ABA Annual Meeting 2018: State Attorneys General and Federalism in the Obama/Trump Eras

In this report from On The Road at ABA Annual Meeting 2018, host Victor Li talks to Dan Rodriguez, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, William Hurd, and Wisconsin Solicitor General Misha Tseytlin about the actions and prerogatives of the state attorneys general in the current political climate. They discuss some of the lawsuits brought against the current administration, how they compare to lawsuits in the past, and whether judges with different political affiliations will deter attorneys general from filing these suits.

Daniel B. Rodriguez was appointed Dean and Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in January 2012.

A former federal prosecutor and state trial and appellate judge, Ellen Rosenblum was first elected to a four-year term as Oregon’s 17th Attorney General in November, 2012.

Bill Hurd is a partner in the Richmond office of Troutman Sanders and focused on his firm’s Appellate practice.

Misha Tseytlin became Wisconsin Solicitor General in December 2015.