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Republican Liz Murrill won the runoff election for Louisiana AG, defeating Democrat Lindsey Cheek. AG-elect Murrill is the first woman to hold the state’s AG position....more
Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry announced that she will run for North Carolina AG next year. Deberry will face U.S. Representative Jeff Jackson, Duplin County attorney Charles M. Ingram, and Fayetteville lawyer...more
Today we see former state attorneys general (AGs) as leaders in every level of government and across the political spectrum from Congress to the White House to federal agencies. Currently, there are seven former state AGs in...more
The Cozen Lens- What role the United States should play in today’s unstable world is a legitimate debate to have, but to be able to provide any form of leadership abroad, the US needs to be able to demonstrate a certain...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, 31 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing 15 new state AGs so far. The Arizona AG race was decided by just 510 votes, triggering an automatic recount. On December 29, 2022,...more
The next presidential election may not be until 2024, but thinking of this year’s election cycle as just a “midterm” is a mistake. When all the votes are tallied across America, the policy ramifications of Election Day 2022...more
The 2022 primary election cycle has now wrapped up. Much of the focus, as primary election days have come and gone, has been on the winners and the losers. But some other interesting trends and themes have emerged over the...more
In this week’s episode, which is chock full of predictions, Lori, Bernie and Chris Allen engage with Sean Rankin, President of DAGA, on his perceptions of the red wave and Democratic winners and losers. They discuss the...more
In today’s hyper-partisan political environment, we’d be remiss if we didn’t discuss how the political affiliations of state attorneys general matter—and how they don’t. Many of the ideas we’ve discussed in our four prior...more
This is the third in a series of articles by the Cozen O’Connor State AG team providing guidance on what corporate America needs to know in planning legal, regulatory and political strategies to anticipate and react to shifts...more
Redistricting in North Carolina tends to be contentious and litigious, and the process so far this year has been no exception. The legislature approved new maps, only to see candidate filing halted by the North Carolina Court...more
It's been four weeks since the comment period closed on the CFPB's proposed debt collection rule - just enough time to look back with some perspective on the comments submitted and assess how the CFPB may move forward. The...more
In 2018, the CFPB shifted away from student lending supervision and enforcement. We anticipate this trend to continue in the year to come, with states seeking to fill any voids left by the Bureau....more
In February 2019, the CFPB released the highly anticipated revamp of its Payday Rule, reinforcing its more lenient attitude towards payday lenders. In light of the Bureau’s softer touch, as well as similar developments at the...more
Following eight years of Republican majorities in Congress, Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in January 2019, thereby regaining the ability to control committee and subcommittee agendas, hold hearings...more
Both the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated and resolved fewer fair lending and other consumer financial services enforcement actions in 2018 than in previous...more
For the past several years, Republican majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate have dictated the agenda of Congress. But Democrats will take control of the House in January 2019, thereby regaining the ability to...more