Virginia voters decided three contested commonwealth’s attorney special elections yesterday, and all three were won by women. In two cases, male incumbents were defeated. Megan Revis Frederick defeated incumbent Paul Walther for the Culpeper County prosecutor’s job. Walther had worked in the commonwealth’s attorney’s office since 1994, reports The Free Lance-Star. The election was marked [...]
Women claim victories in commonwealth’s attorney races
November 7th, 2012 · Comments Off · Virginia Legal News Stories
Tags:Commonwealth's Attorneys·Culpeper County·Elections·Montgomery County·Nottoway County
Supreme Court upholds dismissal of suit against blogger
April 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Civil Cases, Supreme Court of Virginia
The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected an appeal by a Christiansburg developer who was shut out in his lawsuit against a critical blogger. The blogger had mocked the appearance of construction materials stored on developer Roger Woody’s property. Woody sued, claiming the posts on the “ThinkChristiansburg” blog undermined his business. Woody’s lawsuit was tossed [...]
Tags:Blogging·Constitutional·Montgomery County
County sues to stop state-funded project
September 11th, 2008 · Comments Off · Circuit Courts, Civil Cases
Montgomery County today filed suit in Richmond Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the state’s public funding of a planned intermodal rail facility. The complaint is here. In a news release, county leaders lay out their case for opposition to the project. According to the county, the state funding plan violates two sections of the [...]
