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Michigan GOP AG candidate: 'Democrats running as Republicans infiltrated the party'
Matt DePerno announces GOP candidacy for Michigan Attorney General
IRS grants religious group tax-exempt status after backlash, Congressional heat
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reversed its decision to exclude a Christian organization from tax benefits
Christian group labeled 'Republican' by IRS appeals denial of tax exempt status
The IRS is violating the free speech of a Christian nonprofit’s biblical viewpoint by denying its 501(3)(c) status, according to an attorney representing the organization
Study finds asbestos lawyers are suing way more companies in New York than they should be
No legislation has been introduced yet but a new study shows that reform is needed to focus New York City Asbestos Litigation (NYCAL) cases on defendants that may have some responsibility for plaintiffs’ injuries while reducing legal spending by defendants that do not belong.
Manhattan Institute: Members of Congress coming to disgraced lawyer's aid should be embarrassed
A think tank’s legal policy director sees the six members of Congress who asked U.S.
Michigan attorney: 'Gov. Whitmer is not Marie Antoinette,' demands misconduct prosecution
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A Michigan attorney is demanding the criminal prosecution of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer under the state penal code because she allegedly violated campaign finance rules as well as pandemic orders she issued for failing to self-quarantine after returning from a Florida vacation.
Former climate activist Klein-turned Interior counsel says she is consulting with ethics officials on potential conflicts
A Colorado congresswoman pressed an embattled climate activist turned government official during a House hearing on Tuesday.
Donziger supporters stage Anti-Chevron Day rally in Manhattan
Steven Donziger allegedly fabricated evidence and pressured scientific experts to pull off a pollution scam against the oil and gas company’s operations in Ecuador that resulted in a $9.5 billion award
Texas Republican says AG Garland, colleagues like AOC should stay out of Donziger case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - At least one Congressman is questioning the decision by six of his Democrat colleagues to get involved in the ongoing scandal of disbarred attorney Steven Donziger, who has been found by a federal judge to have used fraudulent means to score a massive verdict against Chevron in Ecuador.
DOI senior counselor's previous involvement in climate litigation could be a conflict under 'Biden ethics pledge'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A group that monitors conflicts of interest among government officials believes that climate activist Elizabeth Klein, now serving as senior counselor to Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, may have some problems.
Disclosure records of former Bloomberg Center co-director Klein sought in suit against Interior
An open government, non-profit organization has sued the U.S. Department of Interior (DoI) for failing to immediately respond to its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request regarding a former Michael Bloomberg-funded lawyer turned senior counselor to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Maryland Farm Bureau feared ramifications of bill that would have let attorney general team with private lawyers
ANNAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - A proposal that would have allowed the state attorney general to hire contingency fee lawyers to sue oil companies on climate change claims was so "poorly written" and "open-ended" it sparked concerns among farmers that they could get dragged into protracted litigation.
Federal judge remands Minnesota's climate change lawsuit funded by Bloomberg charity to state court
A federal judge remanded Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s lawsuit against oil and gas last week to Ramsey County state court.“Defendants may appeal this decision which would result inevitably in a much longer delay,” wrote Chief Judge John R.
Group 'deeply concerned' about lack of access to Dominion voting machine logs
While Sidney Powell’s lawsuits in Georgia and Michigan allege that the Dominion voting machines were connected to the internet in violation of federal election law on the preservation of evidence, a Thomas More Society attorney claims the denial of access to Dominion’s computer logs is even more telling
Emergency petition in Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks injunction to prevent certifying Biden's victory
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys from the Thomas More Society's Amistad Project filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, alleging that election officials nullified Joe Biden’s victory by violating state election laws.
Court hears arguments in appeal by Ohio prof who won't use transgender pronouns, titles
As a philosophy professor of 24 years, Dr. Nicholas Meriwether knows that words and language carry meaning and that they express what a person believes regarding reality. That’s why he was unable to address a male student with a feminine pronoun or title
Wis. governor's spotlight on businesses that had COVID-infected staff 'reputationally damaging'
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce has sued Gov. Tony Evers over the release of the names of businesses that allegedly have had two or more employees contract COVID-19.
Republican attorneys general urge non-partisan denunciation of violence in U.S. cities
Republican attorneys general from Florida, Georgia and Arkansas called on all attorneys general, regardless of party, to denounce the rioting, looting and violence that has occurred coast to coast
Leaked bodycam video of George Floyd sets off investigation, and raises questions
British tabloid the Daily Mail has disclosed partial bodycam video of George Floyd’s arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, setting off an investigation into the leaked footage, as well as raising questions about Floyd's cause of death and why the state hasn't willingly released the footage.
Navy used PFAS-product AFFF to quell fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard
It was on the fourth day of the continuous flames that military officials decided to use the fire-suppressant, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AAAF), to extinguish the Navy vessel's fire and protect firefighters