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Report targets McGraw's hiring practices
McGraw NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -– West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's hiring practices are targeted in a new report by the Manhattan Institute. -
Mason, Putnam counties file redistricting suit
Tennant CHARLESTON -- Mason and Putnam counties, in a lawsuit filed in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week, say the state Legislature failed to consider "the community interests of the people" in approving a House of Delegates redistricting plan. -
Law professor says committee will approve Thacker
Thacker WASHINGTON -- A University of Richmond law school professor says it's not surprising that West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker's nomination to a federal appeals court was held over Thursday. -
Cooper files redistricting petition
Cooper CHARLESTON -- A West Virginia attorney says a new House of Delegates redistricting plan violates the West Virginia Constitution and "just barely" meets the requirements of equal representation set forth in federal case law. -
Senate Judiciary approves Groh for federal court
Groh WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to approve Berkeley Circuit Judge Gina M. Groh to the federal court, along with four other judges in different states. -
THEIR VIEW: Poll numbers should raise concern for Rockefeller
U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia has reason to be at least concerned about his chances, should he decide to run for re-election. -
Regional truancy meeting set for Friday in Huntington
Davis HUNTINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis and 19th Circuit Judge Alan Moats are scheduled to hold the fifth of 14 regional meetings on truancy at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, in Courtroom No. 3, at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington. -
Thacker testifies before judiciary committee
Thacker WASHINGTON -- West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker touched on her experience as both a prosecutor and private practice attorney while testifying before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. -
Judicial nominee will have support of Rockefeller, Manchin at hearing
Thacker WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin will introduce West Virginia attorney Stephanie Thacker at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday. -
GOP serves notice on redistricting documents
Stuart CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Republican Party on Friday, anticipating future litigation, provided written notice to various state offices asking that all documents related to redistricting be preserved. -
Thacker hearing set for Tuesday
Thacker WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is set to hear the nomination of Charleston attorney Stephanie Thacker for an opening on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
THEIR VIEW: A partnership that continues to pay off
WASHINGTON -- Success often starts small, but West Virginia's success in landing new investments by Japanese companies started big – with Wheeling Nisshin in 1986, NGK Sparkplugs in 1995, and then Toyota's $400 million automotive facility in 1996. -
Tomblin still OK with appeals court -- at fair price
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says an intermediate court of appeals is an "appropriate step" for West Virginia, but one that must be taken with a sound financial foot. -
Tomblin still OK with appeals court ... at fair price
Tomblin CHARLESTON – Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says an intermediate court of appeals is an "appropriate step" for West Virginia, but one that must be taken with a sound financial foot. -
State Supreme Court rejects Charleston election challenge
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has rejected a request by Janet "J.T." Thompson, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones' lone challenger in the May election, to block Charleston City Council from holding a hearing on her claims of voter fraud. -
Thacker officially nominated by Obama
Thacker WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Thursday officially nominated Charleston attorney Stephanie Thacker to fill an opening on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
THEIR VIEW: Reflecting on 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON -- There are moments in history that define who we are as a nation, and who we can be as a people. They are touchstones, forever defining our history in terms of "before" and "after." -
Rockefeller, Manchin tout Groh for confirmation
Groh WASHINGTON – West Virginia Democrats Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin are urging their fellow Senators to quickly confirm Gina Marie Groh as a federal judge. -
THEIR VIEW: Setting the Record Straight: Democracy 101
Farrell CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Record recently published an editorial offering a "remedial civics lesson" for a dissenting Supreme Court Justice. The editorial suggests that the West Virginia Supreme Court "does not have the right to nullify or amend" a legislative act or "overrule the legislature." -
Davis unveils anti-truancy effort
Davis KINGWOOD -- Supreme Court Justice Robin Jean Davis has announced the details of a new effort to coordinate judicial truancy programs in West Virginia.