{
  "id": 5388586,
  "title": "Former pardon attorney challenges firing after refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/former-pardon-attorney-challenges-firing-after-refusing-to-restore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:26:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6069747-liz-oyer-mel-gibson-lawsuit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over her termination, which took place last year after she refused to recommend that actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored. Oyer was dismissed in March 2025, one of many in an early wave of dismissals and reassignments at the DOJ in the...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Former pardon attorney sues DoJ over ‘unlawful’ firing tied to Mel Gibson case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/former-pardon-attorney-sues-doj-over-unlawful-firing-tied-to-mel",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:06:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Justice Department pardon lawyer who says she was fired in dispute over Mel Gibson’s gun rights sues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/justice-department-pardon-lawyer-who-says-she-was-fired-in-dispute",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:23:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}