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We were hoping the attorney general would shed some light on questions we had about the law, and we could use that information to decide our appeal.

Today's Supreme Court decision is not an endorsement of assisted suicide. All it means is that under this particular statute the attorney general may not prohibit a state from permitting federally-regulated drugs to be use in assisted suicide.

'To Kill a Mockingbird' is really two stories. One is a coming-of-age tale told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a girl of about nine, and her slightly older brother, Jem. The second story concerns their father, attorney Atticus Finch, who has been appointed to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, falsely accused of raping a white woman.

Time is of the essence. The attorney general realizes that as we head into the full election season, voter registration efforts will only increase. We want to make sure those who do not know how to comply with the law aren't in the business.

(Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle) is trying to keep this case hanging around long enough to affect the November elections.

We can apply this to our post-9/11 environment, ... because we have not lost our idealism, love of freedom, civil liberty, and commerce-but we do have a very practical task. As the president told Attorney General John Ashcroft at the time, 'Do not let this happen to America again.'

We are disappointed that the Court of Appeals has decided that, unlike every other client and attorney in this country, government attorneys and their clients do not enjoy the right to have confidential communications,

We are really, really happy. The fact we defended ourselves without an attorney is a coup. ... I think it sends a good message, that the Planning Board and Zoning Board misconstrued the ordinance.

We are pleased at the spirit of cooperation and have full confidence in State Attorney Ober and his capable staff.

We are going to submit a detailed explanation on what we have done thus far in the case and why we believe we think we have the authority to do so. The Attorney General has every intention of prosecuting this case.

We plan to refile in Stanislaus County and file this time with a lengthy legal brief educating the jurors themselves, written in English, so they can understand what the issue of subject matter jurisdiction is all about. We don't expect them to understand it they've only listened to one attorney and he's the attorney we believed was already corrupted, this proves it.

When a New York attorney general brings a lawsuit against a prominent business person, there are two things you can count on out of that office - lots of political bluster and little accountability.

Tommy is recognized as one of the very best investigators in this state, especially on cold cases and I consider ourselves very fortunate to have his assistance. I want to thank Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson for graciously allowing Tommy to work with us on the McGhee case and Mobile Police Chief Sam Cochran for recommending Tommy.

The prosecuting attorney dumped this case on the public when the responsibility belongs to the prosecuting attorney. Grand juries don't operate under rules of evidence, and they're going to be exposed to the evidence the prosecutor presents.

We don't issue attorney general opinions to private citizens. And we're not the boss of the county commission. In terms of compelling the county commission to do something, we can't do that.

We want to know if the governor is on the side of the attorney general or with Mr. Ball. All we want to know is who is right and who is wrong.

The decision was politically motivated, and I don't respect the attorney general one iota.

We've been working on this specific application for nine months. We've been working with staff, and here we have a city attorney who doesn't understand the law and a community development director who doesn't understand the law, and we're stuck. We're just asking trying to get into the public process.

The fact that the federal government is looking into this matter is significant. However, I understand that the United States attorney for the District of Delaware was alerted to these problems a year ago and did virtually nothing, ... It is my hope that the real professionals from Washington direct the inquiry, because I am confident that they will do it in a fair manner.

The sharp employ the sharp; verily, a man may be known by his attorney.

Never give power of attorney.

We understand that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating all deaths that occurred at New Orleans hospitals and nursing homes after the hurricane, and we fully support and are cooperating with him.

We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general. We believe that his tenure ? both as counsel to President Bush and (former) Gov. Bush ? demonstrated a cavalier attitude towards the rule of law. We continue to have serious concerns regarding a Gonzales nomination.

We opposed Alberto Gonzales when he was nominated to be attorney general.

While Ms. Pirro decides whether to run for Senate, attorney general, or neither, Senator Clinton continues to work hard in the Senate for all New Yorkers.

With 14 months till Election day, the attorney general is looking strong.

We view the attorney general's opinion as a step forward because in fact what he said is that under the law as it's written, same-sex marriages are not permitted, but that law raises serious constitutional questions that will be resolved by the courts.

