House Republican leaders critical of McAuliffe executive order on guns
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Virginia House of Delegates Republican leaders responded Thursday to Executive Order 50, released by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Virginia receives $1.4 million to test more than 2,000 untested sexual assault evidence kits
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Attorney General Mark Herring and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran announced today that the Commonwealth of Virginia has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct DNA testing and analyze more than 2,000 untested Physical Evidence Recovery Kits (PERKs) associated with sexual assaults in Virginia.
Sons of Confederate Veterans responds to effort to remove Confederate flag from specialty license plates
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Attorneys for the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the national organization of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), have filed a response to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) Motion to Vacate a 2001 decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia and a 2002 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
New heroin, prescription drug overdose reduction laws take effect today
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New legislation will take effect in Virginia today, including a trio of bills from Attorney General Mark R. Herring to address Virginia’s heroin and prescription drug overdose crisis.
Herring announces settlement with home alarm company for alleged bait and switch tactics
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Attorney General Mark Herring announced today that he has reached a settlement with Trio Alarm, LLC (Trio Alarm), a Wisconsin-based seller of home security systems, for alleged violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) and the state’s “bait and switch” statute.
Warner, Isakson introduce bipartisan bill to improve planning options for patients with advanced illness
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced legislation today designed to give people with serious illness the freedom to make more informed choices about their care, and the power to have those choices honored.
Governor McAuliffe receives final recommendations of Governor’s Task Force on Campus Sexual Violence
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Governor Terry McAuliffe attended the final meeting of the Governor’s Task Force on Campus Sexual Violence today and received a briefing from Attorney General Mark Herring on the task force’s recommendations.
Cop out: Leaks embarrassing to Baltimore police, lapdog media
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Those selective leaks making their way to the news media on the Baltimore police investigation into the April death of Freddie Gray that led to charges for six officers involved in his arrest and detention sure are convenient.
ACLU of Virginia files lawsuit against Fairfax Police for collection, storage of personal information
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Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia filed a lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court against the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) for unlawfully storing massive amounts of license plate data collected using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).
Governor McAuliffe directs Secure Commonwealth panel to study law enforcement technologies
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Governor McAuliffe announced this week the creation of a special sub-panel of the Secure Commonwealth Panel that will focus on the use of emerging technologies by law enforcement agencies.
