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New York State Department of Law Executive Office National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Records


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is an organization comprised of attorneys general from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the American protectorates. It sponsors legal education seminars and publishes a newsletter covering litigation which affects the powers and duties of state attorneys general, federal legislation, and association activities. The series consists of minutes, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities of NAAG and the participation of the New York State attorney general in its activities.
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Department of Law Executive Office National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) records
Quantity:

14 cubic feet

1 videotape

Inclusive Dates:
1980-2005
Bulk Dates:
(bulk 1980-1993, 1999-2005)
Series Number:
18568

Arrangement

Chronological by year and therein by meeting date.

18568-07: Generally arranged by record type, then in reverse chronological order.

Administrative History

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is an organization comprised of attorneys general from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the American protectorates. It sponsors legal education seminars and publishes a newsletter covering litigation which affects the powers and duties of state attorneys general, federal legislation, and association activities.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of minutes, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) and the participation of the New York State attorney general in its activities.

18568-94: The records in this accretion are those of Attorney General Robert Abrams relating to his membership. They indicate a high level of participation by Abrams as measured by meeting attendance (approximately three times a year at sites across the country) and participation in seminars. He was chair of the Environmental Protection Committee, the Antitrust Committee, and the Eastern Regional Conference of Attorneys General. Abrams was president of the association from June 1987 through June 1988, and in 1991 was named the outstanding attorney general of the year.

The records include: briefing materials on NAAG meetings; highlights of issues and activities, publications, and other association business; lists of attorneys general (elect) of the states and other jurisdictions; memorandums, open letters, budget materials, and other items from committee meetings; copies of resolutions, policy statements, and presentation materials issued by the association; reports, correspondence, and other material by/from related national, state, or local associations (e.g., Council of State Governments); Abrams' seminar notes; travel vouchers, registrations itineraries, and meeting agendas; and videotape entitled "A Salute to Attorney General Robert Abrams" from a December 1993 meeting in New Orleans.

Topics of discussion at meetings and themes of the association's legal seminars are wide-ranging. They include environmental protection; antitrust practices; the insurance industry; criminal justice legislation; consumer protection; nuclear waste disposal; child abuse; crime victims relief; legal services (and costs) for the poor; state constitutional law; charitable trust and solicitation; and senior citizen advocacy.

18568-94A: This accretion consists of Attorney General Robert Abrams' National Association of Attorneys General material such as task force reports, agenda for NAAG meetings, briefing books for conferences, invitations to functions related to NAAG, meeting arrangements, correspondence related to NAAG conference issues, conference handouts and notes, NAAG publications, and publications relating to issues of concern to NAAG. The records concern such topics as car rental, drug control strategies, pay-per-call telephone services, campaign finance, ethics, lobbying regulation, antitrust and trade regulation, and casino gambling. This accretion was apparently compiled by Timothy Gilles, a member of the attorney general's executive staff.

18568-94B: This accretion contains records pertaining to the tenures of Attorneys General Robert Abrams (1987-1993) and G. Oliver Koppell (1994). These records were apparently collected by Timothy Gilles, a member of the executive staff of the attorney general's office.

18568-07: This accretion contains records pertaining to the tenure of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (1999-2006). They document Attorney General Spitzer's involvement in NAAG and the communication among the other state attorneys general.

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18568-07: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.