We've worked with the New York Attorney General's office to provide them with information on people that were breaking their state laws as well as to make adjustments to how we message what our policy is to eBay users,

We asked him and his attorney the different allegations and both of the denied them. Both of them said that Reggie didn't do anything wrong so we obviously took him at his word which is what we should do. But none of that had anything to do with that. We told them this was strictly a football decision. We wanted to get a defensive end.

We contacted Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder within 48 hours after Ms. Tripp provided us information ... About Ms. Tripp's tapes and the questions concerning their legality under state law. About the consensual FBI recording of Ms. Tripp and Ms. Lewinsky. About the indications that Vernon Jordan was providing employment assistance to a witness who had the potential to harm the president ... We discussed jurisdiction. We noted that it is in everyone's interest to avoid time-consuming jurisdictional challenges.

We have been cooperating and will continue to cooperate with the attorney general, the superintendent, and other regulatory agencies on all these matters. There are no new claims raised in the complaint.

We have firm policies prohibiting payola and requiring compliance with the federal sponsor identification rules , and we enforce them. We have cooperated fully with the attorney general's office in this investigation. Now that the attorney general has filed this civil action, we are confident that the issues will be fully and fairly resolved by the court.

We would act as the attorney for the DEC if they asked us to, since they are the state agency with environmental jurisdiction. However, nothing of that nature -- as of yet -- has been asked of us.

There have been some complaints against some local hotels for price gouging ... those are being referred to the attorney general.

We thought it was important they get a sense of the space, whether what the district attorney says happened could have happened. That's really important for us, to be able to show the jurors that what they saw in court is not necessarily what the space looks like.

We're not playing games, we're not giving warnings, ... If somebody's out there price gouging, they are going to be charged, and if it is a criminal offense, we will get the attorney general's office to carry those charges on to court.

We're reiterating what Commissioner Hilsher has already said, ... The attorney general's office has no problem with accepting a donation with no ties attached. I am concerned it has ties, particularly since a private attorney representing one of the entities in the state's case has contacted members of the OSRC. The problem lies in the point of focus of the resolution, which includes a voluntary litter reduction plan by the industry. The OSRC is a state agency. If a state agency condones, ratifies or approves any plan by the poultry industry with regard to litter reduction, it is in direct conflict with the state's case, and as a state agency, the OSRC should take that under advisement.

This should be an exciting and informative presentation by our state attorney general because as our economy in California has resumed a very rapid growth rate many corporate boards of directors are struggling with pressures to meet new challenges from both a highly competitive global environment and more restrictive legal oversight.

There are judges at all levels who may face a situation where there is a potential conflict of interest, either a situation where an attorney presenting a case before them has given a large sum of money or where the judge, as a candidate, has made statements implying favor or bias for one side of a case over the other. Many judges will remove themselves from a case if a conflict is apparent, but there are no official standards. A conflict that one judge might step aside for, another judge might not see as a problem. Rather than a standard set of guidelines for everyone to use it really is, forgive the pun, a judgment call.

We welcome Mr. Bryan to the race. Attorney General Beebe remains focused on his plan for more and better jobs, affordable and accessible health care and nothing but the best for our children's education.

The president needs to rein in -- not bolster -- the attorney general's insatiable appetite for new and unnecessary spying powers,

The position of city attorney is a full-time position in Selma. But he is not an elected official. He is appointed by the mayor (James Perkins Jr.).

Unfortunately, from what I can see from my vantage point as the U.S. Attorney here, illegal insider trading is rampant and may even be on the rise.

When she's asked any questions, if she can't tell you the answer, she's got the answer before the meeting is over, ... I've never had an attorney general who's so diligent.

First and foremost, it's the law in Ohio and that is our job as attorney general, to enforce the laws of Ohio, period.

But Justice decided this was a big deal and that the first word should come from the attorney general,

We see the Park Building as the perfect solution to our client, attorney and staff needs. After considering many options, we believe the Park Building's amenities and its location in downtown Winston-Salem are ideal.

