Report: Partisanship influences state court judges on election cases
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Judges feel pressures to become partisan actors who favor their own party in deciding election disputes.
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Ken Plum: Bob McDonnell and the court of public opinion
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Last week the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously overturned the public corruption conviction of Virginia’s former governor, Bob McDonnell.
Lawyers’ Committee urges Virginia court to uphold restoration of voting rights
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The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is backing Gov. McAuliffe’s order restoring voting rights to over 200,000 ex-felons.
Report: State court judges disproportionately white, male
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The majority of state court systems are failing at adequately reflecting the diversity of the populations they serve.
Speaker Howell on federal court ruling upholding Virginia’s photo ID law
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House Speaker William J. Howell issued a statement on the U.S. District Court’s ruling upholding Virginia’s photo identification law.
Sanders stresses economy, voting rights, courts in meeting with black leaders
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders met Thursday at the National Urban League offices with leaders of nine historic civil rights organizations.
Hillary Clinton statement on Fifth Circuit Court ruling on President Obama’s executive actions on immigration
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Following last night’s ruling by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upholding an injunction against President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, Hillary Clinton released the following statement.
Virginia Organizing comments on appeals court ruling on immigration
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction to block implementation of executive orders on immigration, including Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Appeals court: Bob McDonnell to prison while awaiting final appeal?
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A federal appeals court has set into motion the possibility that former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell could be headed to prison as soon as next week while awaiting a final appeal of his conviction on federal corruption charges.
Appeals court rejects Pittsylvania County appeal in government prayer case
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today unanimously dismissed Pittsylvania County’s appeal from a lower court order prohibiting the Board of Supervisors from opening its meetings with Christian prayers offered by Board members.
