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The Role of the State Attorney General
Duty to Defend
The question of how an attorney general should defend the administrative and legislative decisions of other state decision makers is a recurring one that has generated substantial litigation and some academic review.
The general rule is that attorneys general are given great leeway in making defense decisions as long as they do not foreclose the ability of other state actors to intervene.
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