Sentences with phrase «liberal state attorneys»

To their credit, they are hitting back against these lawsuits, but they seem to be limiting themselves to criticism of «liberal state attorneys general and other officials» behind these lawsuits.

Not exact matches

Spitzer would prefer that you remember him not as the failed governor, but the very effective state attorney general, a hero of the left who actually investigated the financial industry and articulated a version of liberal populism that had been drowned out by the Bush administration.

There's a long list of liberal candidates considering their own campaigns, including law professor and onetime gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout, state Sen. Michael Gianaris and former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $ 800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week.

It was a moment unimaginable in the governor's first term, or in his four years prior as state attorney general, when he forged a reputation as a cutting - edge social liberal and a cast - iron fiscal conservative, a triangulating centrist contemptuous of public sector unions and of the anti-Wall Street outrage that erupted after the 2008 financial collapse.

The governor spent the next year armoring his left flank, presumably against the threat of a 2018 coup attempt by a liberal rival like state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman or Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has gained considerable attention — and praise from liberal groups — for his investigations of the actions of major banks in the run - up to the foreclosure crisis and financial collapse of 2008.

In a possible sign of the elevated visibility of the attorney general's role, some of the other names that have been floated seemed more like a liberal wish list than a viable ballot lineup: Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney from Manhattan whose feud with Mr. Trump may have outdone Mr. Schneiderman's, for example — or even Hillary Clinton.

An outspoken liberal, he championed efforts to reduce sentences for non-violent drug offenders — which Donovan opposed while he was head of the state District Attorneys Association.

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Sure, you may not have the right to the best possible attorney if the state foots the bill, but I think that most of us, conservative or liberal, would agree that when you spend your own money, you should be able to retain whatever attorney you want, whether he or she is the conventional choice or not.

But defense attorneys argue that widespread witness intimidation doesn't happen in states with more liberal discovery rules.

In addition, given the Canadian Supreme Court's embrace of lax certification standards, Canadian plaintiffs» attorneys may begin exploiting liberal discovery rules in the United States in the hopes of mounting parallel class action litigation in Canadian provinces.

Attorney Ali earned a Juris Doctorate (law degree) from Trinity International University Law School and a liberal arts degree with an emphasis in African Studies from Regents College through a consortium with Tennessee State University.