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Kessler, Thompson: Congressional redistricting plan is constitutional
Kessler MARTINSBURG -- West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler and House Speaker Rick Thompson, in a filing Thursday, say they and the state Legislature have complied with "all applicable provisions" of state and federal law regarding a congressional redistricting plan.
Justices back United Bank on layoff question
McHugh CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has ruled that a lower court did not err in categorizing the termination of two bank employees' jobs as layoffs.
Court backs Greenbrier Commission in sheriff's budget dispute
McHugh CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says a trial court improperly issued a writ of mandamus against the Greenbrier County Commission for reducing the county sheriff's budget.
All Good security firm wants dismissed from lawsuit
CLARKSBURG -- A company that provided security for West Virginia's All Good Music Festival is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against it, saying it wasn't responsible for an accident that killed a South Carolina woman at the annual event this summer.
Justices: Court can sanction insurer who doesn't show for mediation
Davis CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals says a trial court does have the authority to sanction an insurance carrier that fails to appear at court-ordered mediation.
Court hears redistricting arguments
Ketchum CHARLESTON -- The legal battle over West Virginia's new legislative redistricting plan moved to the courtroom Thursday.
Kanawha Co. court says lender must comply with subpoena
McGraw CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia circuit court says an Internet payday lender claiming affiliation with a Native American tribe is not immune from a lawsuit and must comply with state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's investigative subpoena.
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear W.Va. vaccination case
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of a West Virginia mother who was denied the right to claim a religious exemption for her child under a state law requiring that children be vaccinated before attending public school.
Tennant responds to redistricting challenges
Tennant CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Secretary of State's Office on Monday filed its responses to three of the five challenges to the state's new legislative redistricting plan.
State's high court sets arguments in redistricting cases
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in an order Wednesday, said oral arguments over the new House of Delegates and Senate redistricting plans will be held next week.
Mon, Wood counties challenge Senate redistricting plan
Tennant CHARLESTON -- Legal challenges to West Virginia's new redistricting plan now have shifted to the Senate side of the Statehouse.
Jefferson Co. commission suing over U.S. congressional districts
Noland MARTINSBURG -- The Jefferson County Commission and two of its members filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday, suing the state of West Virginia over the current makeup of its three congressional districts.
Monroe Co. Commission jumps into House redistricting fight
CHARLESTON -- The Monroe County Commission has now joined the ranks of those suing over a new House of Delegates redistricting plan.
Critics say McGraw should be accountable for Medicaid gap
McGraw CHARLESTON -- A growing number of West Virginians -- lawmakers, politicians and citizen groups -- say Attorney General Darrell McGraw needs to be held more accountable for a gaping hole in the state's Medicaid budget.
Thacker one step closer to federal bench
Thacker WASHINGTON - A University of Richmond law school professor says the full U.S. Senate should "promptly confirm" West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker's nomination to a federal appeals court.
Mason, Putnam object to Thompson intervening
Thompson CHARLESTON -- The two counties suing over a new House of Delegates redistricting plan say they object to House Speaker Rick Thompson's request to intervene.
Thompson wants to intervene in redistricting suit
Thompson CHARLESTON -- West Virginia House Speaker Rick Thompson has asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court arguing that a new House of Delegates redistricting plan is unconstitutional.
Report: W.Va. not helping cut outside influence in state court elections
WASHINGTON -- West Virginia's failure to fully fund a public financing program for the state Supreme Court of Appeals election next year was a setback in the effort to reduce the influence of special interests in state court elections, according to a national report released Thursday.
Capito: EPA's 'extreme agenda,' regulations are killing jobs
Capito WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, co-founder of the Congressional Coal Caucus, says the federal Environmental Protection Agency's "extreme agenda" and regulations are destroying jobs.
Justices affirm Kanawha FELA ruling for CSX
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision earlier this month, found in favor of CSX Transportation Inc. in a lawsuit filed over an employee's asbestos-related injuries.