"The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., opened its second day with a rare scene: three of the nation's top law enforcement officials detailed what it means to confront a federal government they describe as destabilizing democratic norms in real time. The Friday plenary, titled "Women + Power: Attorneys General Defending Equality and Justice," brought Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to the stage of the JW Marriott's grand ballroom."
"In one of the starkest public assessments yet from state leaders on the front lines of the legal battles against the second Trump administration, the three out lesbian attorneys general warned that marriage equality, once considered settled constitutional law, is now in peril as federal attacks on civil rights accelerate nationwide. Their message: the next phase of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality may be more volatile than anything the movement has confronted in a generation."
Three state attorneys general described confronting a federal government they say is destabilizing democratic norms. The plenary titled "Women + Power: Attorneys General Defending Equality and Justice" featured Hawaii AG Anne Lopez, Arizona AG Kris Mayes, and Michigan AG Dana Nessel. The officials presented an unvarnished assessment of political trajectory, civil rights fragility, and an unprecedented coalition of Democratic attorneys general serving as the legal spine of resistance to Trump-era federal power. The attorneys general warned that marriage equality is now at risk amid accelerating federal attacks on civil rights and emphasized LGBTQ+ women's underrepresentation in public office.
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