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The attorney general of Mississippi is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Mississippi.The attorney general is a constitutional officer responsible for representing state agencies in legal matters, supplying other state officials and prosecutors with legal advice, and bringing lawsuits on behalf of the state.
It is rare for an Attorney General to decline to defend a state law. [28] As Attorney General of Mississippi, Fitch has been accused of awarding contracts to campaign donors in what appears to be a "pay-to-play" arrangement. [29] [30] Fitch is affiliated [31] with the left-of-center [32] National Association of Attorneys General.
In 1987, Moore ran for the office of Attorney General of Mississippi. In race which drew significant public attention, he defeated former Jackson mayor Dale Danks in the Democratic primary and won the general election. [12] He was the first Gulf Coast candidate to win a state office in over 100 years. [2]
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued a Wednesday statement saying the use of force was justified in four fatal shootings involving Mississippi law enforcement officers last year.
In Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the U.S. and where a 16-year-old worker recently died after becoming entangled in a factory conveyor belt — a candidate for attorney general said ...
The executive branch of Mississippi state government is composed of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, commissioner of agriculture and commerce, commissioner of insurance, the three-person Mississippi Public Service Commission, and the three-person Mississippi Transportation Commission.
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case Emma Tucker and Ryan Young, CNN September 19, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Scott G. Stewart is an American lawyer serving as the solicitor general for the state of Mississippi since 2021. He is widely known for arguing and winning in the landmark case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization before the U.S. Supreme Court.