{
  "id": 5399185,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T19:06:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/pardon-attorney-liz-oyer-mel-gibson"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Liz Oyer says department fired her after she refused to recommend restoring gun rights of actor and Trump ally The former pardon attorney for the US justice department, Elizabeth Oyer, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the department and attorney general Todd Blanche, accusing them of “unlawfully” firing her last year after she said she refused to recommend restoring actor Mel Gibson’s gun…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-03T18:26:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}