Same-sex case lawyer to run for Mich. attorney general
Source: Detroit News
Same-sex case lawyer to run for Mich. attorney general
Oralandar Brand-Williams, The Detroit News Published 10:31 a.m. ET Aug. 15, 2017
Ann Arbor Dana Nessel, one of the lead attorneys for the two Hazel Park women who were part of the landmark lawsuit that opened the door for all same-sex couples to legally marry in the United States, announced her candidacy Tuesday for Michigan attorney general.
Nessel, flanked by her wife Alanna Maguire and the couples twin sons, is the first noted gay candidate for the post. But Nessel said while she wants the support of the LGBTQ community, she would be attorney general for all Michigan residents and seeks everyones support for the job.
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Nessel is president of Fair Michigan Justice Project, a nonprofit organization that has a partnership with the Wayne County Prosecutors Office focusing on prosecuting those responsible for murders and other criminal offenses against members of the LGBTQ community.
A former assistant Wayne County prosecutor, Nessel is a partner in the Nessel and Kessel law firm in downtown Detroit. She lives in Plymouth
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Attorney in landmark same-sex marriage case to announce Attorney General candidacy
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/attorney_in_landmark_same-sex.html
Posted on August 15, 2017 at 10:30 AM
By Emily Lawler
Detroit-area attorney Dana Nessel will announce her candidacy for Michigan Attorney General at an event in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, she confirmed.
Nessel gained prominence in Michigan as she fought for April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, a lesbian couple who originally sued for the right to have both of their names appear on adoption documents for their kids.
At the suggestion of a federal judge, the case expanded into a fight for gay marriage and ended up overturning Michigan's constitutional ban on gay marriage. The couple married in 2015.