Attorney General
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DC attorney general testifies in IMF protests case
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The D.C. attorney general is defending his office's handling of a lawsuit arising from the mass arrests of anti-globalization demonstrators in 2002.
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Carl Snowden to serve 10 days in jail
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The former civil rights director for Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler will spend 10 days in jail for violating his probation in a 2010 drunken driving case.
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Mayor Gray proposes to elect attorney general
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District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has proposed a bill that would pave the way for the district to have an elected attorney general starting in 2015.
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Ken Cuccinelli's book targets feds, Obama
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In "The Last Line of Defense," Ken Cuccinelli argues that the federal government and President Barack Obama's administration - which he labels "the biggest set of lawbreakers in America" - are eroding individual liberties and exceeding constitutional boundaries.
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Carl Snowden resigns from Maryland AG civil rights office
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Carl Snowden says he plans to retire effective Jan. 8. Snowden, a longtime Maryland civil rights leader, has a Jan. 7 court date on charges of violating his probation in a 2010 drunken driving case.
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Fairfax County Circuit Court clerk John Frey drops out of Virginia AG race
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John Frey says withdrawing his candidacy is the best thing for him, his family and the Republican Party. Frey was elected circuit court clerk in 1991.
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Brian Frosh may run for Maryland attorney general
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Brian Frosh, a Montgomery County Democrat, says in a statement that he'll spend the next several months talking to "knowledgeable Marylanders" about the race before making a formal announcement.
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Justin Wolfe's overturned conviction not challenged by Attorney General
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The appeals court last month ruled that Wolfe's conviction should be vacated and he should be freed from prison because prosecutors withheld evidence that would have discredited their key witness.
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Eric Holder contempt hearing scheduled
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Sen. Chuck Grassley, whose investigation first turned up problems in Operation Fast and Furious, said the action by the House committee "is straightforward and necessary. Contempt is the only tool Congress has to enforce a subpoena."
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D.C. and Maryland prosecutors to lead leak probes
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The attorney general said Ronald Machen, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, will direct separate probes into possible unauthorized disclosures of classified information.
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AG Doug Gansler wants DNA ruling stopped
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Maryland's attorney general wants to halt a court ruling that would allow for the collection of DNA without a search warrant.
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Justices consider Cuccinelli's request for records
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Ken Cuccinelli, a global-warming skeptic, issued a "civil investigative demand" - similar to a subpoena - for copies of e-mails as part of his investigation into whether Michael Mann defrauded taxpayers by using manipulated data to obtain government grants.
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Should D.C. be allowed to ban people from housing complexes?
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A group of concerned attorneys including the ACLU’s Johnny Barnes demonstrated against a policy of barring young males from D.C. public housing complexes.
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Rob Bell of Albemarle County to run for Va. AG
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Del. Rob Bell of Albemarle County will formally announce his candidacy for Virginia attorney general Tuesday.
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BCS, Justice Departmenet to meet over antitrust concerns
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The Justice Department will meet with organizers of college football's Bowl Championship Series this summer.
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District's next attorney general: Irvin B. Nathan
Irvin B. Nathan is the District’s next attorney general, filling a major slot in Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration, Washington Post reports.
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