In a statement, Ms. Underwood called the office’s work “critically important.”“Our office has never been stronger,” she said. Ms. Underwood, a graduate of Harvard and Georgetown, has argued 20 cases before the Supreme Court and served as a clerk for former Justice Thurgood Marshall. Regardless of whom the Legislature selects as an interim attorney general, the race will be reopened in the fall for a general election in November. Whoever wins the next four-year term will be closely watched not only in New York but also nationwide, as he or she decides whether to double down on the legal gauntlet Mr. Schneiderman threw down for Mr. Trump. None except Ms. Teachout has publicly expressed interest.

Source: New York Times May 08, 2018 14:06 UTC