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FILTER RESULTS ►Va. Supreme Court Rules Against Departing Congregation in Property Dispute
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of The Episcopal Church against a congregation that voted to leave the denomination over its liberal theological views.
Virginia Supreme Court Officially Blesses Above the Law
Virginia Supreme Court holds that lawyers can blog about their clients. This is awesome. Lawyers writing about their clients without their consent sounds like it will produce endless ATL fodder.
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The Nightly Turbo: Virginia Supreme Court Addresses Poker Case, More Changes at ISPT
A look at the day's top poker stories including a poker-related hearing at the Virginia Supreme Court, more changes at the International Stadiums Poker Tour, and more.
News for Degenerates, Vol. 3: Poker in Virginia loses shot at legalization in Va. Supreme Court
Legalized gambling in Virginia remained ever further from reality Thursday when the Virginia Supreme Court decided not to rule on the weighty issue of whether poker is a game of skill or chance. A Portsmouth man’s bid to run a legal poker parlor hinged on whether he could convince the courts that Virginia’s anti-gambling laws were unconstitutional. Show More Summary
Free speech roundup
Spirit Airlines v. DOT: “Government Can’t Silence Speech Criticizing Its Actions, Even If That Speech Is ‘Commercial’” [Ilya Shapiro/Sophie Cole, Cato] Virginia Supreme Court speedily rejects prior restraint against Yelp review [Paul Alan Levy, Volokh, earlier] Why schools crack down on speech [Hans Bader] “Mann v. Show More Summary
Virginia Supreme Court Reverses Preliminary Injunction Against Alleged Libel
(Eugene Volokh) Public Citizen has details on the case, including the court documents. Here’s Public Citizen’s summary (paragraph break added): A contractor sued a woman who posted an unfavorable review of his services on Yelp and Angie’s List, alleging defamation in a number of respects, and sought a preliminary injunction. The trial judge held a preliminary injunction [...]
Judge Stopped From Ordering User to Alter Yelp Review
A judge's order that a Yelp user alter her Yelp review accusing a contractor of theft and sloppy work for the duration of a defamation case was overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court this week. The Yelp user, Jane Perez, hired Christopher Dietz of Washington, D.C., for more than $50,000 worth of home improvement projects in 2011. Show More Summary
Virginia Supreme Court overturns order to delete negative Yelp reviews
A woman's negative Yelp reviews of a contracting business can stay online unless the contractor is able to prove libel, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled.
Virginia Supreme Court: Businesses Can’t Censor Yelp Reviews Until They Prove Statements Are Libelous
As we’ve covered numerous times, online review sites like Yelp can become a nasty battleground between unhappy consumers and business owners who take issue with what they claim are overly negative, sometimes malicious, comments. Last...Show More Summary
Virginia Permits Public Policy Termination Claims Against Individuals
Legal Newsline reports on a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision (4-3), acting on a question certified by the Fourth Circuit, that allows an employee to sue an individual for a termination in violation of public policy, even when the individual...
Exonerated in rape case, Va. man can again vote
RICHMOND, Va. — A Charles City area man exonerated of a 1978 wrongful rape conviction is regaining his right to vote. Bennett Barbour thought he was eligible to vote after the Virginia Supreme Court exonerated him in May. But Gov. Bob McDonnell must restore his voting rights because he has other, less-serious felony convictions. Read full article >>
Va. Supreme Court to hear Alexandria waterfront appeal
The Virginia Supreme Court will hear an appeal by opponents of the Alexandria waterfront plan who argue that the City Council should have been required to pass it last January by a supermajority vote. Read full article >>
4th Cir Asks W. Va. Supreme Court to Weigh in on Mining Lawsuits
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that the West Virginia Supreme Court should decide whether Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspectors can be held liable for coal miners' deaths, reports CBS News. The appellate court characterized the issue as "a pure question of state law, which......
Music: Newswire: Virginia Supreme Court forced to listen to reality TV star's story about the guy from Journey screwing his wife
Having previously attained tabloid notoriety and reality TV stardom by crashing the White House, Real Housewives Of DC co-star and thoroughly 21st-century construct Tareq Salahi is once more drawing desperate attention to himself by deliberately wasting the time of another high seat of governmental power: the Virginia Supreme Court. Show More Summary
Supreme Court Assault On Campaign Finance Reform Likely To Kill West Virginia Anti-Corruption Law
Our Guest Blogger is Billy Corriher, Associate Director of Research for Legal Progress In 2004, West Virginia coal mogul Don Blankenship spend $3 million to elect a West Virginia supreme court justice — more money that all the candidates combined. The newly elected justice then cast the deciding vote to overturn a $50 million verdict [...]
Virginia Supreme Court allows Fairfax County residents to sue VDOT over flooding
Fairfax County’s Huntington neighborhood knows that when it rains, it pours, and that’s usually a bad thing in the flood-prone enclave. But members of the community have been greeted with at least two welcome developments in the past...Show More Summary
Intentional Tortious Interference with Parental Rights
(Eugene Volokh) An interesting Virginia Supreme Court decision, Wyatt v. McDermott (Va. Apr. 20, 2012), recognizes this right. An excerpt (paragraph breaks added): John M. Wyatt, III, is seeking monetary damages for the [alleged] unauthorized adoption of his baby, herein referred to as E.Z. E.Z. is the biological daughter of Wyatt and Colleen Fahland, who are unmarried [...]
Va. judges to rule on death penalty for triple murderer
RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys for a triple-murderer who vowed to keep killing unless given the death penalty offered the Virginia Supreme Court no reasons Thursday to spare their client’s life. It took the justices less than 10 minutes to hear Robert Gleason Jr.’s two death penalty cases. Show More Summary
Va. court to review inmate’s death sentence
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court is set to review the death sentences of an inmate who insists on being executed for killing two fellow prisoners. Robert Gleason Jr. waived his appeals, but state law requires the Supreme Court to review all death sentences. That automatic review in Gleason’s case is set for Thursday. Read full article >>
Did George Zimmerman's Father Talk To Sanford Police The Night of Trayvon Martin's Shooting?
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It certainly appears that he did, as Lawrence O'Donnell uncovers in this segment.
Robert Zimmerman, retired Virginia Supreme Court magistrate and father of George Zimmerman, has been making the rounds for media interviews with Fox News exclusively. Show More Summary
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