U.S. Federal Court
Recent News About U.S. Federal Court
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McGraw part of agreement on e-book price-fixing
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's Darrell McGraw is one of 55 attorneys general involved in reaching an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States. -
Former Fairmont student accuses Marion police of racial profiling
Byrd CLARKSBURG – A former Fairmont State University student is alleging police turned what should've been a routine report of a fender-bender in a full-fledged search of his vehicle, all because he is black. -
Randolph man sues Taylor Co. police for civil rights violations
Silvester ELKINS – A Randolph County man is accusing police in Taylor County of brutalizing him. -
Settlement reached in Grant Co. man's civil rights suit against former deputy
ELKINS – A Grant County man has reached a settlement in a civil rights suit he filed against a former deputy sheriff he claims raped him following an arrest for driving under the influence. -
Charleston attorney defends aspiring actor against federal charges
Giatras CHARLESTON – The family of an aspiring actor has retained Charleston attorney Troy N. Giatras to represent him against federal charges brought against him in West Virginia. -
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. -
District Judge slaps down the EPA
As a rule, we prefer not to indulge in schadenfreude. It's unseemly. Poor sportsmanship and all that. Still, when the Environmental Protection Agency gets a well-deserved and long-overdue slap down, we can't help but gloat. -
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. -
EPA, Sierra Club strike out in federal court
Tomblin WASHINGTON, D.C. -– The Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by issuing a guidance document about Clean Water Act compliance, a federal judge has ruled. -
SEC has emergency meeting after Loughry suit
Loughry CHARLESTON – A day after state Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry sued the State Election Commission for not following through in providing his campaign public financing money, the panel held an emergency meeting. -
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.