
Judge declines to dismiss case challenging solitary confinement
A federal court rejected an attempt by Virginia Department of Corrections officials and employees to block judicial review of their use of solitary confinement in state prisons.

A federal court rejected an attempt by Virginia Department of Corrections officials and employees to block judicial review of their use of solitary confinement in state prisons.

The House voted 333-96 Thursday to approve the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID).

As Virginia continues to deal with extreme heat, Attorney General Mark R. Herring and his first-in-the-nation Animal Law Unit are reminding Virginians that heat can be deadly to children and animals.

Over the last three years there has been an explosion of tech-focused firms looking to gain a foothold in NYC’s competitive real estate market.

What characterizes American government today is not so much dysfunctional politics as it is ruthlessly contrived governance carried out behind the entertaining, distracting and disingenuous curtain of political theater.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect horses from the abusive practice known as “soring.”

Robert A. Rapaport has been inducted as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.

Gov. Ralph Northam sent a letter to General Assembly Budget conferees Thursday outlining his priorities with respect to ongoing negotiations on the state budget.

Leaving an animal exposed to the cold with no shelter or inadequate shelter can be considered animal cruelty, a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year in jail.

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership announced the acceptance of an Augusta County company, AccuTec Blades, Inc., into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program.
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