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Lawyer wants Tomblin's pay cut
Tomblin CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court on Monday eliminated an April 15 deadline for filings in a lawsuit looking to stop acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin from drawing a governor's salary and receiving other perks of the office. -
Session gets mixed reviews
Romano CHARLESTON – As with most matters in politics, there are mixed reviews on the just-completed state legislative session and what lawmakers accomplished. -
Justices say state auditor billed nonprofit correctly
Davis CHARLESTON – Owners of Woodlands Retirement Community in Huntington must pay $457,386.79 for a certificate showing they redeemed their properties for more than $6 million in taxes and interest, the Supreme Court of Appeals has decided. -
THEIR VIEW: Session shows need for leadership
CHARLESTON -- The recently adjourned legislative session reinforces my belief that West Virginia is in dire need of true leadership. -
New court proposals are thoroughly appealing
The initiation of a feasibility study for a business court and the establishment of an intermediate appellate court were two of the more attractive recommendations made by Gov. Joe Manchin's Independent Commission on Judicial Reform. -
State Chamber boss urges House to pass intermediate court bill
Roberts CHARLESTON -- The president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter to members asking them to pass the bill to create an intermediate appellate court. -
Bill to fund Supreme Court elections still alive
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee has given the OK to a bill that would increase fees on court filings and lawyers to help fund state Supreme Court elections. -
Critics say House impeding intermediate court bill
Thompson CHARLESTON -- A chorus of critics are singing the blues that a bill to create an intermediate appellate court isn't gaining traction in the House of Delegates. -
Groh suggested for federal judgeship
Groh CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin are asking President Barack Obama to nominate Circuit Court Judge Gina Marie Groh for a federal judgeship. -
Bill would increase fees, fund SupCo elections
CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that would increase fees on court filings and lawyers to help fund state Supreme Court elections. -
Observers torn on idea of new appellate court
Roberts CHARLESTON – Some members of the legal community are glad to see the possible creation of an intermediate appellate court moving through the Legislature, while others aren't. -
Senate passes appellate court bill
Kessler CHARLESTON -- The push for an intermediate appellate court is now headed to the House of Delegates. -
Judicial pay raise bill under scrutiny
Heath CHARLESTON – A bill that would give judges in the state a pay raise is moving along in the state Legislature, but not without controversy and questions. -
Courthouse a step closer to being named for Broadwater
MARTINSBURG – The U.S. Courthouse in Martinsburg is one step closer to being named for a longtime judge. -
Sorsaia says he would join 'Obamacare' suit
Sorsaia CHARLESTON -- Mark Sorsaia, one of West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates, announced on Monday that if elected he plans to join the 26 states that have filed legal action against President Barack Obama's new health care law. -
Congressional tort reform caucus faces hurdles, observer says
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A legal reform proponent says the newly formed Congressional Civil Justice Caucus will have a tough time drumming up support from the current administration. -
New Cabell judge sworn in
New Cabell Circuit Judge Paul T. Farrell speaks Feb. 14 after he was sworn in. (Photos by Kyla Asbury) HUNTINGTON – Cabell County's newest circuit judge was welcomed by a packed courtroom Feb. 14 when he took the oath of office. -
McGraw says 2012 funds can't be used in 2011 special election
McGraw CHARLESTON -- Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office says gubernatorial candidates who raised campaign money for committees for the 2012 election can't use those funds for this year's special election. -
THEIR VIEW: 'Independent' Gulf spill claims fund a BP subsidiary
WASHINGTON -- A recent ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier proves what victims of the unprecedented Deepwater Horizon spill have claimed for months: the so-called "independent" Gulf Coast Claims Facility is anything but a neutral arbitrator or mediator. -
Tennant asks McGraw with help on campaign finance laws
Tennant CHARLESTON -- Secretary of State Natalie Tennant has sent a letter to Attorney General Darrell McGraw asking for his help in interpreting state code, specifically those laws on campaign finances.