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After literally years of debate and discussion, the Smyth County Board of Supervisors has approved a $24 million plan to renovate the county’s historic courthouse in Marion (right), reports the Bristol Herald Courier. The action came on a 4-3 vote, ...

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A circuit judge yesterday dismissed embracery charges against a Charlottesville lawyer, reports The Daily Progress. Deborah C. Wyatt has been accused of improperly attempting to influence a grand jury. In December 2004, she contacted members of a grand jury investigating ...

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A circuit judge yesterday dismissed embracery charges against a Charlottesville lawyer, reports The Daily Progress. Deborah C. Wyatt has been accused of improperly attempting to influence a grand jury. In December 2004, she contacted members of a grand jury investigating ...

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The House of Representatives has passed the Attorney-Client Protection Act of 2007, sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., to protect conversations between attorneys and clients under investigation, reports The Daily Press. Scott said the bill was needed to prevent strong-arm ...

The House of Representatives has passed the Attorney-Client Protection Act of 2007, sponsored by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., to protect conversations between attorneys and clients under investigation, reports The Daily Press. Scott said the bill was needed to prevent strong-arm ...

Yesterday in Fairfax, a trial expected to last two weeks got under way that could determine control of the property of 11 churches that voted to leave the Episcopal Diocese. Millions of dollars are at stake. At issue is an ...

Yesterday in Fairfax, a trial expected to last two weeks got under way that could determine control of the property of 11 churches that voted to leave the Episcopal Diocese. Millions of dollars are at stake. At issue is an ...

Opponents of the art sale proposed by officials at Randolph College need to post a $10 million bond by 4:30 p.m. tomorrow to finalize the injunction stopping the auction, reports The News & Advance. If they fail to post the ...

Last night in Richmond, Virginia Lawyers Weekly paid tribute to the 2007 class of “Leaders in the Law.” This year’s honorees are: • Richard J. Bonnie, the University of Virginia law professor who has served as chairman of the Supreme ...

A civil challenge to Virginia’s abusive driving fees remains alive in Roanoke County Circuit Court. Judge James R. Swanson ruled Wednesday that the doctrine of sovereign immunity does not bar a request for a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of ...

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