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Dunbar hit with fourth police brutality lawsuit
CHARLESTON – Another man says he was the victim of excessive force at the hands of members of the Dunbar Police Department.
SSAC victorious in football playoff legal battle
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has sided with the governing body that oversees high school athletics to allow it to proceed with the prep football playoffs already delayed a week because of legal action.
WV NAACP says state agencies not collecting required juvenile justice data
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia State Conference of the NAACP says some state government agencies have failed to collect data regarding juveniles and the justice system as required.
Morrisey joins other AGs demanding end to political prosecutions of Trump
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a 23-state coalition in demanding Special Counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis immediately end their political prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump.
Three additional lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
Parents say school employees abused special needs daughter
FAYETTEVILLE – The parents of a special needs student say a school aide physically and verbally abused their nine-year-old daughter, including frequently rubbing her own and other saliva in her face.
Another lawsuit filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – An additional lawsuit has been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
Morrisey co-leads coalition seeking to protect students’ free speech rights
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office is co-leading a multistate amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court aimed at protecting students’ First Amendment free speech rights.
Former Clarksburg employee says city owes him for OT, comp time
CLARKSBURG – A former Clarksburg city employee says he wasn’t paid for hundreds of hours of overtime and comp time.
Three more lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare center
CHARLESTON – Three more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
Charleston attorneys secure $1.5M medmal verdict in Florida
Two West Virginia attorneys secured a $1.5 million verdict in a Florida medical malpractice case.
Federal judge dismisses whistleblower suit for lack of detail
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has dismissed a whistleblower lawsuit after he says a former Thomas Memorial Hospital nurse’s complaint didn’t adequately detail the allegations of fraud.
Trump lawyer argues for W.Va. consumers at Fourth Circuit
CHARLESTON – Three West Virginia residents had some big legal shoes arguing on their behalf last week in federal appeals court.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal on Louisiana congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal regarding Louisiana’s congressional district map.
Cross Lanes daycare named in five more abuse lawsuits
CHARLESTON – Five more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center for the abuse and mistreatment students.
ACLU seeks new election for state Senate seat
WILLIAMSON – The ACLU of West Virginia has filed a petition claiming nearly 700 Mingo County residents were denied their fundamental right to vote because of an erroneous ballot.
DECISION 2024: Republican stranglehold on WV politics continues
CHARLESTON – As expected, a red wave of Republican victory again rolled over West Virginia on election night. Donald Trump, Jim Justice and Patrick Morrisey scored Mountain State victories in their campaigns for president, U.S. Senate and governor
Sides still fighting over legal fees in Paden City High closure case
CHARLESTON – The superintendent of Wetzel County Schools has filed a motion to withdraw an appeal to the state Supreme Court in the case to keep Paden City High School open. But the groups of citizens and supporters who successfully fought to keep PCHS open this school year still want their attorney fees paid.
Parents sue Dick's after child injured by weightlifting equipment
CHARLESTON – The parents of a Charleston child has sued Dick’s Sporting Goods after the boy was injured Saturday when a piece of weightlifting equipment fell on him in the store.
Two more lawsuits filed against Cross Lanes daycare facility
CHARLESTON – Two more lawsuits have been filed against a Cross Lanes daycare center already at the center of headlines.