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Detailed Description

Dates Contents Box Folder

Accretion: 18568-94B
AG's list (party affiliations political) 1 1
Agriculture 1 2
Airline Enforcement Guidelines Article by A.G. Stratton 1 3
Airline Industry 1 4
Antitrust 1 5
1989 May 22 - 25 Antitrust Centennial Symposium (Lawrence, Kansas) 1 6
Antitrust Committee 1 7
Asbestos 1 8
Budgets and Budgeting Information 1 9
Association Operations - Budget Committee 1 10
Association Operations - Site Selection Committee 1 11
Bicentennial of the Constitution 1 12
Brennial Report 1 13
BIO RA 1 14
Budget 1 15
Bush Meeting 1 16
Car Rental Industry 1 17
Car Rental Project 1 18
1989 March 14 Car Rental Industry Advertising & Practices - Spring Meeting 1 19
1992 January 15 Chief Deputies List 1 20
Chief Deputies Seminars 1 21
1991 April 18 - 20 Chief Deputies Seminars, San Diego CA 1 22
1993 April 29 - May 2 Chief Deputies Seminars, Santa Fe, NM 1 23
1994 April 21 - 23 Chief Deputies Seminars, Savannah GA 1 24
Child Molestation Alert 1 25
Civil RICO 1 26
Civil Rights Committee 1 27
Clips (General) 1 28
Selection of Committee Leadership 2 1
Committee Appointments 2 2
1989 Committee Priorities for 1989-1990 2 3
Computers 2 4
Confidential Case Report 2 5
1989 April 3-5 Consumer Protection Seminar, Washington, DC 2 6
Consumer Protection Committee File: Charitable Trust and Solicitations Subcommittee 2 7
Consumer Protection Committee File: Elderly and The Law Subcommittee 2 8
Consumer Protection Committee File: FTC Working Group 2 9
Corrections and Institutional Confinement Committee 2 10
1988-1989 Correspondence (RA's) as President of NAAG 2 11
Criminal Justice Report Newsletter 2 12
Criminal Law Committee File: Corrections Subcommittee 2 13
Criminal Law Committee File: RICO Subcommittee 2 14
Criminal Law Committee File: Crime Victims Advisory Committee 2 15
1993 June 11-16 Conference of Western Attorneys General Alaska (RA) 2 16
Director of Information Position 2 17
Drug Testing 2 18
1987 October 21-24 Eastern Conference Meeting, San Juan, PR 2 19
Eastern Europe Trip 2 20
Eastern Region 2 21
Emergency Issues In State Constitutional Law (RA Article) 2 22
Ensuring Excellence in State Advocacy: Resources To Protect the Public Interest 2 23
Environmental Control Committee File: Energy Subcommittee 2 24
Environmental Control Committee File: EPA Advisory Committee 2 25
Environmental Mailing: Escheat 2 26
1988 October 2-3 Executive Committee Meeting, Chicago, Illinois 2 27
1989 October 1-2 Executive Committee Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa 2 28
1990 September 30 - October 1 Executive Committee Meeting, San Francisco, CA 2 29
1993 October 4-5 Executive Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2 30
Executive Director Search 2 31
Copies of NAAG Faxes 3 1
Federal Facility Agreements Project 3 2
Financial Statements 3 3
Folding Carton Litigation 3 4
1987 February 27 FTC: Watch Newsletter 3 5
Gasoline Price Increase 3 6
Goals Committee 3 7
RA's - Goodbye Letters to AG's leaving office 3 8
Grants 3 9
Greenmarketing (Wall Street Journal Op-Ed) 3 10
Habeas Corpus 3 11
AG Reno letter re: Habeas 3 12
Hazardous Products Article by Attorney General Robert Abrams 3 13
Health Care Project 3 14
Health Care Project: HMO's 3 15
Health Care Project: Utilization Review 3 16
Health Care Project: Single - Payer System 3 17
Health Care Project: NAAG Resolutions and Activities 3 18
Health Care Project: Antitrust 3 19
Health Care Project: ERISA Preemption 3 20
Health Care Project: Tim's Notes 3 21
H.R. 1056 4 1
Human Rights Advocates - Letters to 4 2
Human Rights Advocates Re: Soviet Lawyers Cooperation 4 3
Immigration 4 4
Indian Affairs 4 5
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 4 6
Insurance Committee 4 7
Insurance Lawsuit 4 8
Joint Letters 4 9
Journal of State Government Article, The 4 10
By RA on Protecting Consumers from Hazardous Products 4 11
Kirkpatrick Commission 4 12
Koppell's Signature for NAAG 4 13
1989 Legislative Update 4 14
Letterhead 4 15
McNally Decision Article 4 16
Management and Fiscal Materials 4 17
Marvin Award Nomination Letters 4 18
Medicaid Fraud 4 19
Membership Report (Annual) 4 20
Mergers 4 21
Mergers P/C 4 22
Merger Guidelines 4 23
Merger Clips 4 24
Milliken, Chris Memos 4 25
Milliken, Chris: Comparative Study - NAAG Executive Director 4 26
Milliken's Report to Executive Committee 4 27
Minutes 4 28
Model Construction 4 29
Multi-State Investigations 4 30
National Issues 4 31
National Issues Clips 4 32
New Network Contact List 4 33
Oil Overcharge 4 34
Outside Counsel 4 35
Paralegal 4 36
PIO Handbook (writing certain chapters - TG) 4 37
