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An employee claims she was fired when male coworkers were kept on after comparable misconduct. Her lawyer wants to talk to the employer’s former human relations manager about what happened. Under Virginia rules, a defendant employer can’t necessarily stop the ...

By Nancy Byerly Jones Alcoholism, substance abuse and depression among attorneys usually receive the most attention at CLE programs and in publications. This makes sense in light of the continuing (and alarming) rise in the numbers of individuals suffering from ...

John W. Scott Jr. John W. Scott Jr., one of six students who integrated a Fredericksburg high school and later the area’s first black judge, died Wednesday, a day after having eye surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He ...

The same court that two months ago struck down Virginia’s regional transportation financing plans is now considering a similar case challenging the state’s planned transfer of the Dulles Toll Road to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The Virginia Supreme Court ...

Virginia Sen. Jim Webb last week introduced legislation aimed at easing school officials’ concerns over when it is appropriate to disclose student records. Webb’s announcement comes almost a year after a disturbed gunman killed 32 students and himself at Virginia ...

Virginia’s general fund collections were up slightly last month, even as the nation’s economy continued its nose dive and Virginia’s housing market cooled. Thanks to increased income tax collections and fewer tax refunds, revenues for core government operations like public ...

Democrat Mark R. Warner raised more than five times the campaign cash for his U.S. Senate bid the first three months of this year than both of his Republican rivals combined. Warner received nearly $2.5 million in the first quarter ...

James B. Comey received the University of Richmond law school’s William Green Award for Professional Excellence last week. The Green Award is the highest honor given by the law school in recognition of those who have made a great contribution ...

An attorney for Lisa Miller-Jenkins told the Supreme Court of Virginia on Thursday that nothing about a same-sex civil union in Vermont can be recognized in Virginia. The Virginia Constitution and the federal Defense of Marriage Act prevent the state ...

On May 9, 2007, Bruce C. Britton of Reston petitioned the Supreme Court of Virginia for reinstatement of his license to practice law. The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board will hear the petition on June 27 at 9 a.m. in ...