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The Role of the State Attorney General-Harvard Law School-Fall. 2022
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American Legislative Exchange Council, Private Attorney General Retention Sunshine Act

James E. Tierney,
Samantha Burke

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a national conservative think tank that engages in advocacy in state legislatures.  ALEX has proposed model legislation that limits the unfettered ability of attorneys general to retain contingent counsel.

 

American Legislative Exchange Council, Private Attorney General Retention Sunshine Act(Links to an external site.)

  • Approved by ALEC Board of Directors on September 1998.
  • Amended by ALEC Board of Directors in 2005.
  • Reapproved by ALEC Board of Directors on January 28, 2013.
  • Reapproved by ALEC Board of Directors on September 18, 2018.

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American Legislative Exchange Council, Private Attorney General Retention Sunshine Act

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