The VLW Blog

A man called to jury duty captured the sound of wild gunfire this morning at the federal court building in Las Vegas.  The shootout left two dead, including a court security officer.
Posted by Peter Vieth

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A local courthouse can be the pride of a community, or it can depress the spirit when it’s in disrepair.  One Roanoke-area lawyer says poor conditions at the Roanoke City courthouse are doing more than dampening spirits - they’re instigating his anger.
Ross Hart blogs about a non-functioning "automatic" door at the courthouse entrance that is [...]

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As you celebrate later today, raise a glass of green beer to those dedicated folks who keep the commonwealth’s courts running despite a shortage of jurisprudence and an excess of water.
In Augusta County general district court, it’s the lack of a full time judge that has staffers scrambling to  keep the court’s 2,000 cases a [...]

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The idea of naming the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond after Judges Spottswood W. Robinson III and Robert R. Merhige Jr. has been circulating for about two years, with a push from local bar groups.
Last October, Sens. John Warner and George Allen introduced legislation to secure the name, but it went nowhere.
Allen [...]

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Fredericksburg Circuit Judge John W. Scott Jr. has ordered the city council to fix unsafe conditions at the city’s courthouse, reports The Free Lance-Star.
He also ordered all staff to move out of the building while repairs were made.
The judge’s action comes in response to an appearance by Circuit Clerk Sharron Mitchell last week, [...]

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Fredericksburg Circuit Judge John W. Scott Jr. has ordered the city council to fix unsafe conditions at the city’s courthouse, reports The Free Lance-Star.
He also ordered all staff to move out of the building while repairs were made.
The judge’s action comes in response to an appearance by Circuit Clerk Sharron Mitchell last week, [...]

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