A former criminal prosecutor and civil rights attorney, Dana Nessel was sworn in as Michigan’s 54th Attorney General on January 1, 2019. Her core initiatives are based on her promise to Michigan’s …

Michigan's current attorney general is Democrat Dana Nessel, who was elected in November 2018, and sworn into office on January 1, 2019.

The Attorney General of Michigan is an elected constitutional office in the executive branch of the Michigan state government. The attorney general oversees the Office of the Attorney General, which …

4 days ago · A law that enabled House Republicans to unilaterally reject $645 million in previously approved funding is unconstitutional, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

4 days ago · Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a formal opinion Wednesday that reverses budget cuts enacted last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee. We have more …

A graduate of the University of Michigan and Wayne State University Law School, Attorney General Nessel lives in southeast Michigan with her wife, Alanna Maguire, and her twin sons, Alex and Zach.

4 days ago · Michigan's attorney general ruled a $645M funding cut unconstitutional. House Republicans plan to sue over the decision affecting work projects.

4 days ago · The Michigan attorney general has issued an opinion arguing the law that Michigan House Republicans used to claw back some $645 million in state funding is unconstitutional.

In 2020, the Michigan Department of Attorney General repeatedly thwarted illegal attempts to undermine the state’s presidential election results. Every election, the department works to ensure that every …

Hundreds of millions of dollars cut from the state budget are back in it after Michigan's attorney general found the cuts to be unconstitutional.