State attorneys general banding together to take on an administration of the opposite party is not a new phenomenon. But former AGs, academics and lawyers say partisanship appears to be on the rise among the states’ chief lawyers.

Paul Nolette, a professor at Marquette University who studies attorneys general, said the increase began under former President George W. Bush, but became more intense during President Barack Obama’s eight years in office.

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