Where the Virginia Department of Education developed a guidance document containing model policies for local school boards to use when adopting policies for the treatment of transgender students, plaintiffs lack standing to sue because they have not been aggrieved by ...

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Where plaintiff seeks documents from defendant municipality under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, an employee petition to the personnel committee to discuss complaints and concerns about the town manager is not exempt from disclosure. Background Hawkins sought mandamus relief ...

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Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss with prejudice for failing to perfect an appeal is denied because the COVID-19 emergency tolled the deadline for filing an appeal bond. Ruling “I find that the plain meaning of the Supreme Court’s Declaration of Judicial ...

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The court reverses the Virginia Employment Commission’s finding that an unemployment benefits claimant who slept on the job committed misconduct that disqualified him from benefits. The commission concluded that the sleeping incident was “clearly inappropriate and a violation of company ...

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