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" That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. "
Eric Schneiderman
Rules
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" The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers. "
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" In a system that disproportionately harms poor people and people of color, too many Americans have lost faith in the essential American principle of equal justice under law. "
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" I believe that in New York, we must have one set of rules for everyone - and that means women cannot be unfairly denied health coverage. "
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" We've got to do more to ensure that people who work full time are not living in poverty and that the massive gap between rich and poor - which is fundamentally un-American, as far as I'm concerned - is somehow dealt with. "
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" Every New Yorker has the right to clean air, safe drinking water, and healthy communities to raise their children - and you can rest assured that I will aggressively protect that right, not just on Earth Day, but every day. "
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" Daily fantasy sports is neither victimless nor harmless, and it is clear that DraftKings and FanDuel are the leaders of a massive, multi-billion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans across the country. "
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" My actual statement during the campaign was I want to be the sheriff of Wall Street, Albany and Main Street. I'm going to go after crime and corruption, wherever it is. "
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" Trump University had neither a license nor a charter from New York State certifying it as an institution of higher education. "
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" Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust. "
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" As the state's chief law enforcement officer, it's my job to see that perpetrators of fraud are brought to justice. "
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" A statute that lets some wrongfully convicted individuals seek restitution but denies that right to others is an unjust and unequal application of the law. "
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" We're very interested in seeing what science Exxon has been using for its own purposes because they're tremendously active in offshore oil drilling in the Arctic, for example, where global warming is happening at a much more rapid rate than in more temperate zones. "
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Active
More
" The credit reporting system suffers from inaccuracy and often from outright injustice. "
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System
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" For more than a century, states have sought to protect the integrity of the democratic process at the state and local level by regulating corporate spending in elections. "
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" We're going after the possibilities of tax fraud, insurance fraud, securities fraud. We're going to look at this stuff very closely. We have the jurisdiction, we have the resources, and we have the will. "
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" Manufacturers must accept responsibility for their customers' safety. "
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" New Yorkers have been fortunate to have Andrew Cuomo as our Attorney General - protecting working New Yorkers against the banks, insurance companies and big corporations. "
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Insurance
" As Attorney General, my most important responsibility is keeping New Yorkers safe by enforcing the laws that protect our people from harm. But another fundamental part of my job is to seek to advance the basic American principle of equal justice under law. "
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" Throughout my career, I have made rooting out public corruption a top priority. "
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" I have three very simple principles. I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency, that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling. And that you have to have enough capital to back up your promises. "
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" We can prevent unfair advantage, and we can avoid the destabilizing effect that high frequency trading can have. "
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" I don't like conflicts of interest; they should be eliminated or disclosed. I believe in transparency: that people have to really not just know but understand what they're buying and selling. "
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" I have the highest possible regard for the district attorneys in the State of New York. "
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" The workers who harvest our food have been systematically denied the basic rights that are granted to all other American workers. They can be fired for trying to form a union or for attempting to improve their working conditions. They are not eligible for overtime pay, disability, or even unemployment insurance. "
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" Fraud is fraud. And consumers of any product - whether you want to buy a car, participate in fantasy football - our laws are very strong in New York and other states that you can't commit fraud. "
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" People plead guilty or admit to crimes they didn't commit for various reasons. Certain interrogation procedures produce high rates of false confessions. "
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High
" The memory of the 146 people who lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire stands as a reminder that legal protections and workplace safety standards were won through a long struggle for social justice and at great human cost. "
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" High-frequency traders are firms all around the world. They're massive investments. And there is an incredible race for speed now. People are paying hundreds of millions of dollars to shave milliseconds off. "
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