West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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AG praises U.S. Supreme Court ruling in wedding cake case
Morrisey praises U.S. Supreme Court ruling in wedding cake case -
Claim deadline in Western Union settlement is approaching
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is reminding impacted consumers about the upcoming claim deadline in a $586 million forfeiture by Western Union Company. -
AG's office warns consumers of Medicare scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office is warning consumers to be cautious of Medicare scams that seek to steal personal and sensitive information. -
Lawsuit will be filed against state DOH for fatal wreck in I-64 work zone
CHARLESTON – Construction on Interstate 64 in Putnam and Cabell counties has led to scores of traffic accidents as well as the deaths of three people and an unborn baby. And soon, there will be a lawsuit filed regarding one of the deaths. -
Morrisey wins contentious GOP race for shot at Manchin's Senate seat
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will take on incumbent Joe Manchin for a seat in the U.S. Senate. -
Blankenship says polls show him winning; Jenkins, Morrisey seize on Trump tweet
CHARLESTON – On the eve of the West Virginia primary, Don Blankenship’s campaign has released a poll showing him with a sizable lead in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. -
Greear, Salango running for Stucky's seat on Kanawha Circuit Court bench
CHARLESTON – Two candidates have filed paperwork to become the next Kanawha Circuit Judge. -
W.Va. joins seven other states in suit to end DACA
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has joined a coalition of six other states are suing the federal government, challenging the 2012 executive action that created the unconstitutional Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. -
AG's office renews concealed carry reciprocity with Pennsylvania
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office recently announced West Virginia has maintained full concealed carry reciprocity with Pennsylvania. -
AG, DOJ to work together to fight elder abuse in West Virginia
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office will collaborate with the federal government’s Elder Justice Initiative to fight elder abuse in West Virginia. -
Morrisey joins brief backing states' right to defund Planned Parenthood
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 15-state coalition in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear and ultimately protect the right of individual states to defund Planned Parenthood and other medical providers for purposes of their Medicaid programs. -
Blankenship critical of Gazette editorial about him
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship has lashed out at the Charleston Gazette-Mail, calling the writer of a recent editorial an idiot. -
AG partnership sends man to prison on drug, firearms charges
CHARLESTON — A jury has found an eastern Panhandle man guilty of federal drug distribution and firearms charges, the product of a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Attorney Bill Powell. -
AG's office joins forces with NRA for school protection seminar
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has partnered with the National Rifle Association to provide expert training in how to identify security vulnerabilities and protect students. -
UPDATED: Blankenship’s attorneys file motion to invalidate verdict
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship’s legal team has filed a motion to invalidate the federal misdemeanor verdict against him. -
DEA announces proposed rule to reduce opioid supply
CHARLESTON — As a result of a lawsuit filed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has announced a proposed rule to reduce the oversupply of opioid painkillers and end pill dumping in West Virginia. -
Morrisey warns against price gouging during state of emergency
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning against price gouging during a state of emergency due to heavy rain across West Virginia. -
AG's pill mill lawsuit results in $550K settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has reached a $550,000 settlement with a pharmacy that stood accused of providing nearly 10 million doses of highly addictive prescription painkillers in just 11 years – all for a county with fewer than 25,000 residents. -
AG's federal partnership sends heroin trafficker to prison
MARTINSBURG — A federal judge recently sentenced a Maryland man to prison for trafficking heroin in the state’s eastern Panhandle, the product of a partnership between West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Attorney Bill Powell. -
Anti-sex trafficking bill backed by Morrisey signed into law
CHARLESTON —West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey backed federal legislation aimed at combating online sex trafficking as part of his broader focus on better identifying and ending human trafficking in the Mountain State.