Where there were no facts showing a Loudoun County program aimed at amplifying issues of racism, injustice and inequity in its schools was enacted with discriminatory intent or had a discriminatory impact, the Equal Protection claims were dismissed. Background On ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Anthony J. Trenga U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where Courthouse News Service alleged it was denied access to an online database of civil court records because its staff members are not licensed attorneys, its First Amendment claim may proceed. There was a reasonable inference that the non-attorney access ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Henry E. Hudson U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where a church alleged that certain COVID-19 executive orders issued by the Virginia governor violated its religious rights, but the orders expired in June 2020 and the state of emergency on which they were predicated ended in July 2021, the ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Judge Robert B. King

Where a potential House of Delegates candidate alleged the Virginia Board of Elections violated the U.S. Constitution when it used electoral maps that do not reflect changes resulting from the 2020 census, his claim survived the motion to dismiss Background ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge David J. Novak U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where the Fourth Circuit previously held that a federal law banning the purchase of a handgun by persons under 21 violated the Second Amendment, but the plaintiff in that case turned 21 before the mandate issued, her original claims were ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Judge Julius N. Richardson

Where a West Virginia statute governing the order in which candidates’ names appear on state election ballots was neutral and nondiscriminatory, and any modest burden on the Democratic Party’s rights was justified by the state’s interests in promoting efficiency and ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Judge Barbara Milano Keenan

Where the director of the Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services, or DSS, was terminated two weeks after she spoke as a private citizen about community divisions affecting the delivery of social services in Pittsylvania County, a jury will decide ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Thomas T. Cullen U.S. District Court - Western District

Where property owners in South Nags Head alleged the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission committed a taking when it denied them permission to rebuild their vacation home due to environmental regulations, the suit was dismissed because the commission has sovereign ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Judge Roger L. Gregory

Where a charter school required girls to wear either skirts, jumpers or skorts, instead of pants or shorts, the district court must determine whether this requirement violated Title IX by excluding the plaintiffs from participation, denying them education benefits or ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.

Where an electric cooperative did not exercise the rights granted by a Virginia statute that purported to broaden the scope of existing electrical easements to include the right to use them to install and operate broadband without further compensation to ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Norman K. Moon U.S. District Court - Western District