Employers Can Fire Medical Marijuana Patients For Private, Off-Duty Use,...
While medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, employers can still fire patients for using it -- even if they aren't impaired at work. In Monday morning, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Brandon...
View ArticleAttorney General Racine Pleased Appeals Court Granted Administrative Stay of...
(Source: District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General) Contact: Rob Marus, Communications Director: (202) 724-5646; robert.marus@dc.gov Washington, DC - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today...
View ArticleJudge to rule on New Mexico Attorney General firings
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A judge will determine whether a state board will get to rule on the legality of the firings of 40 New Mexico Attorney General's Office employees. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports...
View ArticleReadout of First Meeting between U.S. Attorney General Lynch and Mexican...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General) Attorneys General of the United States and Mexico Agree to Boost Bilateral Collaboration In their first meeting since assuming their current positions, Attorney...
View ArticleAttorney General Balderas Calls for More Transparency in Campaign Finance...
(Source: Democratic Party of New Mexico) Campaign Finance Reporting Task Force meetings result in recommendations for clarity and uniformity in the electoral process Attorney General Hector Balderas...
View ArticleAttorney General Paxton Issues Statement on Texas Supreme Court Ruling (Texas...
(Source: Texas Attorney General) Friday, June 19, 2015 Attorney General Paxton Issues Statement on Texas Supreme Court Ruling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement...
View ArticleNew Mexico looks to impose requirements for food stamps
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Gov. Susana Martinez's administration has proposed new rules that would expand work, training and job-search requirements for...
View ArticleTrailblazing New Mexico attorney to be honored with ABA’s highest honor (ABA...
(Source: ABA - American Bar Association) CHICAGO, June 23, 2015 - Roberta Cooper Ramo, the first woman to head the nation's largest lawyers group, has been chosen to receive the ABA Medal, the highest...
View ArticleNew Judges Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice (Ontario Ministry of the...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General) New Judges Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice Ontario has appointed two new judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective July 6, 2015....
View ArticleAttorney General Kane fires another key aide
Attorney General Kathleen Kane fired another aide Wednesday, terminating a senior official only weeks after he had recommended that she discharge her new and controversial chief of staff. The dismissed...
View ArticleNew Mexico looks to expand work requirements for food stamps
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration wants to expand work, training and job-search requirements for low-income New Mexicans to qualify for food stamps. Rules proposed...
View ArticleFEDERAL COURT GRANTS ORDER REQUESTED BY COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL CYNTHIA H....
(Source: Colorado Department of Law - Office of the Attorney General) 06/24/2015 DENVER-Today, a Wyoming federal judge granted a request by four states- Colorado, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming-to...
View ArticleJudge lifts order freezing the assets of disability attorney Eric Conn
A judge has lifted a freeze on the assets of Floyd County disability attorney Eric C. Conn, who has been sued for alleged fraud by former clients. However, Circuit Judge Johnny Ray Harris also barred...
View ArticleHigh court rules New Mexico investment suits constitutional
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico's highest court on Thursday cleared the way for two lawsuits that allege political support for former Gov. Bill Richardson influenced state investment deals. The state...
View ArticleColorado High Court’s Marijuana Ruling Strengthens Employers’ Hand, Attorney...
Case makes it easier to enforce workplace drug policies, says LeClairRyan’s Brian Inamine Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 25, 2015 A Colorado Supreme Court ruling has strengthened the ability of employers...
View ArticleStatement By A.G. Schneiderman In Response To U.S. Supreme Court Ruling...
(Source: New York State Office of the Attorney General) NEW YORK -Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement in response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Texas...
View ArticleAttorney General staffer tied to critical review of top Kathleen Kane aide fired
A human resources officer in the state Attorney General's office was fired Wednesday, just weeks after he signed off on a recommendation that one of Attorney General Kathleen Kane's top aides be fired....
View ArticleAttorney General Balderas Calls New Mexico’s Energy System Dysfunctional;...
(Source: Democratic Party of New Mexico) Attorney General Balderas Calls New Mexico's Energy System Dysfunctional; Demands Energy Security for all New Mexicans In a statement issued yesterday, Attorney...
View ArticleAttorney General Conway's Statement Regarding Today's Supreme Court Decision...
(Source: State of Kentucky) Office of the Attorney General Attorney General Conway's Statement Regarding Today's Supreme Court Decision Press Release Date: Friday, June 26, 2015 Contact Information:...
View ArticleLouisiana Attorney General not immediately enforcing gay marriage ruling
(Reuters) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said his office did not consider the Supreme...
View ArticleAttorney General says his state won't enforce gay marriage ruling
"It fails to respect traditional marriage as defined by Louisiana voters." - Attorney Gen. Buddy Caldwell Challenges to the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage on Friday began to roll...
View ArticleSC attorney general: Supreme Court marriage ruling is a ‘devastating blow’
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states officially ended South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s defense of the state’s constitutional ban on gay...
View ArticleTexas Attorney General: State workers can deny licenses to same-sex couples
Texas' conservative Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton calls the Supreme Court decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry a "lawless ruling" and says state workers can cite their religious...
View ArticleLt. Governor Patrick Statement on Opinion from Texas Attorney General...
