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Attorney Matthew Exton Convicted of Attempted Murder in Toledo

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC · How we work

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President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act on September 13, 1994, allocating $1.6 billion and creating the DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women. After the 2000 United States v. Morrison decision trimmed its civil-rights provision, the law’s firearm bans for domestic-violence offenders were reinforced by later reauthorizations. The September 4, 2026 conviction of attorney Matthew Exton in Lucas County, Ohio, illustrates that legacy.

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