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THEIR VIEW: Loughry ruling means more 'dialing for dollars'
WASHINGTON, D.C. -— The recent ruling in Loughry v. Tennant is deeply disappointing and means judges will continue dialing for dollars from major campaign spenders. -
Court denies former Randolph teacher's writ to dismiss sexual abuse indictment
Faulkner CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has rejected a last-minute attempt by a former Randolph County school teacher to have charges she sexually abused one of her students dismissed. -
Legal groups weigh in on W.Va. SC campaign finance ruling
Skaggs CHARLESTON - Though some legal experts argue that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' decision deeming the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional is "disappointing," there are those who contend the ruling also is slightly encouraging. -
Supreme Court denies Loughry's request
Loughry CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday deemed the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional. -
Court keeps Watkins on bench pending outcome of ethics probes
Watkins CHARLESTON – A Putnam family law judge will remain on the bench while he contests two sets of ethics charges. -
Supreme Court prepares to visit Marshall
Ketchum HUNTINGOTN – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will return to Marshall University's Huntington campus to conduct a session that includes four cases. -
SEC, Loughry: Motion for injunction should be denied
Loughry CHARLESTON - Both the State Election Commission and state Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argue that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent request for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program should not be granted. -
Second set of ethics charges filed against Watkins
Watkins CHARLESTON – A Putnam family law judge's unruly behavior -- which has been uploaded multiple times to the Internet, and, in one instance, made international headlines -- again will have to account for his actions before an ethics panel. -
W.Va. SC grants McGraw's motion to intervene
McGraw CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has granted Attorney General Darrell McGraw's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Loughry: Motion to expedite 'inaccurate,' result of 'dawdling'
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argues in a federal court filing that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent motion to expedite is "replete with inaccurate and unsupported" facts and the result of his own "dawdling." -
Callaghan files motion to expedite in campaign financing suit
Callaghan CHARLESTON - Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan on Thursday filed a motion to expedite briefing in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Ritchie attorney, judicial candidate accused of misappropriating funds, deceit
CHARLESTON – A Ritchie County attorney, who is a candidate for circuit judge, will take a detour from the campaign trial to answer ethics charges that have been filed against him. -
Court suspends Monongalia attorney pending outcome of mental evaluation
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has placed a Monongalia County attorney on temporary suspension while he undergoes a mental health evaluation. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Davis joins Bailey & Wyant
Davis CHARLESTON -- The law firm of Bailey & Wyant welcomes their newest associate, Kevin Davis, to their Charleston office. -
Wetzel attorney, former Supreme Court candidate faces disbarment
Rogers CHARLESTON – A Wetzel County attorney who was a candidate for the state Supreme Court soon could be without a license. -
THEIR VIEW: Public financing of Supreme Court race is a good idea
CHARLESTON -- Scott Blass's recent op-ed discussing West Virginia's public financing program for Supreme Court candidates might lead one to believe the program had been declared unconstitutional by the courts. No such thing has occurred. -
W.Va. SC denies Callaghan's motion to intervene
Callaghan CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Loughry says W.Va. SC should deny motion to intervene
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry says the plaintiff in a federal case over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program has "no constitutional rights" to intervene in a separate but related lawsuit filed in the state's high court. -
Ethics charges filed against Putnam family law judge
CHARLESTON – A Putnam County family law judge is being called to task for his ethical lapses, but not for hiJs unprofessional behavior toward litigants. -
W.Va. SC sets arguments in campaign finance case
Loughry CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a case over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program next month.