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The Role of the State Attorney General-Harvard Law School-Fall. 2022
Section 1
8 minutes + 5 links

The Authority and the Culture of the Attorney General: September 12, 2022

James E. Tierney,
Samantha Burke

This first chapter explores the both the legal authority and the culture that pervades offices of Attorneys General.   These readings represent the majority view in an area of the law that is often subject to the winds of change that are sweeping our legal and political landscape.

The first assignment is to watch and “AG 101  Video” that verbally explains the entire scope what attorneys general do and how their offices are organized.  https://www.stateag.org/ag-101/intro

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