civil rights - COLUMN: Billy Barr — more of the same, if not worse

James Neal
Enid News & Eagle

Enid, OK

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civil rights - AG Healey Demands Civil Rights Protections for Transgender People

Staff
Cape Cod Times

AG Maura Healey

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civil rights - AG Becerra Denounces Trump Administration Plan to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections for LGBTQ Individuals

Xavier Becerra
YubaNet.com

Nevada City, CA

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civil rights - Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigned. Here's His Record on Children's Civil Rights

Alyson Klein
Education Week

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Minnesota - Candidates for Minnesota attorney general clash over essence of job

J. Patrick Coolican, Jessie Van Berkel
Star Tribune

Minneapolis, MN

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ezs note:  It's down a bit, but Keith Ellison accuses his opponent of belonging to Alliance Defending Freedom.  

civil rights - Kansas Attorney General Says Transgender Case Is About 'Reducing Cost'

Dan Margolies
NPR

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ezs note:  Let's do a little math for you.  In 2014, the United States spent 581.0 billion dollars on defense spending.  In China, during the same period, they spent 129.4 billion dollars. What this means is even if we spent the equivalent of the entire Chinese amount on transgender operations rather than defense spending,  we would still have almost double what the Chinese spend. (451.6)

civil rights - Leslie Rutledge joins push to allow firing transgender people UPDATE

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Batesville, AR

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ezs note: Arkansas residents - whether you live in a small town or a large city, it's almost Labor Day.  And it's also time to volunteer against Leslie Rutledge having another term as Attorney General.

Donald Trump - New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

Chris Isidore, Melanie Schuman
CNN

Gee, Donald, I told ya you should have stayed in Singapore!  😁

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Justice Department 'Religious Liberty' Guidance: A 'License to Discriminate'?

Julie Moreau
NBC News

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Arkansas attorney general asking court to block a city's LGBT protections

Press
ArkansasOnline

Ah, some things never change... (unfortunately)

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ezs note:  Well.. you can.  The phone number for the Attorney General in Arkansas is 501-682-2007.  If she refuses, or is silent, you can start a grassroots movement for her opponent.  Am I asking a lot?  Yup.  But it's been done before, and you can do it again.  

California restricts state travel to Texas, other states over LGBT laws

Reid Wilson
The Hill

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Petitions to be circulated on transgender bathroom use

Press
KOTA.tv

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ezs note:  South Dakotans - if you find yourself pissed off about this whole deal, remember, YOU can do something about it.  Write a letter to the editor.  Appear on cable TV.  Knock on the door of your friends and neighbors, to let them know that the term 'transgender' isn't someone in some far-off place - you're their friend.

AG launches hate crimes hotline

Steve Charing
Washington Blade

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Texas attorney general dines with 8-year-old transgender boy

AP
CBS/Austin

Attorney General Ken Paxton

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More Attacks on Transgender Rights

Editorial Board
The New York Times

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WATCH LIVE: Attorney General Lynch visits Orlando after mass shooting (Orlando shooting)

Eric Tucker and Mike Schneider
PBS

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Arkansas Attorney General Seeks to Block Protections for Gays and Lesbians

Press
NBC

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ezs note:  Arkansans - when election day rolls around, I hope you'll remember to vote for attorney general.  Here's a hint - it ain't Leslie Rutledge.

North Carolina AG Won't Defend Transgender Law in Court

Gary D. Robertson
ABC

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SC AG opposes federal mandate on transgender use of public school bathrooms

Staff
WYFF

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NY AG Takes On Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

DAVE LUCAS 

WAMC

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