Eric Schneiderman Quotes
When someone makes a claim against the state, that person must legally verify that the facts in the claim are true.
Schneiderman, Eric. "A.G. Schneiderman Announces Felony Charges Against Contractors For Filing False Claims." New York State Office of the Attorney General, 12 May 2014.
Explaining why she would not answer hypothetical cases posed to her by senators:. She also refused to comment on concrete cases on the ground that these issues may soon come before the court.
Ever since that decision was written, lawmakers, judges and attorneys have worked very hard to minimize its impact and allow the jury to only decide on the facts and not the law. Only Maryland today preserves the right of the jury to decide what the law means and to judge it. Authorities, even democratic ones, do all they can to prevent what is called “jury nullification”. Regardless, juries often exercise that right regardless of the judge’s instructions.
Eric Tradd Schneiderman is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 65th Attorney General of New York from 2011 until his resignation in May 2018. Schneiderman, a member of the Democratic Party, spent ten years in the New York State Senate. In May 2018, Schneiderman resigned his position as Attorney General after The New Yorker reported that four women had accused him of physical abuse.
