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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Friday August 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Attorney General Bird Leads 20-State Coalition Opposing Biden-Harris Administration Defense of Discriminatory Debanking
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 2 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 20-state coalition in a letter to the Biden-Harris administration, demanding it stop its fearmongering attempt to block state laws that protect Americans from discriminatory debanking. Debanking discriminates against Americans for their religious and political beliefs and denies them access to basic resources such as bank accounts or   more

Attorney General Moody Leads Multistate Opposition to Biden-Harris Administration's Latest Fearmongering Attempt
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today is leading 19 other attorneys general in opposition to the Biden-Harris administration's claim that state laws preventing de-banking are a "national security threat." Attorney General Moody and the coalition claim this is another attempt to stoke confusion about state laws to advance extreme activist agendas. Attorney General Ashley Moody   more

Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Celebrates Disability Pride Month
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following Civil Rights Division issued the following agency statement on July 31, 2024: * * * July is Disability Pride Month, and we take this opportunity to honor the many contributions of the disability community to the passage and advancement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - which was signed into law 34 years ago this month. Disability rights activists fought hard for the passage of the ADA, organizing protests to  more