hunt down and punish enemies of the people.