https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-executive/article-5-department-of-law/section-63-general-duties/analysis?citingPage=1&sort=relevance&sortCiting=date-descending


Bell_curve

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/23/nyregion/donald-trump-letitia-james-lawsuit.html

Provides some recent history of NY AG using this statute. 

One was against Trump university 

Law was passed in 1956. 

I can’t find any information about why it was passed. 

NY sued Exxon for climate change under this statute. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Exxon_Mobil

There is also a question about statute of limitations 


I wasn't aware of this statute. It will be interesting if this withstands appellate review. It seems like the perfect vehicle for selective enforcement. I would like to know how often it's been used.

news

What does SN think of the Trump/NYC verdict?

SimpleStacker

I wasn't aware of this statute. It will be interesting if this withstands appellate review. It seems like the perfect vehicle for selective enforcement. I would like to know how often it's been used. 