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CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP) — A Charlottesville judge has declined to change a ruling on police jurisdiction that has caught the attention of law enforcement agencies around Virginia. Circuit Judge Paul M. Peatross’ decision came in a case involving Albemarle County officers ...

NORFOLK (AP) — The gay marriage fight arrived in a Norfolk courtroom Tuesday, as opponents of a Virginia law banning same-sex unions told a federal judge it was just like the Jim Crow-era prohibition against interracial marriage. Supporters maintained there ...

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LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Loudoun County judges on Tuesday recused themselves from a recall case against a county supervisor known for anti-gay rhetoric and accused of misusing his office staff to further his political agenda. Petitioners are seeking the ouster ...

(AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has no legal right to see the instructions that were given to a grand jury that indicted him on corruption charges, federal prosecutors say in court papers. The filing in U.S. District Court ...

(AP) — Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and wife Maureen were given strict orders Monday not to discuss anything “substantive” about their upcoming trial on corruption charges with potential witnesses, including family and close friends. U.S. Magistrate Judge David J. Novak ...

(AP) — Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates want to give lawmakers standing in lawsuits where the attorney general and governor have chosen not to participate. The House approved a bill Monday at the Capitol giving them that power. ...

HARRISONBURG (AP) — A federal judge on Friday certified a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriages as a class action. U.S. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski ruled in a lawsuit brought last summer by two couples against the state’s ...

(AP) — New filings with the IRS show that the legal defense fund set up for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell raised more than $11,000 last year. The biggest donor was Stanley F. Baldwin, a Virginia Beach attorney who started ...

(AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, are arguing over how much contact the couple can have with potential witnesses who are friends or relatives. The McDonnells’ lawyers filed a motion ...

(AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that they traded their influence for tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans, and both will be allowed to remain free ...