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Massachusetts Attorney General to Sue NOAA

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:56:44 +0000

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley plans to sue federal fishing regulators to block new rules New England fishermen say will kill the local industry.

Coakley is planning a news conference for Thursday afternoon to announce the suit against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Attorney General: Somerset Man Faked Vehicle Inspections

Taylor Cormier — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:58:30 +0000

A 71-year-old Somerset man has been indicted on charges of fraudulently inspecting and passing vehicles.

Attorney General Martha Coakley says after a nine-month investigation, Richard Silvia and his company, Bristol County Tire Service Inc

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No Further Investigations Into Police Shooting Death of New Bedford Teen

Taylor Cormier — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:31:46 +0000

The Attorney General's office says there will be no further review of the Bristol County District Attorney's investigation into the fatal shooting of Malcolm Gracia.

15-year-old Gracia was shot and killed by New Bedford Police in May 2012, after he stabbed an officer

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Visits UMass Dartmouth School of Law

Taylor Cormier — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:15:01 +0000

Students, faculty members, and state officials had the chance to learn a bit more about the role of the country's Attorney General from the man himself. Eric Holder dropped by the UMass Dartmouth School of Law Friday, taking questions and providing his take on many issues he faces on a daily basis

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Massachusetts ACLU Seeks Inquest, Investigation into Shooting Death of Malcolm Gracia

Taylor Cormier — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:49:47 +0000

A criminal inquest is being sought from the Massachusetts Attorney General's office in the May, 2012 shooting death of 15-year-old Malcolm Gracia.

The Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union, along with the NAACP and other civil rights groups, are questioning the District Attorney's findings after a formal investigation

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Consumers Complain About Normand's Meat Sudden Closing

Jack Peterson — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:50:40 +0000

The Attorney General's office has received 19 consumer complaints about the closing of Normand's Meat on Acushnet Ave in New Bedford without warning, leaving a number of meat club members without their products and money.

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Mass. Lawyers Call for Outside Probe of Drug Lab

Taylor Cormier — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:21:20 +0000

A call is being made for the appointment of an independent investigator to oversee the probe of the testing scandal at a state drug lab.

The Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Civil Liberties Union were among the groups to sign a letter sent on Wednesday to Attorney General Martha Coakley, asking her to appoint the outside investigator to fully examine what happened at the lab

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