Recent NewsJune 15 - Free Veterans Legal Clinic to Be Held In Petersburg in July Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Virginia Annual State Convention that the next pro bono Veterans Legal Services Clinic will take place July 10 in Petersburg at the Petersburg Freedom Support Center, located at 32 West Washington Street, Petersburg, Virginia 23803.
June 13 - Herring Joins Amicus Brief Defending States’ Ability to Enact Gun Safety Laws Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief that defends the ability of states to set their own gun safety laws, and the constitutionality of a Massachusetts gun law limiting the carrying of guns in public.
Attorney General Mark R. Herring and the City of Richmond today relaunched the award-winning “Respect Richmond” anti-violence campaign following an initial six month run that saw a significant reduction in violent crime and gun violence in priority neighborhoods, millions of interactions with the campaign’s messaging, and multiple awards for its innovative approach to violence prevention.
June 8 - Herring Stepping In To Defend the Affordable Care Act and Virginians’ Healthcare Attorney General Mark R. Herring and a coalition of 16 state attorneys general will be defending the Affordable Care Act and the American healthcare system now that President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have announced they will abandon defense of the ACA in the pending lawsuit Texas v. United States.
June 6 - Herring Files Brief Opposing Suspension of HUD’s Fair Housing Rule Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of attorneys general and cities, including Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, in opposing the dismantling of an important rule that helps communities in Virginia, and around the country, increase access to high quality affordable housing free from discrimination.
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