You cannot afford to hire an attorney at $200 to $300 an hour to fight over your $12,000 car and have to pay those bills. People need to become aware that they have some rights, even when going up against these giant companies that try to intimidate.

to meet the expectations of Attorney General Reno and Director Freeh.

The opposition should be more careful and prudent about their accusations. Attorney Lozano is not with the administration.

The recent disclosures that resulted from the investigation by the New York state attorney general, as well as the practices uncovered by the staff of the SEC, the NYSE and NASD, reinforced the commission's conclusion that further inquiry is warranted,

We will be consulting with the Commonwealth's Attorney on the steps and charges that are coming forth against him at some point. I am confident there will be some charges at some point.

We gave everything to our attorney ... but he felt three other individuals were taking a part in this.

What was supposed to happen was that Bobby Kennedy was going to become the secretary of state, Morgenthau was going to be the attorney general and I was going to move to Washington and become head of the tax division. If Oswald had missed, I'd probably be a judge somewhere now.

What was at issue is whether a federal drug law, the controlled Substances Act, gives the Attorney General the power to second guess states' assisted suicide policies. And the court said that the congressional drug law didn't clearly give the Attorney General that authority. That's all it held.

We tend to avoid that and keep our attorney population steady.

We trust that if this were an issue, Philip Morris or the attorney general or another party would have brought it to our attention during the very public debate in this legislative session." ()

What the attorney general is trying to do here is well intentioned. But this is only addressing part of the problem.

We will wait patiently and hope the attorney general doesn't come out with a cease-and-desist order or something like that, ... We'll keep our fingers crossed.

We indicated we will work closely with (the U.S. Attorney General's office) to make sure this crime ends up in the proper court.

We certainly don't have the struggle that our brothers and sisters down in Connecticut have, where you have legislators and an attorney general that are out of touch as far as Indian rights are concerned. It's certainly a long struggle, I know. I hope they make it. I know they deserve it.

We certainly asked that question, and research bore out that, in fact, when you are going to incarcerated, you can make a request through your attorney to be incarcerated in a particular place that's close to your home, your family and friends. Now, the court doesn't have to honor that, but it certainly is a real process. If we didn't have that, then we might not have this show.

We are very disappointed that this is the route the U.S. Attorney chose to take.

We are very pleased that Mr. Cohen will join the attorney general and her office in the fight for Illinois consumers.

We are studying the language in an effort to understand its impact on our existing agreements and consulting with experts for advice concerning its ultimate impact on the future of Major League Baseball in Washington. We are interested in reviewing the analysis of this legislation made by both the (District) Office of the Chief Financial Officer and that made by the Office of the Attorney General prior to reaching our conclusions.

Bob started getting paranoid and didn't trust anybody. The day he accused me of calling the attorney general's office, he got right in my face. I didn't know if we were going to get physical or what.

Before I make any kind of judgment on this, I'd better consult with the Attorney General, but there are a couple of things that might be questionable, and makes this a contractual issue,

Even someone as lowly as an assistant U.S. attorney has to undergo a background check, and you're asked a series of very invasive questions, and you're expected to tell the truth and they're under penalty of perjury. And you're asked those questions so you can't be blackmailed or extorted.

Even our attorney in Valley City is a volunteer.

Even in a city like New York, we talk about opening housing and diversity and access to housing, but it is a major problem. It's gonna be one of my priorities as the attorney general.

Bloomberg is impressed by the speed with which the FBI and the U.S. attorney for the central district of California has acted in charging an individual they believe is responsible for perpetrating this hoax.

As the attorney general of the home state of country music I want to discuss my concerns of your promotion of smokeless products, particularly as it relates to the youth who attend your concerts and who listen to your music,

As the state Department of Health has existing links to pharmacies, it would be most efficient to house and administer the site there. However, the attorney general's office welcomes the opportunity to provide this necessary service to the people of New York.

