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May 28, 2025

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Surry County commissioners unanimously pass resolution opposing US AG attack on parents

November 17, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Surry County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memorandum instructing the FBI to investigate parents across the country protesting at school board meetings. All five commissioners voted to […]

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NC School Boards Association votes to drop membership in national parent organization

November 11, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Nov. 11, the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) voted to withdraw its membership to the National School Board Association (NSBA). The vote was first reported on Facebook and apparently took place […]

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Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts

October 29, 2021 Ken Sweet, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department announced Friday a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods. It is the first major expansion of redlining […]

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National School Boards Association apologizes for letter that sparked U.S. attorney general memo

October 27, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The National School Board Association is now apologizing for a letter it sent to the Biden administration. That letter, which drew comparisons between parents protesting school boards and “domestic terrorism,” was used by […]

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Congressional Republicans demand answers from U.S. attorney general on school-board protest memo

October 13, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Several of North Carolina’s U.S. House Republicans have signed onto letters demanding answers from U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland following Garland directing the FBI to investigate school-board protests around the country. On Oct. […]

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State leaders react to Garland memo directing FBI to investigate school board protests

October 13, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Various elected officials in North Carolina are reacting to news that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice will be directing the FBI to investigate protests at school boards around the country. On Oct. […]

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US attorney general directs FBI to investigate parents’ protests of school boards

October 6, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Parents protesting their local school board may find themselves under FBI investigation following an announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ’s press release contains a memorandum issued by Attorney General Merrick […]

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Garland lets immigration judges put off deportation cases

July 23, 2021 Amy Taxin, Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland tossed a Trump administration policy that barred immigration judges from putting off the deportation cases of immigrants waiting on green cards and visas. Garland overruled a decision by then-Attorney General […]

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Justice Department suing Georgia over state’s new voting law

June 30, 2021 Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny black voters equal access to the […]

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Justice Department targets GOP-led voting laws

June 21, 2021 Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, vowing to take action against states on any violations of […]

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