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Stafford County lawyer Thomas M. “Mack” Moncure died on Saturday. A native of Stafford, Mr. Moncure attended the College of William & Mary for both undergraduate and law school, according to his obituatry in The Free Lance-Star. During WWII, he ...

Virginia has 95 counties (as well as 39 cities). Here, with a nod of thanks and acknowledgement to the people at the Library of Virginia behind “The Hornbook of Virginia History,” are 10 counties that don’t exist anymore, with a ...

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Special education directors in Hampton and Newport News have little concern over a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing reimbursement for private special ed placements. According to the Daily Press, the high court recently ruled that parents of special education ...

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The Loudoun County school board will cover the legal bills for a high school administrator who was acquitted of possession of child pornography. Ting-Yi Oei of Reston, an assistant principal at Freedom High School, racked up legal bills of $167,621 ...

The Loudoun County school board will cover the legal bills for a high school administrator who was acquitted of possession of child pornography. Ting-Yi Oei of Reston, an assistant principal at Freedom High School, racked up legal bills of $167,621 ...

Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer will work on appeals at the U.S. Attorney’s office on a pro bono basis. According to a press release from Washington & Lee, Prof. Spencer will be assigned to the district’s Appellate Unit, assisting the ...

Law professor A. Benjamin Spencer will work on appeals at the U.S. Attorney’s office on a pro bono basis. According to a press release from Washington & Lee, Prof. Spencer will be assigned to the district’s Appellate Unit, assisting the ...

The Metro Business section of today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch features a profile of McGuireWoods chairman Richard Cullen. The article focuses on the role that business and politics have played in Cullen’s legal career.

A man charged with murder and hit-and-run in the death of Roanoke lawyer Tom Farrell goes on trial today. The defendant, Jeffrey Young, has a long history of mental illness, reports WDBJ. Young is also the defendant in another case ...

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Legal and ethical questions have been raised by the apparent decision by an accused killer to seek his own execution. Waverly Whitlock, who was charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy, has volunteered for the ...

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