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Republican AGs say Biden administration wrongly extended protections to LGBTQ community
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Attorneys general from 20 states, including West Virginia’s Patrick Morrisey, have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration trying to stop directives that extend sexual discrimination protections to the LGBTQ community. -
WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: COVID-19 UPDATE: Gov. Justice announces WV among nation’s leaders in CARES Act usage rate; commits $2.5M to test all college and university students
Gov. Jim Justice joined West Virginia health leaders and other officials for his latest daily press briefing regarding the State’s COVID-19 response. -
West Virginia is part of 45-state settlement regarding ITT Tech loan company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, together with 44 other attorneys general, reached a $168 million settlement with a loan company linked to ITT Tech. -
Man files suit against U.S. Department of Education over portion taken from Social Security check
BECKLEY – A Beckley man is suing the U.S. Department of Education alleging that a percentage of his Social Security check was withheld unfairly in connection with an education debt. -
Inmate files suit against Equifax, others over allegedly inaccurate credit reports
KINGWOOD – A man currently incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton alleges inaccurate information is listed on his credit reports. -
Supreme Court grants request for review of school bathroom privacy case
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey applauds the U.S. Supreme Court for agreeing to review an attempt supported by the federal government to force schools to allow students to use the bathroom of the opposite sex. -
Students face limited options with ITT losing accreditation as it closes
HUNTINGTON – ITT Technical Institute is another in a long list of for-profit schools that have lost their accreditation and had to close, leaving students in the lurch with college loans from a school that no longer exists. -
Morrisey leads push for U.S. SC review of school bathroom case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Oct. 12 he is leading a 21-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review and strike down a high-profile case regarding transgender rights. -
Marshall University outreach programs get boost from feds
WASHINGTON – Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia has been awarded $544,320 in grant funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Talent Search Program. -
Morrisey signs amicus brief in federal transgender bathroom case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week joined seven other states in opposing the federal government’s push to unilaterally rewrite federal law by regulation in order to force local school districts to admit adolescents into bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex. -
We the People program brings grant money to W.Va. teachers
A nationwide program has awarded money to certain teachers in West Virginia to help engage and enlighten students in the mountain state. -
Man says teaching evolution is hurting his child
MARTINSBURG – A Harpers Ferry man is suing the Jefferson County Board of Education after he claims it is teaching evolution, which has caused harm to his child. -
Settlement would resolve about 400 Mountain State U. lawsuits
CHARLESTON – A proposed settlement would resolve more than 400 lawsuits against Mountain State University filed by former students after the school closed in 2012. -
THEIR VIEW: Small business, big vision
CHARLESTON -- I have had the opportunity to meet the owners of many successful small businesses across West Virginia since becoming your governor. -
Field trip results in wrongful discharge suit against West Virginia State
CHARLESTON – A Nitro woman claims showing compassion for students’ health needs during a field trip last summer got her fired from a local university. -
Law firm sues former clients for legal fees, expenses
C. Ranson CHARLESTON – A Charleston law firm is staking its claim to a portion of the settlement tentatively reached in a gender discrimination suit against WVU Tech. -
Judge sues Gazette, Mingo sheriff for 'libelous' article
Thornsbury WAYNE – A Mingo County circuit judge has sued the company that owns the Charleston Gazette as well as the Mingo County Sheriff over an article he says is libelous. -
Attorney asks to withdraw from Title IX suit
Ranson CHARLESTON – Citing differences with his clients in settling a sex discrimination suit with WVU Tech, a Charleston attorney is asking a federal judge to relieve him as counsel in the case. -
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