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Change And Continuity In The Role Of State Attorneys General In The Obama And Trump Administrations, Paul Nolette, Colin Rovost
Change And Continuity In The Role Of State Attorneys General In The Obama And Trump Administrations, Paul Nolette, Colin Rovost
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During the Trump Administration, state attorneys general (AGs) have become entrenched as integral policymaking actors in the United States. Their expanding policymaking role fits broader patterns of polarized politics, as partisan coalitions of AGs are increasingly willing to sue the federal government, a trend that gathered steam in the Obama Administration and has reached a crescendo in Trump’s first year. However, state AGs do cooperate, particularly in corporate litigation to address allegedly widespread, illegal behavior. Utilizing a comprehensive dataset of multi-state lawsuits and Supreme Court amicus briefs, we identify continuity and change in how AGs have employed their powers, by …