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NH Attorney General’s Office rules man shot, killed by police in Pittsfield was justified

HOURS LATER. HERE IN LACONIA, TROY, WMUR NEWS 9. MONICA: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SAYS THE OFFICERS WERE JUSTIFIED WHEN THEY SHOT AND KILLED A SUSPECT IN PITTSFIELD LAST JUNE. INVESTIGATORS SAY ANTHONY HANNON BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE HIS HOME AFTER LEARNING HE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION DID THE REPORT SAYS AFTER […]

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Louisiana attorney general wants funding withheld for cities that reject abortion laws

Louisiana’s attorney general said he wants cities that don’t enforce the state’s abortion laws to have their funding withheld. Louisiana was one of several states that had a trigger law banning abortion that would immediately go into effect upon the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which occurred June 24. A​​ temporary order blocking enforcement […]

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Indiana Attorney General Rokita could face lawsuit over abortion doctor comment : NPR

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita was sent a “cease and desist” letter last week asking him to stop making what an attorney for Indiana abortion provider Dr. Caitlin Bernard describes as defamatory statements. Rokita’s office responded that “no false or misleading statements have been made.” Darron Cummings/AP hide caption toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP Indiana Attorney […]

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Buffalo shooting suspect appears in federal court as attorney general considers death penalty

The White gunman charged with killing 10 Black people in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded not guilty Monday to federal hate crime charges that could be punishable by the death penalty. Payton Gendron was indicted last week on hate crimes and weapons counts. The plea was entered in court by the […]

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Former Attorney General Bill Barr subpoenaed in Dominion 2020 election lawsuit

Former Attorney General William Barr has been subpoenaed as part of an ongoing 2020 election defamation lawsuit against Fox News brought by voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems, according to the court docket in the case. Dominion filed to subpoena Donald Trump’s former AG last week, according to the docket — the latest sign that […]

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