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- June 15, 2022
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Miyares Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Jason Miyares is recognizing the holiday by reminding Virginians of the many resources and initiatives the Office of the Attorney General offers to both prevent and solve elder abuse and elder neglect cases. According to the official announcement, Attorney General Miyares’s office has taken several […]

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- June 7, 2022
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Court Rules Goldman Doesn’t Have Standing in Lawsuit to Force 2022 House Elections

A three-judge U.S. District Court panel has dismissed with prejudice Paul Goldman’s lawsuit to force new House of Delegates elections in 2022. The Office of the Attorney General had argued that Goldman does not have standing, and the court agreed. 2020 U.S. Census data was delayed, delaying redistricting and forcing 2021 House elections to be held on […]

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- June 6, 2022
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Miyares Adds Chesterfield County Supervisor Haley to Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General Jason Miyares has appointed Chesterfield County Supervisor Leslie Haley as his Deputy Attorney General for Government Operations and Transactions. Haley is one of several candidates who lost the GOP nomination for attorney general to Miyares in 2021. A Friday press release announced that Haley has left her Chesterfield role and will start in Miyares’ office […]

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- June 5, 2022
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Miyares Sets up Group to Investigate Organized Retail Crime

Virginia’s Attorney General is taking firm action against organized retail crime in Virginia, a problem he says is harming businesses across the Commonwealth. Miyares’s office has convened a working group pursuant to a legislative request to address organized retail crime in the Commonwealth. Membership of the working group includes representatives from the Office of the […]

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- May 26, 2022
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Briefs Filed in Virginia Supreme Court in Case of Teacher Fired for Not Using Preferred Pronouns

The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed its opening brief in the Virginia Supreme Court in the case of Peter Vlaming, a teacher who was fired after he declined to use a student’s preferred pronouns. Seven other organizations filed briefs supporting Vlaming on Tuesday, including the Office of the Attorney General on behalf of the Commonwealth […]

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- May 25, 2022
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Miyares Announces Settlement With Ford Motor Company in Misrepresentation Suit

Virginia Attorney General proudly announced today that his office has reached a settlement with Ford Motor Company after it allegedly misrepresented certain aspects of its products. The investigation was led by Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Maryland, Vermont and Arizona, and joined by the Attorneys General of 35 other states and jurisdictions. According to ABC, the Commonwealth […]

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- May 23, 2022
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Loudoun County School Board Sues To Halt Investigation

The Loudoun County School Board is seeking to halt the grand jury investigation,  convened by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, into its handling of sexual abuse cases that have taken place in its schools. As previously reported, the Loudoun County School Board is currently under investigation by a special grand jury, as per one of […]

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- May 21, 2022
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Youngkin, Miyares, and Earle-Sears Commemorate Armed Forces Day with Ceremonial Bill Signing

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a proclamation honoring Armed Forces Day and ceremonially signed 23 bills focused on veterans and the military. Youngkin, Attorney General Jason Miyares, and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke at the bill-signing held at the Virginia War Memorial on Friday. “It’s a powerful statement: 23 bills were passed unanimously,” Youngkin said. “I want to […]

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- May 18, 2022
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Virginia Dem Warns Abortion Protest Will Have “the Opposite Effect’

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As protests outside the Supreme Court Justice’s homes continue, even Democrats are calling for an end, as Jeffrey C. McKay, a Democrat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, argued in a Washington Post opinion piece on Monday that protesting outside private homes “will almost certainly have the opposite effect” of what the protesters want. According […]

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- May 17, 2022
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Governor Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin met with local officials and community leaders to discuss the recent violent crimes in Petersburg at the Petersburg Library, and has announced the creation of a task force of executive branch and office of the Attorney General officials to better align strategies to reduce violent crime in cities and communities across the […]

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