Hans Bader: What’s up with nation’s 10 worst attorneys general?

In recent years, state attorneys general have become increasingly powerful. Using lawsuits as a weapon, they have transferred billions of dollars from businesses and consumers to wealthy trial lawyers and political cronies.

Former New York Attorney General (and now Gov.) Eliot Spitzer, a frequent participant in such lawsuits, even boasted that he had “redefined the role of attorney general.”