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A judge has appointed a receiver to take control of the bankruptcy practice of Roanoke lawyer Ann Marie Miller.
Miller’s practice has been curtailed since September 18, when the Virginia State Bar obtained a temporary injunction that froze the bank accounts of Miller’s practice and ordered production of her bank records for inspection by the VSB.  [...]

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Virginia’s U.S. Senators, Mark Warner and Jim Webb, this afternoon sent a letter to President Obama recommending Richmond lawyer John A. Gibney Jr. for a federal judgeship. The Associated Press reports that the senators cited Gibney’s more than 30 years of experience in making the endorsement.
Gov. Tim Kaine, who practiced law in Richmond for [...]

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The Los Angeles Times looks at an issue that may be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court - whether juvenile offenders should be eligible for life without parole.
At issue is whether it is cruel and unusual punishment to sentance a minor to a lifetime of incarceration when the crime does not involve a homicide.
According to [...]

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Plagued by pro se plaintiffs who don’t know when to quit?
Not satisfied with an “I know it when I see it” test, the chief judge for the Norfolk Circuit Court has announced his “indicia of vexatiousness” for deciding when a pro se plaintiff can get back into court when he is subject to pre-filing review.
“From [...]

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You’ll probably find it as comforting as we did to know that most long-haul truckers have computers in their rigs that allow them to communicate with dispatchers – and to send and receive e-mail and browse the Internet.
The New York Times has an article today that is entertaining, informative – and frightening. It focuses on [...]

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GovDelivery, the world’s leading provider of government-to-citizen information, has acquired GovLoop, the top social network for the government community.
GovDelivery provides information and documents, using an online platform, to people and groups who want to monitor government developments matching their specific interests and needs. Topics range from updates on local parks and road closures to [...]

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from a hospital this morning after an overnight stay.  She plans to be back at work this afternoon, reports the Associated Press .
-PDV

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The U.S. Supreme Court reports Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was taken to a hospital Thursday evening after becoming ill at her chambers.
Details, and the text of the court’s news release, are available at a Washington Post blog .
Posted by Peter Vieth

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An assertion that a Marine was killed in Iraq as punishment for the tolerance of the United States for homosexuality was repugnant, but it could not be the basis for a $5 million judgment, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today.
U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett in Baltimore had ruled that the First [...]

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Preservationists have gone to court to try to halt construction of a Walmart near a Virginia Civil War battlefield.
The suit contends the Orange County Board of Supervisors “brushed aside” mounting concerns about the negative impact the store would have on a battlefield that preservationists consider one of the nation’s most endangered Civil War sites.
According to [...]

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