The Role of the State Attorney General

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This course will cover day-to-day challenges faced by Attorneys General and their staffs in delivering high quality legal advice that will guide state government in a constitutional and ethical manner. The course will cover the relationship of Attorneys General with the Federal government, private attorneys, citizens, and a myriad of other people and organizations. It will focus on the unique ethical conflicts that can arise between the State Attorney General's role as the attorney charged with defending the State and its employees in litigation (State's Attorney) and in representing the people of the State in public interest litigation (People's Attorney).