Editorial: Keep public notices in print
By Paul Fletcher
Published: December 26, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Municipal
When the 2012 General Assembly convenes next month, expect to see several bills designed to change the time-tested way that people in the commonwealth keep informed about their government.
The bills would change Virginia’s laws on public notices, moving them from the printed pages of newspapers across the commonwealth to electronic websites maintained by local governments.
Public [...]
Editorial: A teaching moment at CNU 
By Paul Fletcher
Published: October 24, 2011
The faculty and administrators at Christopher Newport University have an opportunity that educators live for: They have a true teaching moment.
They can instruct their students on the value of free speech.
They can underscore the importance of freedom of the press.
They can make a point about respect for opposing points of view, even when one [...]
Editorial: A trap hidden in plain sight
By Virginia Lawyers Weekly
Published: May 23, 2011
Tags: General Assembly, Judge Rosemarie Annunziata, Judgeships, Supreme Court of Virginia
Unhappy with a January decision by the Supreme Court of Virginia, four leaders of the House Courts of Justice Committee have set a clever trap for any judge wanting to keep his or her seat.
And they’ve hidden it in plain sight.
In Hernandez v. Commonwealth, the high court said judges have the authority to defer judgment [...]
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