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I believe the Office of Attorney General is among the most important elected positions in Vermont or any state.
I am proud of many accomplishments. And no small amount of the credit for these should go to the competent, dedicated people I have worked with over the years.
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell announces a settlement of 6.8 million dollars with major banks concerning foreclosure tactics
02/10/2012
03/02/2012
M. Jerome Diamond, Vermont's Attorney General from 1975 to 1981 is an attorney in Montpelier commenting on Judge Murtha's decision in the Entergy case.
After a September trial, U.S. District Court Judge Garvin Murtha in January, 2012 ruled that the Legislature was preempted by federal law from giving itself a say in the future of Vermont Yankee. Jurisdiction was left in the hands of the PSB to determine whether the continued operation of VY is in the best interests of the state.
The Attorney General’s Office has appealed Judge Murtha’s decision to the 2d Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City and will aggressively argue that the lower court decision should be reversed.
01/12/2012
Click below to learn about Bill Sorrell’s stance on Campaign Finance, Anti-Obesity Initiative, and Health Care Reform
03/28/2012
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell, along with the Attorneys General of New York, California, and eight other states, joined a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that U.S. immigration policy may be set only by the federal government and that Arizona’s illegal immigration legislation is inconsistent with, and preempted by, federal law.