President Joe Biden has nominated Virginia Solicitor General Toby J. Heytens to a seat on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon confirmation, Heytens would fill the seat of Judge Barbara Milano Keenan, who will take senior status in ...

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Where a man who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud arising out of his involvement in “short sales” and refinancing of three residential properties appealed orders of restitution and forfeiture, his appeals were barred by global appeal and ...

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Where a male police officer alleged he was terminated based on his sex because the female officer with whom he was romantically involved was not fired, the jury’s $125,000 verdict was overturned as the alleged comparator was not similarly situated. ...

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Where the defendant argued his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to move to suppress incriminating statements made in violation of Miranda, an evidentiary hearing was required to determine whether he was in custody at the time of his ...

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Where an individual convicted in 1993 for misdemeanor assault and battery of a family member has demonstrated good behavior during the following 27 years, the prohibition in 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(9) from possessing a firearm continues to apply because Congress ...

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Because it is uncertain whether the Supreme Court of Virginia would conclude that common law robbery can be committed by means of threatening to accuse the victim of sodomy, and that question is determinative on whether the defendant qualifies as ...

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Although a fuel supplier had already entered into a settlement agreement with a vessel charterer who failed to pay for fuel, that settlement did not prevent the supplier from enforcing a maritime lien against the vessel. Background Addax Energy SA ...

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Although a website operator began using “ipad” three years before Apple released its iPad in 2010, because Apple acquired use of the mark from another company that predated the website operator’s use, the mark obtained secondary meaning and Apple qualified ...

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Where the defendant convicted of carjacking and brandishing a machine gun challenged the evidence that he intended to cause harm, the fact that he pointed the machine gun at the two carjacking victims and threatened that they could either help ...

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Where 12 Virginia voters showed the legislature had used race as the predominant factor in constructing 11 districts and the use of race was not justified by a compelling state interest, they were awarded over $4.1 million in attorneys’ fees ...

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