The Role of the State Attorneys General

The course will cover the day to day challenges faced by attorneys general and their staffs in delivering high quality legal advice that will guide state and local governments in a constitutional and ethical manner. The course also will cover the relationship of attorneys general with the federal and state government, the private bar and a myriad of advocacy organizations. It will focus on some of the most controversial of legal issues – challenges to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act; climate litigation; opioid litigation; criminal justice reform; gun rights/control; and cannabis laws and driving under the influence of cannabis to name a few. In addition, it will examine Florida’s unique Cabinet System where the attorney general shares powers with the governor and two other statewide elected officials with regard to a number of state agencies and boards.