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A lawsuit filed this afternoon asks a court to extend Virginia’s voter registration deadline 48 hours and requests that the state be required to make a significant effort to inform the public of this change.
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Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) today introduced the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act of 2020, legislation to eliminate the use of corporal punishment in our nation’s schools.
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Mark Warner, on Thursday, called out President Trump, saying in a statement that “The President of the United States should not be aiding and abetting foreign adversaries who are working to sow doubts about the legitimacy of the American election system.”
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There is currently no federal law that explicitly and affirmatively guarantees all pregnant workers the right to basic accommodations – such as appropriate seating, water breaks, and relief from heavy lifting.
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Political strategist and social entrepreneur Tolu Olubunmi will deliver the inaugural International Day of Peace address at Washington and Lee University on Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
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A coalition of 23 attorneys general has filed a motion for summary judgment asking for the Trump administration’s rule that makes it easier for healthcare providers and insurance companies to discriminate against vulnerable and protected classes of Americans to be vacated and set aside.
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Mary Anne Franks, professor of law and Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at the University of Miami School of Law, will deliver this year’s Constitution Day address at Washington and Lee University on Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m.
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UVA will take steps to contextualize the contributions of founder Thomas Jefferson, remove a statue honoring George Rogers Clark, and remove the names of former Confederate leaders from the education and law schools.
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The first Black students admitted to Virginia Tech blazed the trail of proving they belonged academically at the university. James Leslie Whitehurst Jr. then pushed for that path to extend through all aspects of campus life.
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Daniel McMahon, 32, was sentenced today in federal court in the Western District of Virginia to 41 months of imprisonment for threatening an African-American Charlottesville City Council candidate because of his race.
