The VLW Blog

William E. Thro will step down next week after four years as Virginia’s solicitor general to become university counsel at Christopher Newport University. Thro’s deputy, Stephen R. McCullough will become solicitor general. The solicitor section in the attorney general’s office is responsible for handling the state’s U.S. Supreme Court litigation other than capital cases, constitutional [...]

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That seems to be one possible take on this story from The (Lynchburg) News & Advance. The Lynchburg area is home to a plant (right) that processes highly-enriched uranium, the stuff that’s used in Navy nuclear reactors.  It’s not always easy to find out about accidents that happen at the uranium plant on Mount Athos [...]

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Just as former Gov. Mark Warner was basking in the limelight after his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Denver comes word that he’s balked at a broadcast debate with his Republican foe back in Virginia. According to the League of Women Voters of Virginia, Warner notified the League that he would not [...]

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… everybody wants to get into the act. Today comes word from Washington Post blogger Tim Craig that Terry McAuliffe, energetic Democratic fundraiser, McLean businessman, and lawyer who apparently has never practiced law, is considering a run for governor. McAuliffe would have to defeat two already-campaigning legislators, Del. Brian J. Moran, D-Alexandria, and Sen. R. [...]

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Former delegate and former Virginia Bar Association president George Rogers Clark Stuart of Abingdon died Saturday at 83.  According to his obituary in the Bristol Herald Courier, Mr. Stuart served in decisive Army action in World War II.  He practiced for 40 years with the firm now known as PennStuart. We are told that his funeral [...]

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Senior U.S. District Judge Glen M. Williams now can add “interpreter and host” to his lengthy resume. Steve Minor directed our attention to a travelogue by New York writer Thomas Beller in Travel + Leisure magazine that features conversations with Williams. Over breakfast in Abingdon, the judge regales the writer with tales of Daniel Boone. [...]

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We note with interest that Roanokers soon will enjoy a new downtown dining option with a legal theme. According to this item in The Roanoke Times, “Judges Chambers,” a breakfast and lunch place, will be opening within walking distance of the state and federal courts in the Star City. The menu will be titled “The [...]

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The Supreme Court of Virginia apparently believes it has said all that needs to be in Virginia Reports about inadequate verdicts. It issued an unpublished order today affirming an award of a new trial for a woman who said she suffered neck, back and shoulder sprains in a car wreck in Suffolk. County. The first [...]

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Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell has more to worry about these days than whether Barack Obama will sidetrack his gubernatorial ambitions. The state’s top lawyer is recovering from a broken jaw suffered in a New Orleans basketball game with his twin sons in July.  His office confirms that McDonnell had his jaw wired shut in [...]

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Political anticipation may have claimed a victim in Richmond this week. We’ll confess to being a little edgy ourselves, with all the talk about the possibility that Gov. Tim Kaine might be picked as Barack Obama’s running mate and all the ramifications that decision might have on Virginia politics.  We understand how folks might easily [...]

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