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{{short description|American lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Larry Long
|image = Larry Long (1).jpg
|jr/sr =
|state = [[South Dakota]]
|alongside =
|predecessor = [[Mark Barnett (lawyer)|Mark Barnett]]
|successor = [[Marty Jackley]]
|office = 29th [[South Dakota Attorney General|Attorney General of South Dakota]]
|governor = [[Mike Rounds]]
|term_start = 2003
|term_end = 2009
|birthname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|9|30}}
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'''Larry Long''' (born September 30, 1947) is an American judge and the former 29th [[State Attorney General|Attorney General]] of the state of [[South Dakota]], [[United States]].<ref name="manual">{{Cite web |url=https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebookpdfs/2007bluebook/2007_blue_book_chapter_4.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131210250/https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebookpdfs/2007bluebook/2007_blue_book_chapter_4.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A Republican, he was first elected Attorney General in 2002 and left office in 2009 to accept an appointment by Gov. [[Mike Rounds]] to a judgeship in the
==Early life and education==
He graduated from [[South Dakota State University]] in 1969 and [[University of South Dakota School of Law]] in 1972.
==2002 South Dakota Attorney General election==
On April 12, 2002, Chief Deputy Attorney General Larry Long, declared he was running for Attorney General.<ref>Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Section B, page 1</ref> Lawrence County States Attorney John H. Fitzgerald and Pennington County States Attorney Glenn Brenner also entered the race.<ref>Rapid City Journal, May 26, 2002, Page A7</ref> Long would go on to win the Republican nomination at the Republican convention with 63.6% of the vote; Fitzgerald received 22.2% and Brenner received 14.2%.
.<ref>Rapid City Journal, June 23, 2002, page A1-A2</ref>
Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore had declared he would run for the Democrat nomination, but agreed to step aside for state senator [[Ron J. Volesky]] who finished 2nd in the Democrat Gubernatorial race to James Abbott.<ref>Rapid City Journal, June 13, 2002, page B2</ref>
Larry won the general election by defeating Democrat Ron Volesky and Libertarian Bob Newland. Larry received 174,513 (53.52%)votes; Ron received 139,451 (42.76%) votes and Bob received 12,131 (3.72%)
==2006 Attorney General election==▼
Larry won reelection by defeating Democrat Ron Voelsky for the second time and Libertarian Randy Ristesund for the first time. Larry received 207,079 (64.66%)votes; Ron received 104,267 (32.56%) votes and Randy received 8,904 (2.78%) votes. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/election-resources/election-history/2006/2006_general_election_official_returns_attorney_general.aspx|title=2006 General Election Returns|publisher=sdsos.gov|date=November 2006|accessdate=May 25, 2019}}</ref>▼
▲==2006 South Dakota Attorney General election==
▲Larry won reelection by defeating Democrat Ron Voelsky for the second time and Libertarian Randy Ristesund for the first time. Larry received 207,079 (64.66%) votes; Ron received 104,267 (32.56%) votes and Randy received 8,904 (2.78%) votes.
==Attorney General of South Dakota==
Larry developed the 24/7 Sobriety program wherein Defendant would come in to do a PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) twice a day to prove they had not been using alcohol while out on bond. This program allowed the Defendant to continue to work and provide for his/her basic needs as well as his family, but hold him/her accountable while they awaited trial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewinneradvocate.com/category/news/state/page/7/|title=Attorney General Jackley touts Milestones reached in 24/7 Sobriety Program |publisher=thewinneradvocate.com|date=April 2018|accessdate=May 17, 2019}}</ref>
Larry also argued one case before the U.S. Supreme Court during his time as Attorney General of South Dakota. He resigned in 2009 to become a judge of the South Dakota Circuit Court.
===Rhines v. Weber, 544 U.S. 269 (2005)===
This case involved a habeas corpus challenge against the state (in the person of Warden Doug Weber) by [[Execution of Charles Rhines|Charles Russell Rhines]], who was
==Awards and Accomplishments==
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