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- ↑ "Herbert Slatery III, Haslam's chief legal counsel, picked as Tennessee attorney general". The Tennessean . September 15, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Slatery to be sworn in as Tennessee's 27th AG". October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Ring, Trudy (April 11, 2016). "Tenn. AG: Anti-Trans Bill Will 'Almost Certainly' Cost State Millions". The Advocate. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ Hale, Steven (May 25, 2016). "Tennessee Joins States Suing Obama Administration Over Transgender Student Bathroom Rules". The Nashville Scene. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ Gervin, Cari Wade (May 25, 2016). "Tennessee sues over transgender bathroom ruling". The Nashville Post. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ↑ Tennessee’s attorney general: I’ve changed my mind, DACA is good, pass the DREAM Act, Vox.com , Dara Linddara, September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end Obama-era immigration program, Texas Tribune , Julián Aguilar, June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ STATE OF TENNESSEE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
- ↑ Senator Jeff Yarbro Bashes AG Slatery's Support for Election Lawsuit, Memphis Flyer , Toby Sells, December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Missouri, Kansas sign onto lawsuit seeking to overturn presidential election, Kansas City Star , Bryan Lowry, December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ↑ Trump thought courts were key to winning. Judges disagreed, Associated Press , Coleen Long and Ed White, December 8, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.