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12 Sep 2011, 11:03 am by Steve Hall
" The Dallas Morning News carried, "Texas forensic commission hesitant on Willingham case after attorney general's opinion," by Sommer Ingram. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 9:00 pm by Joanna L. Grossman and Mary Ziegler
  This purported to be an interpretation of Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order (GA-09) that imposed a variety of restrictions in order to preserve hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients, which itself followed a more general declaration of a state of emergency. [read post]
20 Apr 2020, 12:46 pm by Paul K. Stafford
Proclamation, Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Declares State of Disaster in Texas Due To COVID-19 (Mar. 13, 2020), https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-declares-state-of-disaster-in-texas-due-to-covid-19. [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Inspector General Urges Ethics Review at Federal Election Commission Following ProPublica Report MSN – Jake Pearson (ProPublica) | Published: 8/12/2021 The FEC’s inspector general called on the agency to review its ethics policies and internal controls after a media investigation last year revealed a senior manager openly supported Donald Trump and maintained a close relationship with a Republican attorney who went on to serve as the 2016 Trump… [read post]
23 Aug 2007, 12:12 pm by Robert Bennett
ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES      Alberto Gonzales – The Attorney General (AG) of the United States, in Washington D.C., Alberto Gonzales, earns the first place on our list of ten worst prosecutors in the United States for being what many have called the worst AG in our nation's history. [read post]
Citing Trump’s ban and other controversies, the Florida and Texas state legislatures passed “anti-censorship” laws—Florida’s Senate Bill (SB) 7072 and Texas’s House Bill (HB) 20—that sought to constrain companies’ ability to remove content. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The firm had earlier reported its lobbying through the Lobbying Disclosure Act in 2018 after it was retained then by Hikvision. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 6:28 am by Jim Sedor
From the States and Municipalities: Arizona – Arizona Attorney General Investigating Phoenix Law Firm’s Falsified Lobbying DocumentsArizona Republic – Dustin Gardiner and Rob O’Dell | Published: 5/31/2017 The Arizona attorney general’s office is conducting a criminal investigation into a law firm that filed falsified documents with the city of Phoenix. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 7:36 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Notably, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is not a signator on the amicus brief (pdf) filed by state attorneys general.The fight here is over the vote of rookie Justice Sotomayor: All the other justices took sides in last term's 5-4 vote, so if Obama's new appointment reverses David Souter's vote, the outcome could change 180 degrees. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 10:48 pm by Jeff Gamso
  John Cornyn, then Texas Attorney-General (now United States Senator), said that it was wrong. [read post]
11 Nov 2022, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The charges included acting as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the attorney general, a charge the Justice Department has referred to as “espionage lite,” a violation of Section 951 of the U.S. criminal code. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Justice Department Issues Policy Limiting White House Contact MSN – Josh Gerstein (Politico) | Published: 7/21/2021 Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a directive seeking to limit political influence on law enforcement matters by strictly limiting contacts between Justice Department personnel and the White House. [read post]
29 Oct 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The order clears the way for those caps to be lifted later this fall, ahead of next year’s municipal and state races. [read post]
31 Oct 2008, 7:22 am
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has predictably jumped on the bandwagon. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Meta Won’t Say If Politicians Can Post AI-Made Fakes Without Warnings MSN – Isaac Stanley-Becker (Washington Post) | Published: 4/7/2023 Political campaign operatives wrote to Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, asking how the company planned to address AI-generated fake images on its platforms. [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 12:00 am by Jim Sedor
Attorneys General in 4 States Looking into Online Fundraising Practices of Both Major Parties MSN – Steve Thompson and Amy Wang (Washington Post) | Published: 7/8/2021 Attorneys general in four states are looking into the online fundraising practices of both major political parties. [read post]
9 Oct 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Then, in the general election, Alaskans would choose winners using a new system called ranked choice voting. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 3:33 am by Seán Binder
  OTHER DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS Texas plans to install floating barriers in the middle of the Rio Grande in a bid to block migrants from crossing the river into the United States, Governor Greg Abbott announced yesterday. [read post]
19 Sep 2013, 2:00 am by koherston
In Texas, two same-sex couples who sought to divorce met with fierce opposition from the state’s attorney general, Greg Abbott. [read post]
3 Sep 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Increasingly, state Legislatures, especially in 30 GOP-controlled states, have seized an outsize role for themselves, pressing conservative agendas on voting, Covid-19, and the culture wars that are amplifying partisan splits and shaping policy well beyond their own borders. [read post]