At least seven people gave the maximum $7,150 to Leonard’s campaign for attorney general. But under Michigan law they were allowed to give many thousands more to his leadership PACs, which passed money to his campaign, a tactic experts say violates the spirit of campaign limits.
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Firm: Michigan AG hopeful Matt DePerno fired over ‘padded,’ false billings
DePerno, the Trump-endorsed choice for attorney general, downplays court records showing one law firm accused him of billing fraud, a client accused him of assault and multiple judges have chided him for his professional conduct.
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Woman charged with threatening to kill two Black state reps
Michigan attorney general charges Ohio woman for allegedly sending racist threats to Black state Reps. Cynthia Johnson, D-Detroit, and Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing.
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Dana Nessel launches re-election with birth control ad that stretches facts
The attorney general’s ad claims ‘you might have to cross state lines to legally have safe sex’ if her opponents win. None have suggested any such thing, but they have criticized a Supreme Court ruling.
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Michigan Supreme Court weighs whether law bans LGBT discrimination
In a rare move, Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel argued before the Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could define anti-discrimination protections for years.
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Michigan sues dam owners for drawdown that put sediment in Kalamazoo River
Attorney General Dana Nessel wants two companies tied to the Morrow Dam near Kalamazoo to pay for and clean up sediment following a 2019 drawdown to repair the dam.
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Michigan State Police raid home of Lee Chatfield associates
Anne and Rob Minard were senior staffers for the former House speaker. She ran a nonprofit tied to Chatfield that spent nearly a half-million on travel, while a business connected to the pair was paid $1 million by Republicans.
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Michigan Attorney General now involved in Lee Chatfield sex assault probe
A spokesperson for Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office said the agency is assisting state and local police following allegations that the former Michigan House speaker sexually assaulted a then-underage student at the Christian school where he taught.
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Michigan’s Dana Nessel: I may charge fake GOP electors if feds don’t
The first-term attorney general says there was enough evidence to prosecute GOP officials including state party co-chair Meshawn Maddock for submitting a false certificate claiming Trump carried the state in 2020.
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Dana Nessel: I’ll fight for Biden vaccine mandate in court
In a year-end interview, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel vows to protect the vaccine mandate and abortion rights and blasts Enbridge over Line 5.