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Republican Senators Warn DOJ Not to Police Speech Against Transgender Surgeries on Children

Republican Senators Warn DOJ Not to Police Speech Against Transgender Surgeries on Children
Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers a statement at the Department of Justice in Washington on Aug. 11, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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10/12/2022|Updated: 10/12/2022
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Senate Republicans are warning Attorney General Merrick Garland not to target Americans who speak against transgender surgeries on children the way his department did to parents protesting at school board meetings.

In a letter sent on Tuesday to Garland, a group of five senators said they remain concerned that he would repeat a pattern played out in his previous handling of unruly school board protesters.

Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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