All posts tagged "attorney general"
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California seeks to intervene in lawsuit challenging Trump’s military service ban
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) has filed a motion to intervene as a plaintiff in Stockman v. Trump, one of four separate lawsuits challenging President...
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Virginia Democrats holding onto slim lead headed into Election Day
Hotly contested race between Danica Roem and Bob Marshall will be closely watched by LGBTQ advocates
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Virginia AG Mark Herring stands by his record on LGBTQ rights
If you listen to Republican attack ads, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is a controversial figure obsessed with social issues who is bending the law...
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Herring nets Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce endorsement
The Northern Virginia Business Political Action Committee, the PAC for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, has announced that it is endorsing incumbent Attorney General...
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Letter to business PACs: Don’t endorse GOP AG candidate in Virginia
Equality Virginia Advocates, the political action arm of Equality Virginia, is calling on the political action committees of various pro-business groups not to endorse Republican Attorney General...
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Anti-LGBTQ Jeff Sessions confirmed as Attorney General
LGBTQ groups call his confirmation "distressing," "deeply disturbing" and a "travesty"
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Jeff Sessions tried to ban LGBT conference from University of Alabama campus
It appears Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, was not a fan of the First Amendment during his...
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Trump nominates anti-gay Alabama senator for Attorney General
Trump Cabinet and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Jeff Sessions Position: Attorney General LGBT record: Opposed lifting “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for the military; opposes marriage equality, partner benefits for...
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Massachusetts governor says he’d sign transgender rights bill
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has finally stepped off the fence on a transgender nondiscrimination bill working its way through the Massachusetts General Assembly, saying...
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Virginia AG Herring: Anti-LGBT discrimination “can” constitute sex discrimination
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, in responding to requests from members of the General Assembly, issued an opinion finding that anti-LGBT discrimination could — and...
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North Carolina sues Justice Department to defend anti-trans law
Lawsuit comes decision day for Tar Heel State to announce whether they'll continue to defend HB 2
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Tennessee AG expresses concern over resurrected bathroom bill
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R) has expressed concern over the impact of a resurrected “bathroom bill” that would require transgender students in educational institutions...
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Missouri AG candidate proposes religious exemption law
It’s become the classic “dog bites man” storyline: Another Republican politician is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide special religious exemptions for ministers,...
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“Family Values” delegate to run for Virginia AG post
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville, Elkton, Cunningham) will challenge Attorney General Mark Herring to be Virginia’s top law enforcement officer in 2017. Bell, who was first...
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Texas AG doesn’t want lesbian woman to inherit her partner’s estate
Texas’ Attorney General is actively seeking to prevent a woman from inheriting the estate of her deceased partner. When Stella Powell died last year without...
