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Morrisey urges Biden to ‘support rather than obstruct’ Texas push to secure border
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to allow Texas’s efforts to secure portions of the U.S. border with Mexico to continue.
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in family court judge disciplinary case
CHARLESTON – The behavior of a family court judge accused of being less than candid during a disciplinary investigation “warrants her removal from the bench,” according to disciplinary counsel.
Two victims of December crime spree in Kanawha City sue McDonald's operator
CHARLESTON – Two of the four victims of a violent Charleston crime spree have sued the owner/operator of the Kanawha City McDonald’s where the violence began and where the man arrested worked.
Blankenship running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat
CHARLESTON – Don Blankenship is running for the U.S. Senate.
Va. judge won't set aside $300 million loans to Justice companies
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – A Virginia judge has decided companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family have not presented enough of a factual defense to convince him to set aside more than $300 million in defaulted loans.
State Supreme Court is doing transparency the wrong way
For a government body that touts itself as being open and transparent, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals sure has a funny way of showing it.
Statewide e-filing system nears completion
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court is closing in the completion of the statewide e-filing system.
Armstead ready for another year as Chief Justice
CHARLESTON – As he begins his second stint as Chief Justice, Tim Armstead says he sees a busy year ahead.
Kentucky also wants to make U.S. citizenship a voting requirement
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require a voter to be a U.S. citizen.
Man's estate blames Beckley doctors, hospital for being too slow treating his heart attack
BECKLEY – The estate of a 45-year-old Greenbrier County man says doctors at a Beckley hospital were too slow in treating his heart attack, which resulted in his death.
Statewide magistrate court case information now available online
CHARLESTON – Docket information about cases filed in the state magistrate courts is now available online to the public for free.“The court is trying to make court records more accessible,” Chief Justice Tim Armstead said during a January 25 press conference in the Supreme Court law library.
WVAJ president says group's legislative goal is to protect right to trial by jury
CHARLESTON – As the legislative session rolls on, the president of a group for state trial attorneys says their goal remains simple.
Proposed amendment would add U.S. citizenship to state voting requirements
CHARLESTON – A Senate resolution would create an amendment to the state Constitution providing that only West Virginia citizens who are United States citizens are qualified to vote in elections.
Stuart officially enters state Attorney General race
CHARLESTON – Former U.S. Attorney and state Senator Mike Stuart filed paperwork January 23 to run for West Virginia Attorney General at the state Capitol.
Most incumbents seek re-election to Circuit Court seats
CHARLESTON – Many incumbent circuit court judges from across West Virginia have filed paperwork to retain their seats.
Toriseva seeks Democratic nomination for state Attorney General
CHARLESTON – A Democrat has jumped into the West Virginia Attorney General race. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva announced her candidacy January 23.
McCuskey files paperwork to enter Attorney General race
CLARKSBURG – J.B. McCuskey has filed paperwork to run for West Virginia Attorney General.
Stuart, other former U.S. Attorneys back Trump in Supreme Court amicus brief
WASHINGTON – Mike Stuart has joined other former U.S. Attorneys in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court asking it to overturn the Colorado ruling to keep former President Donald Trump off of that state's primary election ballot.
Morrisey raises issues with Biden over push for electric vehicles
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has written a letter to President Joe Biden raising concerns about “pushing a massive and hasty shift to EVs (electric vehicles), through tax credits for upper-class buyers, billions in new spending, and oppressive new agency rules.”
Three other states, D.C., DOJ join NCAA transfer rule case
CHARLESTON — Three other states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Department of Justice have joined a bipartisan multistate coalition in a lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rule.