Virginia locals are divided over Supreme Court of Virginia ruling that nullifies special election results
Read full article: Virginia locals are divided over Supreme Court of Virginia ruling that nullifies special election resultsThe Virginia Supreme Court has thrown out a redistricting referendum that voters approved on April 21 ā ruling the vote invalid not because of its outcome, but because of how it reached the ballot.
Virginia lawmakers react after Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved redistricting plan
Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react after Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved redistricting planAfter the Supreme Court of Virginia nullified the voter-approved redistricting amendment, lawmakers responded - largely along party lines.
Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a winThe Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.
Board of Elections unable to certify redistricting vote as court decision looms
Read full article: Board of Elections unable to certify redistricting vote as court decision loomsUncertainty is growing around Virginiaās redistricting referendum after the Virginia Board of Elections said Friday it could not certify the April 21 vote due to an ongoing court injunction.
Virginia Supreme Court weighs fate of redistricting amendment
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court weighs fate of redistricting amendmentThe legal fight over Virginiaās redistricting referendum is in the hands of the stateās highest court. The Virginia Supreme Court has already refused to lift a block on certifying the results and now, justices are weighing whether the amendment can stand at all.
Virginia Supreme Court denies Attorney Generalās request to appeal ruling blocking redistricting vote certification
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court denies Attorney Generalās request to appeal ruling blocking redistricting vote certificationThe Virginia Supreme Court has rejected an emergency motion filed by Attorney General Jay Jones to appeal a Tazewell County Circuit Courtās ruling, which blocked the certification of Virginiaās Redistricting vote.
Tazewell judge halts redistricting results
Read full article: Tazewell judge halts redistricting resultsThe redistricting vote is now caught in another legal standoff. A Tazewell County Circuit Court judge has ruled the process used to get this amendment on the ballot may not have followed Virginia law and because of that, the results from this weekās special election canāt move forward.
Special Election on redistricting moves forward after Lynchburg judge dismisses lawsuit
Read full article: Special Election on redistricting moves forward after Lynchburg judge dismisses lawsuitA Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the upcoming special election on redistricting, allowing voters to head to the polls while legal questions about the vote could still remain.
Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal
Read full article: Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appealVirginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan that could help Democrats in this year's midterm elections.
Virginia Supreme Court allows redistricting special election to move forward
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court allows redistricting special election to move forwardDemocrats placed a voter referendum on the ballot in April that could pave the way for a new congressional. But a final ruling on the effort will likely come after the special election.
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will standThe Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of the U.S. governmentās decision to reunite her with her Afghan family.
Retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Larkins Koontz, Jr. passes away at 85 years old
Read full article: Retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Larkins Koontz, Jr. passes away at 85 years oldJustice Lawrence Larkins Koontz, Jr., a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, passed away on Sunday, March 16. He was 85 years old.
City of Martinsville votes to end reversion process
Read full article: City of Martinsville votes to end reversion processOn Tuesday night, Martinsville City Council members adopted a resolution to terminate proceedings regarding the reversion of Martinsville to town status, according to city officials.
Virginia Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting nominees
Read full article: Virginia Supreme Court rejects GOP redistricting nomineesThe Supreme Court of Virginia, now tasked with drawing new legislative districts in the state to conform with the 2020 census, on Friday rejected all three Republicans nominated to help it in its task.
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Police allow people to re-enter Virginia Supreme Court building after bomb threat
Read full article: Police allow people to re-enter Virginia Supreme Court building after bomb threatVirginia Supreme Court building in Richmond, Virginia. People are back inside the Virginia Supreme Court building after a bomb threat on Friday. K-9 units completed a sweep of the Virginia Supreme Court building about 2:30, and employees were allowed to re-enter. ā Va Capitol Police (@VaCapitolPolice) January 15, 2021ORIGINAL STORYAuthorities cleared the Virginia Supreme Court building on Friday afternoon due to a bomb threat. They cleared the building on North Ninth Street shortly before 1:30 p.m.A report of a possible bomb prompted @VaCapitolPolice to clear the Virginia Supreme Court building on North Ninth Street shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday.
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Natalie Keepers has appeal denied by Virginia Supreme Court
Read full article: Natalie Keepers has appeal denied by Virginia Supreme CourtMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. ā The woman convicted in connection with the death of a Blacksburg girl in 2016 wonāt see her appeal move forward in the Virginia Supreme Court. The court denied Natalie Keepersā petition for appeal on Wednesday. In September 2018, a jury found Keepers guilty of being an accessory before the fact in the first-degree murder of Nicole Lovell. In April, Keepers and her legal team attempted an appeal on the grounds that her original trial was unfair. However, the Virginia Court of Appeals didnāt agree with Keepers and her legal team and it affirmed the conviction by the trial court.
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Kanye West files appeal to overturn his removal from Virginia ballot
Read full article: Kanye West files appeal to overturn his removal from Virginia ballotRICHMOND, Va. Kanye West is challenging the Virginia Supreme Court after his name was removed from the presidential ballot in the Commonwealth last week. According to the office of the attorney general, West has filed an appeal with the court to overturn Judge Taylors ruling in hopes to get his name back on the ballot before Novembers election. Officials say that West has also hired two new lawyers, who represented the Republican Party of Virginia when they went against suspending the witness requirement for June primaries. The rapper turned presidential hopeful has also filed a motion for expedited consideration as a way to move through the process quickly, according to the attorney generals office.
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Evictions halted again across Virginia through Sept. 7
Read full article: Evictions halted again across Virginia through Sept. 7RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court has granted a request from Gov. Ralph Northam to suspend judicial proceedings related to evictions for tenants who can't pay rent. The court ruled 4-3 on Friday to grant a moratorium on evictions through Sept. 7 as the state grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The high court instituted a moratorium in March, but allowed it to expire earlier this summer. There remains the distinct threat that the most vulnerable Virginians will be evicted from their homes at a time when our public health crisis is expanding, Northam said.
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Evictions halted across Virginia in response to coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Evictions halted across Virginia in response to coronavirus pandemicRICHMOND, Va. ā Eviction proceedings are now temporarily banned across Virginia. Ralph Northam made the announcement Monday, as he requested the decision in a letter sent to Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Lemons this weekend. Lemonsā order, which suspends all eviction proceedings, remains in effect through June 28 and modifieds the Courtās earlier Declaration of Judicial Emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. āI am grateful to the Chief Justice for granting this order, and for the activists who have been working tirelessly on this important issue,ā said Northam. Those facing housing insecurity are encouraged to visit StayHomeVirginia.com for more information and resources on tenant rights.
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Virginiaās highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally
Read full article: Virginiaās highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rallyRICHMOND, Va. ā Virginia's highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at an upcoming pro-gun rally in the state's capital, an event that authorities feared could erupt in violence at the hands of armed extremists. Gun-rights groups argued the ban would violate their Second Amendment right to bear arms and their First Amendment freedom of speech. Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League ā the group sponsoring the rally ā called the first ruling āmind-boggling." Herring argued Northam's order would help prevent the kind of violence that erupted at a 2017 white nationalist rally in the city of Charlottesville. Because of the threat of possible violence, organizers of an annual vigil for victims of gun violence ā usually held on the King holiday each year ā said Friday that they have canceled their event this year.
