Federal Recognition of Gay Marriage Expanding to Six More States
Summary: The federal government announced Monday that it has added six more states to its list of states that federally recognizes…
Virginia
IP Litigation Attorney Brad Newberg Joins McGuireWoods
Summary: IP litigation attorney Brad R. Newberg joins McGuireWoods' Intellectual Property Litigation and Patents Department today as a partner…
Former Governor and First Lady Found Guilty of Corruption
Summary: Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen were found guilty on Thursday of numerous corruption charges. They…
Corruption Trial Continues with Defense of Former First Lady Maureen McDonnell
Summary: Maureen McDonnell, former first lady of Virginia, testified today in the trial that accuses her and her husband, former…
Barring Intervention from U.S. Supreme Court, Gay Marriage to Begin Next Week in Virginia
Summary: Should the United States Supreme Court not intervene in Virginia's battle against same-sex marriage, couples could begin to tie the…
Former Virginia Governor’s Corruption Trial Resumes
In the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, the prosecution resumed its case on…
Manassas Police Stand Down from Explicit Photo Request
On Thursday, police in Virginia decided to back off their efforts of taking a sexually explicit photo of a 17-year-old…
Forensic Science is Inaccurate, Biased and Affects Thousands of Cases
Virginia was notified nine days prior to the scheduled execution of death row inmate Earl Washington that an innocent man…
Teenage Girl Charged with Child Pornography in Virginia
A teenage girl, 16, in Virginia has been charged with child pornography after she posted nude photos of herself on…
Federal Judge Wants to Issue Quick Ruling in Virginia Same-Sex Marriage Case
The Solicitor General of Virginia, Stuart A. Raphael, compared the state's ban on same-sex marriage to its former defense of…
Virginia Mother Dresses Her 7-Year-Old as KKK Wizard
Jessica Black doesn’t see anything wrong with dressing up her 7-year-old son as a KKK wizard for Halloween. When faced…
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal to Revive Virginia’s Anti-Sodomy Law
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that struck down Virginia’s…