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A debate between the two candidates for Virginia lieutenant governor turned negative right out of the gate tonight, with Democrat Jody Wagner accusing incumbent Republican Bill Bolling of being a frequent no show for government meetings.  Bolling returned fire with ...

In an update to a story in this week’s VLW, Shenandoah County Circuit Judge Dennis Hupp will not allow his jurisdiction to lapse before considering a sanctions motion against a political candidate and his lawyer. Judge Hupp entered an order ...

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Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli hopes to shine a light into what he says is a state budget process so hidden from public view that it led to the flap over Del. Phil Hamilton’s state-funded college job. The Republican state ...

Lawyers who appear before the Supreme Court of Virginia should remember that they are being taped when they argue. Lawyers in Lynchburg perked up their ears last week when Supreme Court Justice Donald W. Lemons reminded them that oral arguments ...

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is considering whether it’s been doing things wrong for decades in allowing employers to cut off benefits for injured workers when the employers ask for rulings on their requests to end benefits. The commission heard ...

Two Virginia counties are using the Virginia sanctions statute to bite back at litigants who filed legal actions against government officials. In Shenandoah County, the board of supervisors has accused a board candidate of misusing the court system for political ...

Panelists at an open government conference today took shots from opposing directions at a proposal for anonymous juries in Virginia. A judge and a criminal defense lawyer were critical of the plan to make juror information confidential, while a prosecutor ...

Freshly confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Tim Heaphy was sworn in this morning as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Chief U.S. District Judge James P. Jones administered the oath of office at the Abingdon federal courthouse, according ...

Roanoke County Circuit Judge Pat Doherty had them laughing at a recent VTLA 50th anniversary fete in the Star City.  In one story, Doherty recounted how – despite pleas for leniency from the defendant and her family – he gave ...

Roanoke County Circuit Judge Pat Doherty had them laughing at a recent VTLA 50th anniversary fete in the Star City.  In one story, Doherty recounted how – despite pleas for leniency from the defendant and her family – he gave ...