At no point during the proceedings were we given a chance to explain ourselves. As soon as our attorney started reading a letter of support from Good Samaritan Hospital, 250 people in the courtroom began booing. It was something you would see on a TV show. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It didn't feel like America. It just didn't.

continue to investigate with the Attorney General's office allegations of illegal behavior that prevent consumers from getting the best insurance products at the best price.

Constitutional law is under continual reinterpretation by the Supreme court. Attorney General McMaster supports the most stringent penalties allowable for these heinous crimes and will defend any law the General Assembly passes which seeks to stop these monsters.

Every American has the right to and the expectation of privacy in their private conversations. The decision by the state attorney to impanel a grand jury to investigate Linda Tripp and perhaps others concerning the recordings of private conversations will help establish that our cherished right of privacy cannot be trampled on.

Eliot is the right guy to change Albany. As attorney general, he demonstrated a real commitment to reforming institutions from Wall Street to Main Street and I look forward to watching him work on reforming state government.

During his five years as an attorney general in Massachusetts, Bill Weld obtained over 100 convictions in public corruption cases and successfully prosecuted the top members of the organized crime families of New England.

Even for the Clinton Administration, the ends do not justify the means, ... As pleased as most of us are that Elian is reunited with his father ... our oversight responsibilities compel us to examine whether the conduct of the attorney general and the Department of Justice are in accord with federal law, effective law-enforcement procedures, and the Constitution.

Every time these big cases come up, it seems like Ramsey Clark is by their side, ... At some point, that diminishes the significance of having a former U.S. attorney general on the case.

The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and bring us closer to the ideals expressed in our founding documents.

There's nothing devious about this. We wouldn't take this level of effort for something that wouldn't be legally sound. We went through a year of research and studying the Massachusetts constitution and the restrictions on citizen initiatives to make sure the language met the requirements. We believe it is constitutionally sound, and the attorney general, who doesn't agree with us, does also.

The United States attorney in South Carolina was a Barack Obama appointee. Politically, he is to the left of Mao Zedong.

I see no basis for an attorney appearing on television for any reason in this case, ... This case is not going to be tried in the press.

I unfortunately believe and I use the word unfortunately because Speaker Black's career is long and illustrious that this matter needs to be referred to the district attorney for the district attorney to look at that issue and make those decisions.

The whole notion that police officers won't cooperate, this blue wall of silence thing -- the police commissioner and I challenged the police officers to break that silence, ... And one police officer -- a police officer, not a civilian -- came forward and courageously gave the district attorney the information that really has helped to pull this case together.

The whole immigration process has become so challenging that you almost have to pay an attorney to get through the process.

The ruling by the attorney general will allow the board to maintain a level playing field for all members.

The role of a practicing attorney is to achieve a desirable result for the client in the particular case at hand. But a judge can't think that way. A judge can't have any agenda, a judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case and a judge certainly doesn't have a client.

I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly.

These comments were blown off. Board members wanted to accept what was being told to us by the Board attorney and KPMG. Their ears simply were closed to any other information that was being provided.

These comments were blown off, ... Board members wanted to accept what was being told to us by the Board attorney and KPMG. Their ears simply were closed to any other information that was being provided.

The SEC and the U.S. Attorney are still not done with their investigations, ... So certain other things may come to light.

These proposals were drafted by junior staffers and never formally presented to the attorney general or the White House. They were not drafted with the NSA program in mind.

The task force will look at these technologies and make a recommendation to the attorney general, who is authorized to approve a list of less-lethal ammunition for law enforcement in New Jersey.

The things that I said in the 1985 memo were a true expression of my views at the time from my vantage point as an attorney in the Solicitor General's office. But that was 20 years ago and a great deal has happened in the case law since then.

Teaching does allow me to keep one foot in the youthful waters I tend to occupy in my novels, so I'm thankful for that. My students also remind me on a daily basis that the stories I collected during my district attorney days are actually interesting to people who haven't had that experience.

Ross was far advanced beyond what you get with most lawyers with two years of experience. He's a harder legal worker than any legal attorney that I've ever worked with.

Running for attorney general, she loses more respectably, but she still loses. This is not great news for Pirro, but she still runs better in a race she insists she is not running.