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Ex-inmate’s run for court clerk stirs debate on exoneration
Story highlights · Calvin Duncan, exonerated after 30 years in prison, runs for criminal court clerk. · Louisiana AG and incumbent challenge Duncan’s claim of innocence. · Duncan’s legal advocacy […]
AG candidate Jones convicted of reckless driving in 2022
Democratic AG candidate Jay Jones was convicted of reckless driving after being caught speeding at 116 mph in New Kent County in 2022.
University of Richmond to host VSB attorney general debate
Virginia attorney general candidates Jason Miyares and Jay Jones will face off in a public debate Oct. 16 at the University of Richmond, hosted by the Virginia State Bar.
Attorney general candidates agree to VSB debate
Attorney general candidates Jason Miyares and Jay Jones agree to debate hosted by Virginia State Bar ahead of 2025 general election.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Rear-seat passenger injured when car hits telephone pole
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Car crash after back surgery causes additional injuries
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with cardiologist over treatment of strokes
- Negligence and Tort- Ice pack use during tattoo removal causes frostbite
- Workers’ Compensation Struck by metal door at workplace, plaintiff sustains subdural hematoma
- Motor Vehicle Negligence Woman struck by vehicle loses senses of taste, smell
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Pedestrian struck by car while in parking lot
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Driver fractures right leg in tractor-trailer collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Unlawful wounding by mob conviction is affirmed
- Patent and trademark – Amazon largely prevails on patent claims
- Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed
- Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences
- Appeals – Waiver in plea agreement forecloses most arguments on appeal
- Appeals – Appellant’s informal brief forfeited appellate review
- Employment – Failure to exhaust administrative remedies dooms Title VII suit
- Jurors – Dishonest juror didn’t violate defendant’s Sixth Amendment rights
- Criminal – Motion to suppress backpack denied where defendant abandoned item
- Civil Rights – Officer denied immunity in fatal shooting case
- Civil Rights – No qualified immunity on excessive force police K-9 claim
- Criminal – Probable cause includes dog’s positive alert for narcotics
