Arlington seeks to LEED the way

Published: July 4, 2008

How far can Virginia local governments go in requiring developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings? At least one Virginia county is deliberately pushing the legal limit to force builders to “go green.”
Arlington County officials now require every developer seeking planning approval to provide a “sustainable design” scorecard with its application. The scorecard would use [...]

Criminal - Manslaughter - 911 Call - Excited Utterance (access required)

Published: July 4, 2008

A woman’s 911 call identifying defendant as the person who cut the stabbing victim was admissible at defendant’s trial as an “excited utterance,” even though the woman was not offering a spontaneous narrative but answering the 911 operator’s questions; the Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s manslaughter conviction.
The woman had been walking down the street with [...]

Today's Top Opinion

Municipal - No Inverse Condemnation From Flooding
In a case of first impression, a Fairfax Circuit Court says a one-time incident of flooding does not support a cause of action for inverse condemnation against VDOT and Fairfax County.
Livingston v. County of Fairfax (VLW 010-8-051) (10 pp.)

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