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Law professor: Groh, Thacker nominations 'up in the air'
Tobias CHARLESTON - A University of Richmond law school professor says Berkeley Circuit Judge Gina Groh and West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker's nominations are "up in the air" following a controversial decision by President Barack Obama earlier this month. -
US Supreme Court issues stay in redistricting case
Roberts WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court Justices have plunged West Virginia elections more deeply into uncertainty. -
Still no opinion on redistricting
McHugh CHARLESTON – Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals who approved a new map of state legislative districts on Nov. 23 hadn't explained the decision as of Jan. 18. -
AG's office touts benefits of consumer protection suits
Hughes CHARLESTON – Officials with the state Attorney General's Office told a state Senate panel a recent settlement for nearly $10 million against a credit card company is but one of the ways the office is benefitting the state financially. -
THEIR VIEW: Will legal reform be addressed this year?
The new year brings with it another legislative session, and as state lawmakers begin to deal with a variety of issues facing our state, creating jobs and reducing unemployment will likely dominate the discussion. -
Legal reform absent from speech
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's first State of the State address focused on creating jobs and economic growth. -
Judges deny stay of injunction in redistricting case
King CHARLESTON -- Federal judges who found population variances in West Virginia's congressional districts unconstitutional reacted to an appeal of the decision by mocking legislative leaders who expect the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the map. -
Panel denies officials' motion for stay of ruling in redistricting suit
King CHARLESTON - A federal panel on Tuesday denied a motion by a group of West Virginia officials asking for an immediate stay of a ruling issued last week in a congressional redistricting lawsuit. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Four new attorneys join Jackson Kelly
Busick CHARLESTON -– Jackson Kelly is continuing to expand with the addition of four new attorneys who recently joined the firm as Counsel: Jeffrey M. Busick, Alaina N. Crislip, Kathryn D. Schymik and Brian W. Stolarz. -
W.Va. officials to appeal redistricting ruling to U.S. SC
Kessler CHARLESTON - Those West Virginia officials named as defendants in a congressional redistricting lawsuit said Thursday they will ask for an immediate stay of a ruling earlier this week and seek an appeal from the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Judges: Redistrcting means change
King CHARLESTON – Redistricting means change, federal judges declared as they shredded a new map of West Virginia congressional districts, and no one knows what changes the next map will bring. -
Panel says W.Va. congressional districts must be redrawn
King CHARLESTON – A three-judge federal panel says West Virginia's newly drawn congressional districts are unconstitutional and must be redrawn in two weeks. -
Panel hears congressional redistricting arguments
CHARLESTON -- Three federal judges soon will decide whether lawmakers were right to make changes to West Virginia's congressional districts. -
Groh, Thacker nominations could see vote in February
Groh WASHINGTON - A University of Richmond law school professor says it is unlikely that Berkeley Circuit Judge Gina Groh or Charleston attorney Stephanie Thacker's nominations will receive a vote by the U.S. Senate before the end of January. -
Tomblin signs Marcellus Shale bill
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Eight days after the legislation was sent to his desk, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday signed the Horizontal Well Act relating to Marcellus Shale. -
THEIR VIEW: Some progress in state's legal climate
Various national studies show West Virginia's legal climate to be very poorly perceived. Organizations as prominent as The American Tort Reform Association, The Institute for Legal Reform and others have rated our state as less than satisfactory in its overall delivery of justice for all. -
Panel to hear congressional redistricting case
King CHARLESTON - A three-judge panel will hear a challenge over the current makeup of West Virginia's three congressional districts next week. -
Lawmakers pass Marcellus Shale bill
Tomblin CHARLESTON -– Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin soon will sign legislation for new rules and fees for Marcellus Shale gas drilling in West Virginia. -
Tomblin, Tennant respond in congressional redistricting case
Tomblin MARTINSBURG - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, in a filing in federal court Thursday, argues no relief can be awarded against him in a lawsuit over West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan. -
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.