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Virginia AG admits to wearing blackface in college

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring apologized Wednesday for dressing up in a wig and brown makeup to look like a rapper at a party in 1980—now the third scandal to rock the state’s leadership in less than a week.

Feb 6, 2019 3:52 PM CST

ABA president urges Virginia lawmakers to ratify Equal Rights Amendment

The ABA is urging Virginia to become the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. ABA President Bob Carlson wrote to Virginia legislative leaders on Wednesday, asking them to use the power of their office to secure ratification. His letters are here, here and here. The ABA House of…

Jan 3, 2019 2:28 PM CST

Jury recommends life sentence for neo-Nazi who drove his car into crowd, killing a paralegal

Jurors in Virginia on Tuesday recommended a sentence of life plus 419 years in prison for a self-avowed neo-Nazi who killed a paralegal when he drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white supremacist rally last August.

Dec 11, 2018 2:26 PM CST

Supreme Court will consider racial gerrymandering case; could standing issue affect health law?

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the constitutionality of 11 state legislative districts in Virginia that were drawn in 2011 to maintain a black voting-age population of at least 55 percent. It’s not the first time the case was before the U.S. Supreme Court, report USA Today,…

Nov 14, 2018 11:19 AM CST

Impertinent or descriptive? Judge refuses to strike these phrases from driver’s suit against officer

A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, has rejected a motion to strike the phrases “driving while black” and “contempt of cop” from a lawsuit filed by a black driver against a white deputy sheriff.

Nov 8, 2018 11:00 AM CST

FBI asks Google to turn over data on all users who were close to robbery locations

The FBI has asked Google for location data on anyone close in time and location to robberies in Virginia and Maine. The FBI’s “reverse location” orders could ensnare anyone who uses Google services at specific times in the robbery areas, Forbes reports. People could be caught up in the probes…

Oct 25, 2018 8:30 AM CDT

4 men associated with white supremacist group face federal charges in Charlottesville violence

Four members or associates of a white supremacist group called the Rise Above Movement face rioting charges in connection with the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The four men arrested Tuesday are charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the federal riots statute and one…

Oct 3, 2018 11:26 AM CDT

Tampon ban for Virginia prison visitors is suspended

Updated: Officials in Virginia have suspended an announced policy that would have banned most women who visit the state’s prisons from wearing tampons or menstrual cups. The tampon ban, which had been slated to take effect next month, was intended to stop women from smuggling contraband, report the Associated Press,…

Sep 26, 2018 7:48 AM CDT

Some courts, law schools affected by Florence starting to reopen

Continuing coverage: Florence is now a tropical depression in the Ohio Valley, and while damage from the onetime hurricane is still being felt, some courts and law schools are reopening.

Sep 17, 2018 7:48 AM CDT

Manafort pleads guilty in cooperation deal; Skadden report an issue in charging document

Updated: President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty to reduced charges of conspiracy on Friday in a deal that requires cooperation in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Sep 14, 2018 9:41 AM CDT

An antiquated law in Virginia targets ‘habitual drunkards’

In 2010 in a courtroom in Roanoke, Virginia, a judge legally declared Bryan Manning a drunk. Manning—who is homeless and difficult to track down—wasn’t even in the courtroom that day. A judge and a prosecutor simply considered his list of alcohol-related offenses: drunk in public, profane language, failure to appear…

Sep 10, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Are states obligated to educate formerly incarcerated people about their new voting rights?

The last few years have been good for former prisoners hoping to regain the ability to vote. In New York, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued pardons in May to nearly 25,000 parolees in order to restore their voting rights. In Virginia, in an ongoing effort to get more people to…

Aug 10, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Driver accused of killing paralegal in Charlottesville is indicted on federal hate crimes charges

A driver accused of killing a paralegal protesting white supremacists who staged a “Unite the Right” rally last August in Charlottesville, Virginia, was indicted Wednesday on hate crimes charges.

Jun 27, 2018 1:51 PM CDT

A second judge refuses to toss Manafort charges, yet criticizes ‘distasteful’ prosecution tactic

A federal judge in Virginia criticized special counsel appointments but refused Tuesday to dismiss charges of bank fraud, tax evasion and failure to report foreign bank accounts against Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager.

Jun 27, 2018 12:44 PM CDT

Motorcycle on driveway can’t be searched without a warrant, Supreme Court rules

The automobile exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement does not allow a warrantless search of a motorcycle parked in a driveway, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

May 30, 2018 9:07 AM CDT

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