U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Grant Co. woman alleges Mineral deputy used excessive force in arrest
MARTINSBURG – A Grant County woman is alleging a Mineral County deputy sheriff used excessive force when arresting her for driving under the influence. -
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. -
No decisions made at hearing in federal campaign finance case
Goodwin CHARLESTON - A federal judge made no decisions at a hearing held this week in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Conference in federal campaign finance case set for Tuesday
Goodwin CHARLESTON - A federal judge has scheduled a hearing in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program for Tuesday. -
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. -
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. -
Federal judge temporarily blocks W.Va. PAC contribution cap
Johnston BLUEFIELD - A federal judge has temporarily blocked West Virginia's $1,000-per-election cap on contributions to political action committees that act independently of candidates or parties. -
Three W.Va. SC justices won't hear public financing case
Davis CHARLESTON - Three West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justices have recused themselves from a case over the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Report: Federal judge to wait to rule on PAC's request to block cap
Johnston CHARLESTON - A federal judge said at a hearing this week that he will wait to rule on whether to temporarily block the state's $1,000-per-election cap on contributions to political action committees. -
Federal judge grants Loughry's motion to intervene
Loughry CHARLESTON - A federal judge has granted West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry's motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program. -
Loughry files response to federal suit, files another in W.Va. SC
Loughry CHARLESTON - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry this week filed a response to a federal lawsuit, filed earlier this month to block funding to his campaign. -
W.Va. widow files wrongful death suit against trucking company
BECKLEY - The widow of a man who was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer and subsequently killed in June is now suing the driver of the trailer, its passenger and the company who employed the two men. -
Former W.Va. Democratic Party chairman challenges candidate financing program
Callaghan CHARLESTON - The former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party is suing the secretary of state and members of the State Election Commission in federal court, saying the matching funds provision of the Supreme Court's public campaign financing pilot program is unconstitutional. -
Fourth Circuit certifies question in MSHA case to W.Va. SC
Copenhaver RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court on Tuesday asked the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to determine whether claims by miners against private parties for negligent safety inspections should be dismissed for failure to state a claim. -
Fourth Circuit to hear case over key parts of W.Va. election ad laws
Johnston RICHMOND, Va. - A decision striking down key provisions of West Virginia election laws that attempt to regulate political ads by special interest groups will be heard by a federal appeals court in October. -
Disbarred Wood attorney reaches agreement with state on unpaid taxes
Hayhurst PARKERSBURG – A disbarred Wood County attorney received a small victory recently on the issue that resulted in the loss of his license – unpaid taxes. -
PAC, potential donors call W.Va. election laws 'unconstitutional'
Tennant BLUEFIELD - An independent political action committee and a group of potential donors are suing West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and the state's prosecuting attorneys, arguing that some of the state's election laws and policies violate their First Amendment rights. -
Former Lincoln commission candidate files suit over ballot stuffing
Harless CHARLESTON - A former Lincoln County Commission candidate has filed a lawsuit in federal court for at least $57,000 in attorney's fees and expenses, plus compensatory and punitive damages, saying the 2010 primary election was "contaminated."