All posts tagged "attorney general"
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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...
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Virginia AG Mark Herring to run for re-election in 2017
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Wednesday announced that he would seek re-election to his current post in 2017, rather than mount a run for...
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Maryland AG issues guidance against police profiling
After months of protest over police brutality and issues surrounding racial profiling, most notably through demonstrations and riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie...
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Texas AG faces contempt hearing for ignoring gay marriage rights
Ken Paxton and another state official accused of refusing to recognize gay man's surviving spouse on death certificate
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Racine selects Williams and White for temporary appointments
Two former political aspirants named to community outreach team
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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Eric Holder on his same-sex marriage evolution
— Outgoing attorney general Eric Holder, speaking with The Advocate about his evolution on marriage equality and gay rights. Holder’s replacement, Loretta Lynch, was confirmed by the...
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NC’s Attorney General opposes anti-gay bills
— North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D.), speaking with the Associated Press. Cooper said if he was governor he would veto two proposed pieces of legislation...
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