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Ohio’s attorney general says the state’s death penalty is “unworkable” as is, and he’s backing a plan to make a major change to it.
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The group wants to put an issue on the November ballot that repeals and changes some of Ohio‘s election and voting laws.
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Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, who was outspoken against Issue 1, is likely to argue in court that the abortion rights amendment passed in Issue 1 invalidates the ban on abortion after six weeks.
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The Senate has confirmed Merrick Garland to run the Justice Department. He's vowed to crack down on violent domestic extremists and reduce racial disparities in the justice system.
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The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.
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The former Supreme Court nominee will face the Senate this week as President Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department. If confirmed, he'll inherit a department reeling from political scandals.
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William Barr put a damper on two ideas President Trump has reportedly raised in recent days during what was likely his last press conference as attorney general.
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Trump said he and Barr had a "very nice meeting" Monday and that their "relationship has been a very good one." Barr started out as a loyalist, but his relationship with the president frayed.
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The attorney general told The Associated Press on Tuesday neither Justice Department attorneys nor the FBI have substantiated any of the various claims about so-called fraud.
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The attorney general says Congress never intended for asylum-seekers to include family members as part of a "particular social group" eligible for protection.