(Source: Office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas) AUSTIN - Today, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick made the following statement regarding the Texas Attorney General's opinion clarifying the First...
View ArticleTexas attorney general says county clerks can refuse gay couples
(Reuters) - County clerks in Texas who object to gay marriage can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite last week's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring states to allow...
View ArticleTexas attorney general questions ruling
Texas’ conservative Republican attorney general called the US Supreme Court decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry a “lawless ruling” and said state workers can cite their religious...
View ArticleTexas attorney general calls court's gay marriage decision 'a lawless ruling'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the religious liberty of state employees in a statement Sunday, saying they would not have to issue marriage licenses or perform weddings for same-sex couples...
View ArticleAttorney General Paxton Challenges EPA over Unconstitutional, Illegal and...
(Source: Texas Attorney General) Monday, June 29, 2015 Attorney General Paxton Challenges EPA over Unconstitutional, Illegal and Costly New Water Rule Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a...
View ArticleAttorney General Karl A. Racine Pleased Appeals Court Granted Full Stay of...
(Source: District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General) Contact: Rob Marus, Communications Director: (202) 724.5646; robert.marus@dc.gov Washington, DC - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today...
View ArticleTexas Attorney General Claims Limits on Gay Marriage Ruling
The attorney general in the southern U.S. state of Texas says county clerks and judges do not have to issue marriage licenses or perform weddings if they have religious objections, following a U.S....
View ArticleTexas attorney general attacks 'lawless' supreme court ruling on gay marriage
Ken Paxton vows to defend clerks who refuse to register gay unions on religious grounds, but most counties are issuing licences ...
View ArticleAttorney General Bondi’s Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Same Sex...
(Source: Office of Attorney General of Florida) Attorney General Pam Bondi News Release Attorney General Bondi's Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's Same Sex Marriage Ruling TALLAHASSEE,...
View ArticleAttorney General Racine Welcomes Federal Judge’s Decision Blocking Merger...
(Source: District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General) Contact: Rob Marus, Communications Director: (202) 724.5646; robert.marus@dc.gov Washington, DC - Attorney General Karl A. Racine today...
View ArticleMexico judge urges states to legalize gay marriage after court ruling
Mexican states called on to bring laws into line with June ruling that said same-sex marriage was constitutional ...
View ArticleAttorney General Patrick Morrisey Leads Nine-State Coalition in Challenging...
(Source: State of West Virginia) Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Leads Nine-State Coalition in Challenging New EPA Waters of the U.S. Rule CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today...
View ArticleAttorney General Sam Olens Files Lawsuit Asking Court to Overturn Burdensome...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General of Georgia) Attorney General Sam Olens today has filed a lawsuit in federal court for the Southern District of Georgia asking the court to strike down a new rule...
View ArticleAtty. Gen. to handle case of retired judge who police say fired on them
The California attorney general’s office will decide whether to criminally charge a retired Los Angeles County judge accused of opening fire on police officers during a standoff at his home last month,...
View ArticleMexico: 7 police charged with torture in army slaying case
Reprints + - FILE - This July 3, 2014 file photo shows the warehouse where 22 alleged gang members were killed by soldiers on the outskirts of the village of San Pedro Limon, in Mexico state, Mexico....
View ArticleMexican officers charged with torture; judge orders release of cartel suspect
Authorities in Mexico on Wednesday formally accused seven state police officers of torturing three women who survived a confrontation a year ago in which soldiers allegedly killed at least a dozen...
View ArticleAttorney General Paxton Statement on Fifth Circuit Marriage Ruling (Texas...
(Source: Texas Attorney General) Wednesday, July 1, 2015 Attorney General Paxton Statement on Fifth Circuit Marriage Ruling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made the following statement in response to...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SEEKS ORDER AUTHORIZING TIMELY PAYMENTS FOR CRITICAL...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General of Illinois) ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SEEKS ORDER AUTHORIZING TIMELY PAYMENTS FOR CRITICAL SERVICES DURING BUDGET IMPASSE Chicago - Attorney General Lisa Madigan...
View ArticleFCC adopts call-blocking rule urged by Attorneys General (Missouri Attorney...
(Source: Missouri Attorney General) Jefferson City, Mo. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today passed a rule authorizing phone companies to utilize call-blocking technologies to better...
View ArticleStatement by Attorney General Ken Paxton on Fair Housing Ruling (Texas...
(Source: Texas Attorney General) Thursday, June 25, 2015 Statement by Attorney General Ken Paxton on Fair Housing Ruling Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement regarding...
View ArticleATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN PROVIDES CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, LEGISLATIVE...
(Source: Office of the Attorney General of Illinois) ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN PROVIDES CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS INFORMATION TO PREPARE FOR BUDGET IMPASSE Chicago - Attorney General...
View ArticleStatement By A.G. Schneiderman In Response To U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On...
(Source: New York State Office of the Attorney General) NEW YORK -Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement in response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold...
View ArticleCounty clerks can refuse gay couples: Texas attorney general
County clerks in Texas who object to gay marriage can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite last week's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring states to allow same-sex...
View ArticleJudge to rule on release of video of fatal shooting of Richard Scheuermann
A Northampton County judge said Friday he will rule next week on whether an estate will get video and audio recordings of the fatal shooting of Richard Scheuermann III by an Easton police officer....
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