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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol, Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

West Virginia appeals to Supreme Court to cut transgender surgery from Medicaid

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey appears with All-American swimmer Riley Gaines at press event in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Morrisey, a Republican, announced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the 2021 Save Women’s Sports Act.
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West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey seeks Supreme Court review of Save Women’s Sports law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks with reporters to announce a $68 million settlement with the Kroger pharmacy chain over its role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, during a news conference at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., May 4, 2023. West Virginia is selecting leadership for a newly created foundation tasked with distributing the lion's share of the more than one billion dollars in opioid settlement money coming to the state. That means funding for opioid treatment and addiction services will soon be going out to communities after years of litigation, Morrisey said Monday, June 26, in his state Capitol office. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

Clock ticking for West Virginia to select leadership for opioid money distribution

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 16, 2022. On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Morrisey announced that he will run for governor in 2024. (AP Photo/Leah M. Willingham, File)

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey announces bid for governor

By John Raby - Associated Press

Protestors hold signs during a rally opposing HB2007 at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. HB2007 would ban health care for trans children in the state. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow ban on biological males in female sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey presents opening arguments on the first day of the trial against opioid drug manufacturers on April 4, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va. Morrisey on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, announced that West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain's role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Patrick Morrisey speaks to reporters after a debate with incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin in Morgantown, W.Va. Republicans have a huge advantage as they seek to hold or expand their 51-49 Senate majority, with the battle for control running mostly through states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)

Federal judge hands defeat to transgender athletes by upholding West Virginia’s female sports law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2022. The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses, advocates across the political spectrum say. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)

Tentative $161.5 million settlement reached in opioid trial

By John Raby - Associated Press

Attorney General for the State of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey gives opening arguments Monday, April 4, 2022. on the first day of the trial against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan and their family of companies accused of misrepresenting the risks and benefits of opioids, in the Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)/The Herald-Mail via AP) ** FILE **

W.Va. AG Morrisey says Republican attorneys general stepping up to stop Biden ‘overreach’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Patrick Morrisey speaks to reporters after a debate in Morgantown, W.Va. Attorneys generals from 18 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to continue. West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey says his office will lead the coalition in the friend of the court brief scheduled to be filed Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson, File)

Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia AG, warns Biden on side-stepping Congress to enact climate agenda

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

West Virginia attorney general urges EPA to explain ‘purge’ of Trump-appointed science advisers

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

West Virginia AG Morrisey says he has COVID-19, pneumonia

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WVa high court deals setback in state’s Catholic church suit

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Attorney general not quarantining after White House meeting

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West Virginia AG sues Walmart, CVS over opioid pill flood

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

NC egg supplier faces price gouging lawsuit in West Virginia

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Bosch pays WVa $550,000 for role in emissions scandal

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Hospital parent agrees to 401(k) payments for ex-workers

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