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Republicans spent decades engineering this devastating decision that takes away a woman’s fundamental right to control her own body and to access healthcare. This hurts, and people will suffer because of the Court’s arrogance, but this fight is NOT over. nytimes.com/live/2022/06/24/…
Wes was a huge part of our team at the OAG, and now he's headed to Yale to continue the fight for clean air, clean water, and clean energy. Way to go, Wes...keep making us proud!
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Women shouldn’t have to wait any longer for equality. Virginia made history when we ratified the ERA—finally adding it to the US Constitution—and I’m proud to have led the fight to ensure our ratification is honored. Equality is worth fighting for. wsj.com/articles/virginias-a…
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We are at nearly 60,000 signatures but goal is
💥100,000💥 by Jan 27 so that we may deliver them to the White House and Department of Justice. Please use the link below to add your name. – at Mount Vernon, VA
Mantra: #VotingRights #CivilRights #EqualRights #ERANow
Please SIGN 👇🏿👇🏻👇👇👇🏼👇🏾
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THANK YOU, Virginia! Serving as your attorney general has been the honor of a lifetime. I’m so proud of all we were able to accomplish, and I will always be grateful for your trust and support.
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Outgoing Virginia Attorney General @MarkHerringVA on Thursday reversed more than 50 legal opinions issued by predecessors during the Jim Crow and Massive Resistance eras.
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A slew of Richmond-area rental companies have agreed to settle housing discrimination lawsuits Attorney General Mark Herring’s Office of Civil Rights filed against them last fall. richmond.com/news/virginia-a…
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AG Herring issues opinion overturning 58 racially discriminatory opinions from predecessors trib.al/6XArKay #Virginia
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Outgoing Virginia AG Mark Herring on Thursday reversed more than 50 legal opinions issued by predecessors during the Jim Crow and Massive Resistance eras that justified segregation, interracial marriage bans and other racist laws. @MattBarakat
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@MarkHerringVA says he is issuing an official opinion overturning 58 racially discriminatory opinions from past AGs, including those involving denial of election participation, the right to marry, access to education, etc. He is joined by @delegatebagby @SenatorLocke
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Today, @AGMarkHerring @MarkHerringVA announced with the NAACP the outlaw of 58 historically discriminatory Attorney General opinions.
Today I overruled 58 official advisory opinions that were issued by Virginia AGs from 1904-1967 to implement or support discriminatory laws like school segregation, poll taxes, and more. It's an important step in correcting injustices, and ensuring they never happen again.
This morning I introduced @JasonMiyaresVA to the incredible OAG team he will be leading. The dedicated public servants at the OAG fight every day for justice, equality, and opportunity, and it’s been an honor to lead this team for the last eight years.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has already generated more than $220 million to support climate change mitigation projects in Virginia. The law is clear: the governor cannot unilaterally pull out of the program. richmond.com/news/state-and-…
There's no mechanism to withdraw the ratification of an amendment and historically states that have tried were unsuccessful.
We made history when VA became the 38th and final state needed to ratify the ERA, adding gender equality to the Constitution. We cannot go back now.
Virginia can't undo Equal Rights Amendment approval, outgoing AG says virginiamercury.com/blog-va/… by @gmoomaw
On #Jan6 we honor those who stood up against the insurrection at the Capitol & condemn those who perpetrated it.
Our democracy remains under attack, but @DemocraticAGs & I have fought back against the #BigLie and protected Americans’ votes.
Violence and tyranny will never win.
What a frightening and dangerous situation. Praying for the safety of those on the road and those working to get them moving. Hopefully hardworking crews and rising temperatures can get this resolved as soon as possible.
Hundreds of motorists have been stuck in the snow for more than 15 hours along I-95 in Virginia after a crash brought traffic to a halt. People have been posting increasingly desperate messages on social media about running out of fuel, food and water.
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SHARE | Attorney General Ford Continues Fight for Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
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Three Democratic attorneys general on Monday sought to persuade a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit to force the federal government to recognize Virginia’s 2020 vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and add it to the Constitution: apnews.com/article/voting-ri…
