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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Kan. A.G. Kobach Joins Coalition Against Biden's Attack on LNG
TOPEKA, Kansas, March 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of 16 states led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "The Biden administration's decision to ban LNG exports is putting America last by catering to climate extremists. The nation  more

Ohio A.G. Yost Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia: Harrison County Man Charged With Firearms and Fentanyl Offenses
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Martin Lynn Queen, age 61, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted on federal firearms and fentanyl charges. Queen is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, investigators conducted multiple vehicle and property searches, uncovering fentanyl stamps, fentanyl,  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Brief Supporting Trump's Presidential Immunity
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States of America in Trump v. United States. The brief, which was led by the State of Alabama, asks the Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's ruling about presidential immunity in the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The case concerns whether former Preside  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Supports Texas' Right to Deport Illegal Immigrants
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more