Dana Michelle Nessel [1] (born April 19, 1969) is an American politician and lawyer, currently serving as the 54th Attorney General of Michigan since January 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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 have been fashioned in the image of her promise to Michigan’s residents: to give the Department of Attorney General back to the people that it serves.

2 days ago · LANSING — Today, a federal court granted a motion (PDF) filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 attorneys general to enforce the temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the implementation of a Trump administration policy that sought to halt federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistance programs. In its ruling, the court also clarified the scope ...

1 day ago · Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined attorneys general from at least 20 states in filing a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s effort to cut funding for the National Institutes ...

Nov 8, 2022 · Dana Nessel (Democratic Party) is the Attorney General of Michigan. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027. Nessel (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Attorney General of Michigan. …

Dana is the founder and former President of the Fair Michigan Foundation. In 2016, Dana and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy created the Fair Michigan Justice Project, a first of its kind task force which investigates and prosecutes hate crimes committed against the …

Nessel is the second openly lesbian person elected attorney general of a state in the United States (after Maura Healey of Massachusetts) and the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to statewide office in Michigan.

1 day ago · The Michigan AG's Office sued over a policy change that cuts reimbursements to universities for overhead costs related to biomedical research. ... Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said ...

Jan 28, 2025 · LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined more than 20 other state attorneys general Tuesday in filing a lawsuit to protect programs and "vital services" threatened by a federal ...

Jul 18, 2023 · The case filed by Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, represents the first criminal charges related to efforts by allies of former President Donald Trump to designate alternate slates of...