1988 April 13-15 PIO Seminar - Lake Tahoe, Nevada 4 38
1989 March 9-10 PIO Seminar - Washington, D.C. 4 39
1990 April 4-6 PIO Seminar - New Orleans, LA 4 40
1991 October 21-22 PIO Seminar - Washington, D.C. 4 41
1987 September 20-21 Portland Meeting - Executive Committee - Portland, OR 4 42
Powers and Duties Book 5 1
Powers and Duties Project Questionnaires Returned 5 2
Powers and Duties: Common Law Powers of AG's (I) 5 3
Powers and Responsibilities Questionnaire 5 4
Program 5 5
PSA Project 5 6
Priorities 5 7
RICO 5 8
Sign-On Letters 5 9
Smoke Free Fast Food Restaurants Report (Multi-State) 5 10
Soviet 5 11
1989 May 3-5 Soviets Trip to Little Rock, Arkansas 5 12
Soviets Trip Little Rock, Arkansas 5 13
Soviets Trip Soviet Delegation Lists 5 14
Soviets Trip Soviet Schedule (MTA; Windows on the World) 5 15
Soviets Trip Rainbow Room Breakfast; Wave Hill Town; Metropolitan 5 16
Soviets Trip Museum; Palio's; Jerome Robbins Broadway 5 17
Soviets Trip Mets Game, NYS Stock Exchange Breakfast and Town) 5 18
Soviets Trip Soviet's Delegation Visit Thank You Letters 5 19
Soviet - Port Authority 5 20
Soviet - Rainbow Room 5 21
Soviet - North River WPCP 5 22
Soviet - Wave Hill 5 23
Soviet - Metropolitan Museum 5 24
Soviet - Restaurants 5 25
Soviet - Jerome Robbins 5 26
Soviet - NY Mets 5 27
Soviet - Transportation 5 28
Soviet - Stock Exchange 5 29
Soviet - Env. Clips 5 30
Special Committees: Agriculture and Rural Legal Affairs Committee 5 31
Special Committees: Asbestos Coordinating Committee 5 32
1987 March 8-10 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 5 33
1988 March 13-15 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 1
1989 March 12-14 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 2
1990 March 18-20 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 3
1991 March 10-12 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 4
1992 March 29-31 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 5
1993 March 28-30 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 6
1994 March 20-22 Spring Meeting - Washington, DC 6 7
1987 June 8-11 Summer Meeting - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 7 1
1988 June 19-22 Summer Meeting - HiltonHhead, South Carolina 7 2
1989 July 9-12 Summer Meeting - Lake of the Omari's, Missouri 7 3
1990 July 8-11 Summer Meeting - Asheville, North Carolina 7 4
Spring Meeting - Goals 7 5
Spring Meeting - Consumer 7 6
Spring Meeting - Insurance 7 7
Spring Meeting - Environmental Crimes 7 8
Spring Meeting - Amicus Proposal 7 9
Spring Meeting - Secret Settlements 7 10
Spring Meeting - Criminal 7 11
1991 June 23-26 Summer Meeting - Seattle, Washington 7 12
Summer Meeting - General 7 13
Summer Meeting - Parens Patriae 7 14
Summer Meeting - Resolution 7 15
Summer Meeting - Wyman Award 7 16
1992 July 8-11 Summer Meeting - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7 17
1993 July 7-10 Summer Meeting - Chicago, Illinois 8 1
Summer Meeting - General Meeting 8 2
Summer Meeting - Public Financing 8 3
Summer Meeting - RFRA 8 4
Summer Meeting - ERISA Preemption 8 5
Summer Meeting - Criminal Law 8 6
1994 June 22-25 Summer Meeting - San Antonio, Texas 8 7
Supreme Court Committee 8 8
Surveys 8 9
NY State Flag for Idaho Meeting 8 10
Toxic Mailing - Letter and Material Sent to all AG's from RA 8 11
Transition 8 12
USSR Trip 8 13
Working Groups: DOJ National Environmental Enforcement Council 8 14
Working Groups: Executive Working Group on Prosecutorial Relations 8 15
Working Groups: Federalism 8 16
Working Groups: Escheat 8 17
Working Groups: High Level Nuclear Waste Subcommittee 8 18
Working Groups: State Department Advisory Committee on Private International Law 8 19
1987 December 10-13 Winter Meeting - San Diego, CA 8 20
1988 December 4-8 Winter Meeting - Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii 8 21
1989 December 10-13 Winter Meeting - Phoenix, Arizona 8 22
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - Williamsburg, Virginia 9 1
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - Parens Patriae 9 2
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - BRC Resolution 9 3
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - Environmental Crimes 9 4
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - Business Regulations Meeting 9 5
1990 December 3-7 Winter Meeting - Auto Insurance 9 6
1991 December 4-7 Winter Meeting - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 9 7
1991 December 4-7 Winter Meeting - Civil Rights Committee Meeting 9 8
1992 December 2-6 Winter Meeting - Sedona, Arizona 9 9
1993 December 4-8 Winter Meeting - New Orleans, Louisiana 9 10