Comments on: Washington Attorney General Will Personally Argue “Top-Two” Case in US Supreme Court

By: Prolan

Prolan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:41:00 +0000

UdSpcf re re re
GAV GAV

By: darlene

darlene — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:51:45 +0000

I feel that an AG should argue a case in the court, especilly if it is to benefit the state which the AG represents. I am from La. and am very proud of Richard’s Ieyoub’s conduct while being our AG. for the state of Louisiana. What Richard Ieyoub did may have been rare, but he did what was right.
Thank you
Darlene Cooper

By: Janelle Guthrie

Janelle Guthrie — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:28:59 +0000

Attorney General McKenna argued and won his first case in the Supreme Court earlier this year in Washington v. Washington Education Association, a campaign finance case. In the interest of full disclosure, I am his communications director. Here’s a link to the news release announcing this victory: http://www.atg.wa.gov/pressrelease.aspx?&id=15928
Jack Ryan is correct, Washington AG Slade Gorton and AG Christine Gregoire after him both argued cases before the Supreme Court. Though in Richard’s defense, it is generally rare that the AG argues the case.

By: Jack Ryan

Jack Ryan — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:51:25 +0000

I believe Slade Gorton, WA AG from 68-80, argued cases personally before the U.S. Supreme Court.

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:03:21 +0000

Under the old setup, Louisiana was holding the first round of its congressional elections prior to November, with all candidates, of course, running in the same election. If no one got 50%-plus, the top two vote-getters had a runoff on federal election day in November. Between 1978 and 1996, 84% of Louisiana’s U. S. senators and representatives were elected before November.

Richard Ieyoub, by the way, is now a Republican.