Category: Courts and law
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Judge Rules Gerrymandering Election Unconstitutional
by Scott Dreyer On Wednesday, Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley issued an injunction against the yes/no gerrymandering election that concluded April 21, thus blocking the state from certifying the results. Attorney General Jay Jones (D), who gained notoriety in October 2025 when his texts surfaced where he had fantasized about the murder of a Republican lawmaker…
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FCPS Legal Spending Soars
Fairfax County Schools’ legal bills: $12 million and counting by Stephanie Lundquist-Arora On March 23, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Michelle Reid announced that she is enlisting the services of yet another law firm, McGuireWoods, to “investigate” the district’s latest scandal — allegations that an 18-year-old illegal immigrant fondled the genitals of several female students in Fairfax High…
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State Sen. Aaron Rouse: Prevaricator or Totally Disabled?
by Kerry Dougherty One of two things is true about State Sen. Aaron Rouse of Virginia Beach. He’s either badly disabled and unable to work due to concussions and other injuries sustained during his three seasons as an NFL safety. Or he’s a prevaricator. Take your pick. Either one casts doubts on his fitness to…
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Bad Judgment
General Assembly Democrats put self-interest above justice for Harrisonburg. by Joe Fitzgerald Several years ago, Todd Gilbert arranged a town hall on immigration in Harrisonburg. Latino leaders organized several speakers to come and speak about the real experience of immigration to the Valley, as opposed to the demonization and slander of immigrants that often comes…
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Betrayal 2 – The Virginia General Assembly
by James C. Sherlock People, including our elected representatives in the General Assembly of Virginia, might not know that the Commonwealth is subject to a permanent federal court injunction requiring compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The “Commonwealth of Virginia” is enjoined, not just the executive branch. The author herein informs the…
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Betrayal
by James C. Sherlock This will be the first of a series of reports on the scandalous failures of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) in its stewardship of Virginia’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in matters affecting the safety and health of people with intellectual and developmental…
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Why Do Dems Bother?
Assembly majority poised to appoint a judge who hates us. by Joe Fitzgerald Will Democrats in the General Assembly find a way to piss away their majority? Historically, yes. Then they’ll begin looking for a woman to blame it on. (See Filler-Corn, Eileen.) Ranking Democrats are currently defending being on the verge of appointing Todd…
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Same Controversy, New Plaintiffs, New Arguments
by Steve Emmert (Steve Emmert, who formerly published the Virginia Appellate News & Analysis blog, offered this legal perspective on Virginia’s redistricting debate. — JAB) I continue to believe that the impetus for this new filing was a recognition by the plaintiffs’ lawyers that the judge’s original order last month contained everything they wanted except…
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Spanberger Signs Bills to Send Constitutional Amendments to Voters
Governor Abigail Spanberger today released the following statement after signing legislation to set referendums on proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution (my bold, JAB): “Virginia voters deserve the opportunity to respond to the nationwide attacks on our rights, freedoms, and elections. Everyone deserves the freedom to marry who they love — and Virginia’s Constitution should…
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Court Reverses Intent of 2020 Do-Not-Compete Reform
by Chap Petersen In the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly – with a new Democratic majority – passed A LOT of bills regarding labor rights. One of the most important and least noticed was SB 840, which protected “low wage” workers, i.e. those making under the average state wage, from being subject to “covenants…
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Upholding the Rule of Law Is Everyone’s Responsibility
by J. Kennerly Davis All Virginians, regardless of their political affiliations, should welcome the decision issued this week by Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley to block and void the Democrats’ brazen attempt to defy the clear requirements of the Virginia Constitution and unlawfully redraw the Commonwealth’s congressional districts to their disproportionate advantage. We all win…
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A Rejoinder to Hans Bader
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Hans Bader has published an extensive article in BR opposing bills introduced in the General Assembly that would enable judges to give a “Second Look” at inmates with long sentences. As I was preparing my comments to the article, they themselves became so extensive that I decided an rejoinder article would be…
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Is West Virginia Unconstitutional?
Amusing tongue-in-cheek conversation between John Reid and former Governor/Senator George Allen.
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The Deadly Consequences of Non-Compliant Nursing Home Reporting
by James C. Sherlock Regulators and law enforcement agencies cannot oversee what they do not understand. They do not understand nursing home management structures, and thus, business models of chains whose facilities, due to the core role of understaffing in those models, routinely abuse and cause the untimely deaths of residents. Section 1124(c) of…