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Posted by: Kate Prince on Oct 19, 2021

According to the Associated Press, progressive prosecutors from across the U.S. are increasingly refusing to enforce some GOP-backed laws. The AP included Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk as an example of the trend after several instances in which he has vowed to not enforce certain laws, including those pertaining to low level marijuana offenses, abortion and, most recently, Gov. Bill Lee’s school mask opt out order. Funk told the AP that prosecutors need to use the “levers of power” to provide “a check and balance on overreaching” by other branches of government.