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
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Interns of an Organic Kind
One of my many sons runs a farm with his wife in rural Maine. They live on a dirt road (Dogtown Road) and they work extraordinarily hard at what they do so well. They…
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President Obama's Inauguration Address
..." chose our better history..."
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Thoughts for hard times - Charity regulation
One of the great advantages of living in NYC and Cambridge - where I am today - is that I get to read a goodly part of the Sunday NYT on Saturday. This morning I…
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Il AG Madigan has authority to advocate for Governor's Ouster
My Public Statement: December 11, 2008 (NEW YORK) – James Tierney, director of the NationalState Attorneys General Program at Columbia Law School, is available tospeak with media about the authority of Illinois Attorney General LisaMadigan…
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How To Stop Fraud at the FHA - Use State AG's
Today's NYT contains an excellent story that notes "As FHA's Role Grows, So Does the Risk of Fraud." (B-1). The story notes that the FHA is making a comeback but that some people are taking advantage and…
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Congress Loses Election of 2008 - Part II
US Sen Mel Martinez (R-Fla) today announced that he is not seeking reelection in 2010. While there is nothing remarkable in the announcement - elected officials move on all the time - what was remarkable is…
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Posner + Ec Crisis
Judge Richard Posner came to Columbia Law School on the 26th to chat about the financial crisis. Posner is (of course) one of the most vocal law/economics/deregulation voices and has long disparaged the work of state…
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Congress Loses Election of 2008
Am I the only one who finds it remarkable that senior - and very talented - members of Congress are lining up for jobs in the Obama Administration? Sen. Hilary Clinton seems perfectly happy to…
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Citigroup CEO and Ignorance
TheNew York Times of Nov. 23, 2008 carries this astounding opening.. "In September 2007, with Wall Street confronting a crisis caused by too many souring mortgages, Citigroup executives gathered in a wood-paneled library to assess…
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Former AG of Texas Mattox Dies
My old friend and colleague, former Texas AG Jim Mattox, passed away yesterday at the age of 65. While much will be read about this colorful son of Texas, few realize that he raised his…