New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is among half-a-dozen state attorneys general urging that Senator Jeff Sessions not be named U.S. Attorney General. Sessions is President-Elect Trump’s choice for the nation’s top legal officer. His confirmation is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Schneiderman is joining the attorneys general of Maryland, Oregon, Massachusetts, the District […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has introduced a “Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act,” saying it’s necessary to ensure access to cost-free contraception for New York women. The attorney general says it’s a counter to Congressional Republicans’ move to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which requires contraceptive care be made available cost-free. It would require state […]
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says a statewide inquiry into voter complaints from the April presidential primary shows how New York’s election laws put up barriers to voter access. Schneiderman says there are two major problems: the law, rules and procedures kept many New Yorkers from participating in the primary; and the state’s voting […]