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LANSING, Mich. — Attorney General Dana Nessel asked a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit that aims to overturn voter-supported protections for abortion rights in Michigan. Nessel’s office contended in a 67-page filing in the state’s Western District that the legal challenge’s claims were “anchored in speculative future events” and that fetuses don’t possess equal protection rights under longstanding court precedent. In an interview Tuesday, Nessel, a Democrat, said while the suit doesn’t present viable arguments, it’s a “very legitimate fear” that the U.S. Supreme Court, which has a…

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