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Mar 27 2024
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The Wild Fraud Case Against the Texas Attorney General Ends In an Ironic Twist
This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “Something is wrong when the state’s top lawyer is forced to take a class on how to be a good lawyer.” —Texas Democrat John Bucy III Three weeks before Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was scheduled to face a jury trial over felony fraud
SlateMar 26 2024
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton settles long-running fraud charges
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has struck a deal to resolve securities fraud charges brought by state prosecutors nearly a decade ago, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
Paxton, a Republican and ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, was indicted in July 2015 on charges related to stock sales and compensation from the Texas technology firm Servergy. He also faced charges of acting as
ReutersFeb 23 2024
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Alabama attorney general responds to controversial IVF ruling
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has responded to concerns about the state's controversial ruling on the legal status of embryos potentially impacting couples pursuing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos are considered the legal equivalent of living children, meaning that discarding any unviable or unwanted embryos that
NewsweekFeb 23 2024
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Attorney General to host clinic about expunging records
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General Peter Neronha said his office will be hosting an expungement clinic on Feb. 29 at its office at 4 Howard Ave. The clinic will give guidance on to take the first steps in the expungement process to remove non-violent criminal offenses from their record. The clinic will run from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will have attorneys and staff members to help complete
ABC 6Mar 25 2024
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Family still not satisfied with Maine attorney general’s probe into 2007 police shooting
The family of an 18-year-old Waldoboro man who was killed in a 2007 police shooting said they are not satisfied with the 2020 reopening of an investigation into that fatal encounter. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said he wants to make sure a report on his office’s reopening the investigation into the shooting by a town police officer will be clear and organized. The attorney general
Portland Press HeraldMar 14 2024
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Utah attorney general’s office largely untouched as lawmakers sidestep reforms
Last fall, when Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes was under scrutiny for his relationship with Operation Underground Railroad founder Tim Ballard, his frequent travel and the management of his nonprofit, lawmakers were making noise about the need for more transparency and tighter oversight of the office. One legislator, Sen. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, even wanted to pass a constitutional
The Salt Lake TribuneMar 22 2024
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DC attorney general says Capitals and Wizards are locked into their lease until 2047
The Washington Wizards and Capitals are contractually required to to remain in Washington, D.C., until at least 2047, according to district Attorney General Brian Schwalb. It’s the latest blow to Monumental Sports & Entertainment’s effort to move the teams to Virginia. “I am advising you that the District does not agree with your legal conclusion [Monumental’s] proposed arena move to
Washington ExaminerMar 13 2024
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Oklahoma House Bill proposes attorney general enforcement of vaping regulations
House Bill 3971, if passed into law would make the Attorney General’s Office in charge of enforcing regulations related to the buying and selling of vapor products. "Oklahoma does currently already have a vape registry, a registry of products that are illegal to be sold in Oklahoma," said Thomas Larson, Director of Public Information and Government Affairs at Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement
KTUL 8Mar 13 2024
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Missouri attorney general defends trafficking lawsuit against Planned Parenthood
EXCLUSIVE — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey defended his legal crusade against Planned Parenthood in his state, telling the Washington Examiner that “the destruction of human life is not healthcare.” “The Left worships at the altar of Planned Parenthood as if they were a golden calf,” Bailey said in an exclusive interview. “This is a lawless cult of death with a documented pattern of
Washington ExaminerApr 09 2024
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Arizona Attorney General Says She Won’t Enforce State Supreme Court Ruling Banning Abortion
Democratic Attorney General Kristin Mayes of Arizona announced on Tuesday that she would not enforce a ruling from her state’s supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bans most abortions.
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a law criminalizing abortions, except in cases where necessary to save the mother’s life, may be enforced following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in
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