Tierney’s WebIAG/Weblog

This blawg comments on the actions of state attorneys general in the news across the nation.

Author: James E. Tierney is the director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School, where he has also taught as a lecturer-in-law since the fall of 2000. Tierney served as the attorney general of Maine from 1980 until 1990. He currently practices as a consultant to attorneys general and others regarding state regulatory structures and multi-state initiatives.

Blawg Related Categories: Government Law • Columbia University • Consultant • Law Professor

Recent Posts from Tierney’s WebIAG/Weblog

Ne Gas Price Fraud
An article in this today's North Platte Bulletin has caught my eye. It seems that the Nebraska Department of Weights and Measures has caught several gas stations selling ethanol products as premium gasoline. This sort…
Md AG Gansler Threatens Suit over Gas Price at Car Rental
Md AG Doug Gansler's threat to sue car rental companies for excessive per gallon charges - some "Don't Gas Up" charges were hitting $8 a gallon in Maryland - has brought some relief and an…
Ma AG and Child Labor Laws
Now that the strains of "Pomp and Circumstances" have faded away, millions of young high school students and graduates will be out in the workforce. Although often too young to vote, they are entitled to…
Me AG and Hospice Care and End of Life
From time to time I get to use this forum to brag about my own AG - Maine AG Steve Rowe - and today I do so because of his outstanding work with the Maine…
Ma AG and Hospital Regulation - Catholic Hospitals retructured
As state AG's increasingly utilize their jurisdiction over non-profit organization governance they are having to face their responsibilities when hospitals find themself in trouble. The bold action recently taken by Ma AG Martha Coaxley when…
De AG Does the Courageous thing by taking on his own "client."
Ten month ago, Delaware media sources published a series of articles that detailed horrific conditions within the Delaware Psychiatric Center (DPC), a state institution that has long been an object of controversy. Delaware AG Joseph…
"Passed on to glory...."
New York Times - May 6, 2008 - Article on voter turnout in Indiana: "....In many parts of the state, turnout was said to be near a record high. “I’ve seen people I thought had…
U.S. Harry Reid embarasses himself on polygamy
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev) may or may not be a good U.S.Senator (a matter no doubt firmly lodged in the eye of the beholder), but he certainly was wrong when he attacked AG's Mark…
Lenders Fight Regulation and an honest response
Today's papers carry the story that while mortgage lenders acknowledge the on going disaster, they battle even the smalled attempt at regulation. In response, former Iowa AAG Kathleen Keest, who not is a sr. policy…
AG's who supervise DA's
Ut AG Mark Shurtleff's office is investigating allegations of impropriety by a former District Atty. While the former DA supports the review, he questions whether the AG's office will be impartial because the AG personally…