There has been increasingly pronounced discussion concerning the appropriate role of state Attorneys General. Some argue that state AGs have overstepped their role by prosecuting cases and negotiating settlements that have had extraterritorial effects, and sometimes even national effects. Others argue that state AGs are simply serving the interests of their own citizens and, at times, appropriately filling a vacuum left by the failure of others (for example, federal agencies) to attend to these issues. In the light of this debate, the Federalist Society is launching an online service which will periodically highlight recent activities of state Attorneys General.

• Arizona AG Supports Federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency (Vol. 1, No. 7, 2009)
• ACORN Sues Pennsylvania AG Corbett over Voter Fraud Allegations (Vol. 1, No. 6, 2009)
• State Attorneys General Win Fight to Enforce Roadless Rule (Vol. 1, No. 5, 2009)
• National Arbitration Forum Settlement with Minnesota Attorney General (Vol. 1, No. 4, 2009)
• Alabama AG Uses Contingency Fee Agreements to Sue Drug Manufacturers (Vol. 1, No. 3, 2009)
• State Attorneys General and Regulation of National Financial Institutions (Vol. 1, No. 2, 2009)
• The Rise and Fall of Lead Paint Litigation in Ohio (Vol. 1, No 1, 2009)

• Vioxx Settlement: State AGs’ New Rights to Enforce Food & Drug Law

• State AGs on Global Warming Litigation

• CT AG Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Reinsurance Company

• State AGs Hiring Private Attorneys to Assist in Government Lawsuits

• State AGs on Antitrust and Interstate Comity

• New York AG on Student Loan Industry

• Massachusetts AG on Proposed Marriage Amendment

• New York, Vermont, Maine, and Maryland AGs on Rite Aid Divestiture