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Schools found immune from student lawsuits

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Roanoke County, Schools

Two lawsuits against the Roanoke County School Board alleging student mistreatment have been dismissed based on sovereign immunity.
Roanoke attorney Harvey Lutins, who filed both suits in Roanoke County Circuit Court, said on Friday that he intends to explore whether the cases can be pursued through other legal avenues, reports The Roanoke Times.
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Clemens tapped for Roanoke County judgeship

April 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Judges, Roanoke County

The General Assembly earlier this week elected judges for many of the open seats across the commonwealth. One of the positions that remained vacant after Wednesday was a general district judgeship in Roanoke County. Judge Julian Raney retired at the end of December.
Local legislators were deadlocked between Roanoke Commonwealth’s Attorney Donald Caldwell and Salem [...]

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Roanoke judge won’t stop collection of driver fees

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Civil Remedial Fees, Roanoke County

A Roanoke County circuit judge has rebuffed a request to stop statewide collection of “civil remedial fees” from “abusive drivers.” The Roanoke Times reports that Judge Jim Swanson denied an injunction to a team of lawyers representing several drivers who face assessment of the new hefty fees.
The judge expressed some skepticism about their lawsuit [...]

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