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Virginia Lawyers Weekly is Virginia's legal newspaper, dedicated to providing the latest legal news, digests of court cases, full-text opinions, verdicts, and settlements. Read daily updates on coverage highlighting developments in case law, changes to court rules, verdict & settlement reports, bar-discipline notices, and all other news vital to Virginia lawyers.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices signaled reservations about the charges that could cause a lengthy delay, possibly beyond November’s election ..read more
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West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday ..read more
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A jury on Wednesday rejected a woman's lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars from Virginia's largest school system over allegations that she was raped multiple times as a middle schooler ..read more
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Glenn Youngkin will visit Germany, Denmark, Finland and Switzerland next week for his third international trade mission as Virginia governor ..read more
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A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a North Carolina law that made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction when they had simply violated the voting law by mistake ..read more
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U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court ..read more
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Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced April 23 he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025, avoiding a nomination contest with U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, and will instead run for lieutenant governor. A former member of ex-Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration and a two-term mayor of the capital city, Stoney said he had wrestled with ..read more
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A congressional committee Monday criticized the CIA's handling of sexual misconduct allegations in its ranks, saying victims have been deterred from coming forward and were aware of “little to no accountability or punishment for the perpetrators of the assaults or harassment ..read more
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The long-awaited update to the federal overtime rule has been finalized by the Department of Labor (DOL) and was cleared by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on April 10. The final rule, which could take effect this summer, will significantly increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions under the Fair ..read more
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), providing important guidance regarding reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions. The rule, published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024, clarifies that abortion is included under the list of related medical conditions covered by ..read more