attorney general
noun
plural attorneys general or attorney generals
: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal adviser
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Bailey’s letter comes as he is embroiled in a tough primary campaign for a full term as attorney general.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Sign up for The Recount, a new newsletter Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes forwarded the complaint to the state attorney general for investigation.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
And if the value drops below $175 million, the bond is no longer secured, according to the attorney general.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024
There was movement earlier this year in the Wisconsin Legislature on a bill that would require the attorney general to create a task force on missing and murdered Black women and girls.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Last year, the unit worked with the state attorney general to sue Huntington Beach for failing to develop a housing plan.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Four attorneys general in conservative states have abused their authority to investigate transgender patients and their health care, and hospitals must do more to protect them, a new Senate Finance Committee report argues.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
That drew the attention of Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with the state’s education department and attorney general, who threatened legal action against school boards in recent months.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Preliminary findings led the sheriff’s office to fire the 28-year-old corrections officer, the 7th Judicial District attorney general said in an April 15 news release.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Sign up for The Recount, a new newsletter Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes forwarded the complaint to the state attorney general for investigation.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
And if the value drops below $175 million, the bond is no longer secured, according to the attorney general.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024
There was movement earlier this year in the Wisconsin Legislature on a bill that would require the attorney general to create a task force on missing and murdered Black women and girls.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Last year, the unit worked with the state attorney general to sue Huntington Beach for failing to develop a housing plan.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Four attorneys general in conservative states have abused their authority to investigate transgender patients and their health care, and hospitals must do more to protect them, a new Senate Finance Committee report argues.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
That drew the attention of Gov. Gavin Newsom, along with the state’s education department and attorney general, who threatened legal action against school boards in recent months.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Preliminary findings led the sheriff’s office to fire the 28-year-old corrections officer, the 7th Judicial District attorney general said in an April 15 news release.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
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