West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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Morrisey joins other AGs on brief supporting end of CDC travel mask mandate
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a multistate effort in asking the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm a lower court’s ruling that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lacks statutory authority “to require that virtually all persons wear masks while traveling.” -
Morrisey, other AGs write letter to EPA about regulation of greenhouse gases
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is co-leading a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning a recent proposal to regulate greenhouse gases through the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. -
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West Virginia joins letter to BlackRock about use of pension funds
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in writing a letter to BlackRock Inc., urging the financial firm to “come clean on whether it actually values our states’ most valuable stakeholders, our current and future retirees or risk losses even more significant than those caused by BlackRock’s quixotic climate agenda.” -
Morrisey appeals Hope Scholarship Act injunction to state Supreme Cout
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patricky Morrisey wasted no time in appealing the Hope Scholarship Act question to the state Supreme Court. -
Attorney General Morrisey’s Mobile Office Sets August Stops for Eastern Panhandle
Attorney General Morrisey’s Mobile Office Sets August Stops for Eastern Panhandle. -
Intermediate Court denies motion to stay Hope Scholarship ruling; Morrisey vows to fight
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals has denied a motion to stay a circuit court ruling that has put the state’s Hope Scholarship Act on hold. -
Morrisey announces formation of national anti-robocall litigation task force
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says West Virginia has joined a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force of 50 attorneys general to investigate and take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for letting a majority of foreign robocalls into the United States. -
Attorney General Morrisey Files Notice of Appeal of Preliminary Injunction on Abortion Law, Appeal Brief and Motion to Expedite Proceedings
Attorney General Morrisey Files Notice of Appeal of Preliminary Injunction on Abortion Law, Appeal Brief and Motion to Expedite Proceedings. -
Federal judge grants injunction against horse racing rules in two states
CHARLESTON — A federal judge in Louisiana granted a preliminary injunction against horse racing rules in West Virginia and Louisiana. -
Morrisey files appeal of Hope Scholarship injunction
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed an appeal from an injunction against the Hope Scholarship Act on Tuesday, asking the court to overturn a Kanawha circuit judge's preliminary and permanent injunction. -
Morrisey files formal notice of appeal on state's abortion law
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey formally filed a notice of appeal of a preliminary injunction on the state's abortion law. -
Attorney General Morrisey Issues Statement Following Biden’s Climate Change Remarks
Attorney General Morrisey Issues Statement Following Biden’s Climate Change Remarks. -
Attorney General Morrisey Warns Against Price Gouging during State of Emergency
Attorney General Morrisey Warns Against Price Gouging during State of Emergency. -
AG's office accuses unlicensed plumber of fraud
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a lawsuit alleging an unlicensed Raleigh County plumbing contractor defrauded at least seven consumers of more than $5,700 for projects he never finished. -
Morrisey files motion for stay with state Supreme Court in abortion case
CHARLESTON — A day after a judge granted an injunction, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a motion for a stay regarding the state's abortion law. -
Justices say gun-toting judge also accused children of lying in neglect case
CHARLESTON – The circuit judge who has been accused of pointing a handgun at an attorney during a hearing also has been found to have violated court rules in his handling of a child abuse and neglect case by repeatedly accusing a child of lying. -
Morrisey asks for stay pending appeal in Hope Scholarship case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a motion with the state’s Intermediate Court of Appeals for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary and injunctive relief recently granted against the Hope Scholarship Act. -
Judge grants injunction to keep state abortion law from being enforced
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit judge has granted a preliminary injunction that would prevent the state’s criminal abortion law from being enforced. -
Attorney General Morrisey to Appeal Circuit Court Judge Ruling on Hope Scholarship
Attorney General Morrisey to Appeal Circuit Court Judge Ruling on Hope Scholarship. -
Morrisey files supplemental comments to SEC following Supreme Court victory
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 24-state coalition to fight a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plan that would require companies to make policy statements not related to financial performance.