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Letitia James

Attorney General of New York since 2019

Letitia Ann "Tish" James is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. She has served since 2019 as the 67th attorney general of New York (NYAG), having been first elected to the post in 2018.

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In the news

22 stories
  1. Oct 13
    Cornell Pauses Frat Parties
    BalancedNew York Attorney General Letitia James now oversees the reopened criminal investigation.
    30articles
  2. Oct 12
    Cornell Accuser Faces Gag Order
    BalancedTompkins County prosecutors first brought no charges, citing New York’s limits on incapacity when drugs or alcohol were used voluntarily, before the case was reopened under Attorney General Letitia James.
    15articles
  3. Oct 10
    Second Cornell Defendant Seeks Recusal
    BalancedLawyers for Winston Lee and Gillio Lopes separately asked courts to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the Cornell fraternity rape investigation.
    8articles
  4. Oct 9
    AG James Faces Cornell Debate Attacks
    Mostly RightNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James’s office as special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual-assault case after James’s official X account had said she stood with Jane Doe and referred to survivors.
    12articles
  5. Oct 9
    Cornell Accuser’s Texts Spark Consent Debate
    BalancedGovernor Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James to oversee a reopened criminal investigation.
    19articles
  6. Oct 8
    Ithaca Council Halts Cornell Event Permits
    BalancedGov. Kathy Hochul put Attorney General Letitia James over a renewed criminal investigation.
    16articles
  7. Oct 8
    Cornell Case Spurs Nationwide Protests
    Mostly RightNew York Attorney General Letitia James is investigating as special prosecutor.
    12articles
  8. Oct 8
    Cornell Defendant Seeks AG James Removal
    Center & RightGillio Lopes, one of seven men named in a civil lawsuit over an alleged 2024 sexual assault at Cornell, asked a court to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the related criminal investigation.
    8articles
  9. Oct 8
    Cornell Accuser Reports Death Threats
    BalancedThe reopened criminal investigation and Attorney General Letitia James’s challenged role remain unresolved.
    41articles
  10. Oct 7
    Cornell Reviews Alleged Fraternity Rape
    BalancedNew York’s criminal investigation has been reopened, with Attorney General Letitia James overseeing it after Governor Kathy Hochul questioned the local prosecutor’s handling.
    30articles

Storylines

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    Campus Fraternity Sexual Assault Cases
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