RICHMOND (October 26, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring is defending a Florida law limiting the sale of firearms to people aged 21 and up....
RICHMOND (September 15, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring has again successfully defended the Virginia Values Act, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that protects LGBT Virginians and others...
RICHMOND (April 1, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s legislation that directs funds secured through his ongoing lawsuits against drug manufacturers and distributors toward opioid...
Over the past year, since the state of emergency was declared in response to the start of the COVID pandemic on March 12, 2020, Attorney General...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring has taken further action against COVID-related price gouging in Virginia by holding Falls Church-based Rio Medical Supplies accountable for alleged violations...
RICHMOND (February 25, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in fighting a lawsuit that seeks to stop...
RICHMOND (February 10, 2021) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s Office of Civil Rights has helped bring justice to a Pulaski County couple who experienced threats...
On Friday, February 5th, the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate have both passed legislation from Attorney General Mark R. Herring and sponsors Senator George...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring celebrated on January 27, 2021, President Joe Biden’s repeal of the discriminatory, unconstitutional, and un-American “Muslim ban” four years to the...
~ Opinion says state universities and agencies can require a “living wage” as part of contracts with vendors; overrules prior opinions of Republican AGs that stated...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general in suing Google LLC for anticompetitive conduct in violation of Section 2 of...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: Virginia has not seen a spike in...
Governor Ralph Northam issued the following statement after Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant ruled in his favor in Taylor v. Northam, affirming the...
RICHMOND (August 11, 2020)—Ahead of the upcoming special session of the General Assembly, Attorney General Mark R. Herring today outlined his priorities for criminal justice and...
Attorney General Mark R. Herring and his team have again successfully defended the convictions of two men who were convicted of malicious wounding for their roles...
Attorney General Herring has again successfully defended Virginia’s “mask or face covering requirement” against legal challenge, making it at least the 12th decision Attorney General Herring...
~ Herring’s legislative package helped to make 2020 the most progressive legislative session in Virginia history, includes bills that will make Virginia’s criminal justice system more...
RICHMOND (May 7, 2020) – During the nationwide COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Herring is encouraging Virginia tenants to familiarize themselves with their rights and protections, especially...
~ Governor Northam advanced Herring’s legislation that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana ~ RICHMOND (April 11, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring today...
RICHMOND (April 10, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following statement celebrating Governor Northam’s signing of historic gun safety legislation that Attorney General...
RICHMOND (April 9, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the below statement following the SCC’s announcement that they will extend their halt on disconnections...
~ Herring filed an emergency petition on March 13th to halt disconnections for non-payment and suspend late charges during the state of emergency ~ RICHMOND (April 7,...
~ Herring has sent warning letters to 42 businesses about which Virginians have complained ~ RICHMOND (March 31, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring has...
Attorney General Herring has issued an advisory opinion outlining the authority of public bodies, including local governments, to conduct meetings and critical public business while meeting...
RICHMOND (March 16, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced charges against former clergyman Scott Asalone, 63, of Asbury Park, NJ, for one felony...
Attorney General Herring issued an advisory opinion December 20th concluding that the resolutions passed by localities across Virginia declaring themselves exempt from new gun safety laws...
A proactive and proven path forward and away from the arrest, incarceration, release, re-arrest, further incarceration cycle of substance abuse at the root of so much...
On Thursday, August 8, Royal Examiner spoke with Virginia Recovery and Reentry (VRR) Program Project Director Christopher Ronquest of the McShin Foundation, McShin-RSW Jail Program Facilitator...
Democrat Ralph Northam won Virginia’s race for governor Tuesday over Republican Ed Gillespie. President Donald Trump, in Korea, wasted no time tweeting, “Ed Gillespie worked hard...