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Schneiderman: Group Tasked With Probing Mortgage Crisis Needs 'More Resources'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.25.2012

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When it comes to getting to the bottom of the financial crisis, it seems everyone could use a little bit more help. A government task force known a...

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Protecting Democracy in the Wake of Citizens United

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 05.24.2012

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Nothing less than the integrity of our democracy is at stake. That's why New York is leading a bipartisan coalition of twenty-two states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state restrictions on corporate campaign spending in the wake of Citizens United.

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Mortgage Settlement: The Deal That Divided The Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 03.13.2012

Top law enforcement officers from most of the 50 states gathered last week in Washington, D.C., for the annual spring meeting of state attorneys gener...

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EXCLUSIVE: Eric Schneiderman Joins Push To Add Marriage Equality To Democratic Party Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has become the latest high-profile Democrat to sign on to the campaign to get the Democratic...

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New York AG Launches Probe Into Foreclosures On Active-Duty Military Members

Posted 11.30.2011

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is launching an investigation into possibly illegal foreclosures on homes owned by members of the military...

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Law Firm That Hosted Foreclosure-Themed Costume Party To Close

AP | By CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 01.21.2012

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A New York law firm that specializes in foreclosures and was criticized for a Halloween party that mocked the homeless will close, a ...

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Matt Taibbi: NY Attorney General Vs. The Banking World

Rolling Stone | MATT TAIBBI | Posted 10.25.2011

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On the one side is Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, who is conducting his own investigation into the era of securitizations – the p...

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New York Attorney General Kicked Off Government Group Leading Foreclosure Probe

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday was kicked off the committee leading the 50-state task force charged with probing...

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Obama Administration Puts Pressure On NY AG

The New York Times | Posted 10.21.2011

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Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York, has come under increasing pressure from the Obama administration to drop his opposition to a w...

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New York Attorney General Accuses Bank Of New York Mellon Of Fraud, Moves To Block Bank Of America's Mortgage Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked a state judge to reject a proposed $8.5 billion settlement agreement over soured loans...

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New York AG Challenges DOMA

Reuters | Posted 09.25.2011

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Two days after same-sex marriage became legal in New York, the state's attorney general has taken legal action challenging the constitutionality of th...

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Life Insurers Subpoenaed By New York AG Over Customer Payouts

Posted 09.04.2011

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New York Attorney General has issued subpoenas to at least nine leading life insurers to examine whether the firms have adequately ensured payouts...

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Bank Of America CEO Subpoenaed By New York Attorney General

AP | Posted 08.31.2011

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NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is not backing off a civil fraud probe into whether Bank of America deliberately misled shareh...

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Bank Of America Faces New Probe; New York Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Mortgage Securitization

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 08.12.2011

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has targeted Bank of America, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, in a new probe that questions the validity ...

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More Big Banks Added To Mortgage Securities Investigation

Bloomberg | Karen Freifeld | Posted 07.23.2011

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JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS AG and Deutsche Bank AG are being probed in an expanded investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into mo...

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NY AG Wants Mortgage Records From 3 Major Banks

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.18.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking records from three major Wall Street banks as part of a broad investigation int...

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AT&T CEO: T-Mobile Deal Won't Raise Cellphone Bills

Reuters | Kenneth Li | Posted 05.30.2011

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By Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc (T.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson disputed the commonl...

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 100 Years Later

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The lessons of the Triangle Shirtwaist fire have been lost on many of my colleagues in government. In Wisconsin, we are seeing a radical assault on employee protections.

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Tainted Evidence from Nassau County Crime Lab May Be Nightmare for DA Rice

Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will DA Rice pursue justice for dozens, hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who may be wrongfully incarcerated? Can Nassau County afford retrials?

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Rattner: Cuomo's Decision To Sue 'Close To Extortion'

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Former White House auto industry adviser Steven Rattner, who has been embroiled in an influence peddling scandal for nearly two years...

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Ex-'Car Czar' To Pay $10 Million To End Pension Scandal Lawsuits

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The investment banker who helped lead the Obama administration's auto industry overhaul has agreed to pay $10 million to settle influence...

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Want a job with incoming NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman? Then you'd better study up on Charles Hamilton Houston!

Claudia Ricci | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Schneiderman, who is poised to become New York State's next Attorney General in just a few short weeks, has been interviewing a lot of lawyers la...

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'Sheriff Of Wall Street' Elected As NY Attorney General

Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A Democratic state senator who vowed to protect the interests of everyday New Yorkers beat a Republican prosecutor Tuesday in the rac...

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Voters Care About Drug Policies, Not Past Drug Use

Gabriel Sayegh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Use, Barak Obama, Rockefeller Drug Laws, David Paterson, Eric Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Drugs, New York Attorney General, New York, Richard Brodsky, Drug Policy, New York News

There's a change occurring in American politics: Candidates are being more open about past drug use -- and not just marijuana.

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Equal, Progressive and Independent Justice for All: Why I Want to Serve as New York's Next Attorney General

Eric T. Schneiderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The current economic crisis presents an opportunity that we can't let go to waste. New Yorkers have been fortunate to have Andrew Cuomo protecting us against the banks, insurance companies and big corporations.

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