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An attorney for dissident members of McLean Bible Church vowed to appeal a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to overturn recent elections of local leaders.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg endorsed Gino Campana, saying the Senate candidate will “bring true, proven leadership to Washington.”
A Roanoke County judge last week ordered the Confederate statue near the Roanoke County Courthouse moved â or the courthouse moved. This is a remarkable order on many levels beyond simply our ongoing reappraisal of what the Confederacy was all about and whether those associated with it should be honored. Hereâs the most remarkable thing of all: This appears to be the first time in Virginia that a judge has ordered a statue outside the courthouse removed. You could fairly call this unprecedented. There are multiple instances of judges ordering portraits of Confederate figures hanging...
State lawmakers have an opportunity to reform the cash bail system, which clearly discriminates against lower-income individuals and is responsible for thousands of unnecessary incarcerations in the commonwealth.
Virginia Judge Wonât Try Black Man in Courtroom Lined With White Portraits David Bernhard, a circuit court judge, wrote in his decision that the display of portraits of white judges âis based on a non-racial principle, yet yields a racial result.â Portraits of judges hanging in a courtroom of the Fairfax Circuit Court in 2015.Credit...Pool by Jahi Chikwendiu Published Jan. 1, 2021Updated Jan. 2, 2021 When a Black man appears in a Virginia courtroom this month to stand trial on charges of eluding the police, assaulting an officer and other crimes, he will face a scene that defen...