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Justices refuse petition over Senate ballot
Tennant CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has voted 4-0 to refuse the petition of an independent candidate for the state's House of Delegates alleging the layout of the U.S. Senate election ballot is illegal, according to a Court spokeswoman. -
Tennant say GOP 'compromise' violates law
Tennant CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant said Tuesday the so-called ballot "compromise" offered by the state's GOP Chairman Mike Stuart violates both state and federal law. -
Tennant calls GOP ballot lawsuit 'frivolous'
Tennant CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant is calling the lawsuit filed by the state's Republican State Executive Committee "frivolous" and "wasteful." -
U.S., state Chambers endorse Manchin
Manchin CHARLESTON – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Monday endorsed Gov. Joe Manchin's run for the U.S. Senate. -
State GOP has questions about federal subpoenas
Stuart CHARLESTON -- West Virginia's Republican Party -- with just weeks left before the Nov. 2 election -- is reminding voters about federal subpoenas received by Gov. Joe Manchin's administration. -
McGraw reportedly looking into election law complaint
McGraw CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office is reportedly looking into a complaint that the Secretary of State's Office has misinterpreted state election law. -
If Manchin wins, Cooper still plans to sue over succession laws
CHARLESTON -- South Charleston lawyer Thornton Cooper says he still plans to sue West Virginia officials if they don't clean up the state's succession laws. -
Manchin Senate campaign raking in donations
Manchin CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has raised more than a half-million dollars in the race for the late Robert C. Byrd's U.S. Senate seat, according to Federal Election Commission filings. -
Lawyer plans lawsuit over Manchin replacement election
Manchin CHARLESTON — A South Charleston lawyer said he intends to take legal action to require a timely special election to fill the unexpired term for governor in the event that Gov. Joe Manchin wins the U.S. Senate election this fall. -
Goodwin steps down from practice, McGraw case
CHARLESTON -- Now that he's sworn in as a U.S. senator, Carte Goodwin has to temporarily leave his family's law firm and bow out of a lawsuit brought by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw. -
Group calls McGraw the fifth worst AG
McGraw WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown is the worst current state attorney general, according to a group that promotes free enterprise and limited government. -
Manchin running for U.S. Senate
Manchin CHARLESTON -- Gov. Joe Manchin announced Tuesday he will run for the U.S. Senate to fill the late Sen. Robert Byrd's unexpired term. -
Lawmakers will meet to discuss special election
Manchin CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant says her office already is moving forward in preparing for a special legislative session called by Gov. Joe Manchin. -
McGraw's office peeks into Byrd replacement policy
Hughes CHARLESTON -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office says no one contacted it requiring how to fill the vacancy in the U.S. Senate caused by the recent death of Sen. Robert Byrd. -
W.Va. legal community mourns Byrd
Byrd CHARLESTON -- Members of the West Virginia legal community are mourning the death of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd. -
Medicare kicked off injury suit recovery in '09
West BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Kicking off a campaign to recover proceeds of personal injury suits, lawyers for Medicare claim a share of a $300 million settlement of chemical contamination claims in Anniston, Ala. -
The plaintiffs attorneys' made man
Rhode Islander Jack McConnell and his wife have contributed $700,000 to Democrat candidates and liberal organizations over the last three decades. Three members of the U.S. Senate committee considering his nomination for a federal judgeship are beneficiaries of that largesse. -
Workman to speak at Shepherd commencement
Workman Shepherdstown, WV--West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Margaret L. Workman will be this year's speaker at Shepherd University's 137th Commencement on May 15. She also will be awarded an honorary doctorate. -
New judge for Fourth Circuit
Keenan RICHMOND - Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Milano Keenan has been unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate and will become the next judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. -
Manhattan Institute probes lobbying efforts of lawyers
McGraw NEW YORK - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C.