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Filing for dollars, not justice

June 26, 2009 3:15 PM
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They used to be called ambulance chasers and they were held in contempt by the legal profession, the media, and the public. Read More »

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THEIR VIEW: The way forward on mountaintop removal

June 25, 2009 11:15 AM
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MORGANTOWN — So there’s not going to be a head-to-head debate between Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and NASA climate scientist James Hansen about global warning and coal mining.
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Let the sun shine

June 19, 2009 2:00 PM
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Getting government business out in the open is almost always a good idea. If Gov. Joe Manchin’s new commission lets some sun shine into the state’s court system, honest and law-abiding West Virginians will benefit.
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THEIR VIEW: Judicial reform and public opinion in W.Va.

June 18, 2009 12:53 PM
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CHARLESTON — In West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin has announced former United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will serve as honorary chairwoman of the governor’s special commission on the state court system.
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THEIR VIEW: Supreme Court muddies water in Benjamin decision

June 18, 2009 11:59 AM
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MORGANTOWN — The United States Supreme Court’s decision that West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin should have stepped aside in cases involving Massey Energy resolves that particular issue, but it opens the door to many more disputes over when a judge should recuse himself.
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Wishing for a super-sized slush fund

June 12, 2009 5:42 PM
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West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has earned the greedy label this week for trying to stick drug maker Eli Lilly with a $2 billion fine for alleged mislabeling in its marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. Read More »

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THEIR VIEW: State GOP loses key advocate

June 10, 2009 8:34 PM
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“Hey, it’s Gary.” I heard that hundreds of times over the last 10 years when I answered the phone in my office. Read More »

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Judge Seibert stands tall

June 5, 2009 3:45 PM
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“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil,” said British statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke, “is that good men do nothing.” Which raises the question: Why do good men do nothing?

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THEIR VIEW: Sotomayor, life experiences and judges

June 4, 2009 9:50 AM
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MORGANTOWN — A few of my lawyer friends have told me, only half-jokingly, that they prefer to argue before a judge who is fair … unless, of course, they can have a judge who favors their point of view.

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