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ALEXANDRIA (AP) Chief executives at two Arlington contracting firms have pleaded guilty to more than $30 million in contract fraud by falsely presenting a company as a minority-owned business. Dawn Hamilton, the nominal president and CEO of Security Assistance Corp., ...

(AP)  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to consider whether prisoners have a constitutional right to visitation. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit was to hear oral arguments in a South Carolina case March 19. Jerome ...

(AP) — A lawsuit against the state of Virginia by a nutritional supplement maker whose stock comprises Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s total investment portfolio is raising questions about the Republican’s potential conflicts of interest. Henrico-based Star Scientific Inc. sued Virginia’s ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Mecklenburg County Circuit Court Taxation

(AP) The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Virginia anti-sodomy law that remains on the books a decade after a similar Texas statute was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 2-1 ruling March 12, a ...

Tagged with: Criminal Federal Courts Judge Albert Diaz Judge Diana Gribbon Motz Judge Robert B. King

(AP) Virginia’s death row population has dwindled to eight from a peak of 57 in 1995, and it’s not just because of the state’s efficiency in carrying out capital punishment. A couple of death sentences have been erased recently — ...

CHESAPEAKE (AP)  A Chesapeake judge says an Iraq war veteran must start anew to get personalized license plates that include a term deemed offensive by some Arab-Americans. Sean Bujno’s plate reads: “ICUHAJI,” which can be read to state: “I See ...

Attorneys for the families of two Virginia Tech students killed in an April 2007 campus massacre are renewing their bid to put the university’s president on trial. In a petition for rehearing, the attorneys are seeking a full state Supreme Court ...

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CHESAPEAKE (AP) — A court hearing is set in a legal battle between the state and an Iraq war veteran over his personalized license plate. Sean Bujno’s plate reads: “ICUHAJI,” which can be read to state: “I See You, Haji.” ...

(AP) Eight women are being recognized by the Library of Virginia for their pioneering achievements. They include the first African-American woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Virginia, Cleo Elaine Powell, and the primary health care provider on Tangier ...

SURRY (AP) Charges against a woman accused of mistreating animals at Michael Vick’s former dogfighting headquarters were set aside Tuesday after a key witness failed to appear for her trial. According to media reports, prosecutors said charges against Tamira Thayne ...