CHARLESTON – Attorneys for West Virginia’s top school officials, in a motion filed with the state Supreme Court of Appeals, argue that Delegate Michael Folk’s continued fight over the state’s Common Core educational standards is “purely political” and should be dismissed. Charleston law firm Bailey & Glasser LLP, which is representing the West Virginia Board of Education and Michael Martirano, the state’s schools superintendent, described Folk’s petition for a writ of mandamus, filed with the s
CHARLESTON – Nearly 400 years ago, a small band of men and women set out across the Atlantic Ocean to create a place where they could freely express their faith without fear of government intervention or persecution.
KEYSER - A circuit judge representing Grant, Mineral and Tucker Counties announced on July 13 that he was retiring after 17 years of service. Circuit Judge Phil Jordan notified Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin that he plans to retire on Dec. 31. "I hope to continue to serve the judicial system as a senior status judge, a mediator, and, perhaps, as an arbitrator," Jordan said in his letter to Tomblin. Jordan is a trained mediator. Jordan said he and his wife of 31 years, Wilma, also plan to travel. Tom
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading the charge in a lawsuit, filed in a Georgia federal court Tuesday, that challenges a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would extend its authority to all bodies of water. West Virginia is among the bipartisan, nine-state coalition that argues the “Waters of the United States” rule would unlawfully expand the federal agency’s regulatory reach over small streams, land and farms. Morrisey, a Republican, feels
BECKLEY – A man involved in one of the most publicized – and most tried – court cases in state history now finds himself the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit. Hugh M.
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement Thursday applauding the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision saying the First Amendment protects a church’s right to post a sign advertising its services.
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees. District Judge Thomas E.
CHARLESTON – A federal judge has ruled that Joe Holland Chevrolet will not have to provide insurance coverage for some contraceptives to its employees.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld a Florida rule prohibiting judges and judicial candidates from personally soliciting campaign contributions.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court has opted not to hear CashCall Inc.’s request for review of a state Supreme Court ruling.
CHARLESTON – A local attorney testified before a U.S. Senate committee on Feb. 11, regarding a National Labor Relations Board regulation that will soon take effect.
CHARLESTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it for allegedly improperly applying the Clean Water Act to land a farmer wanted to develop.
GRUNDY, Va. – A Virginia circuit judge has ordered a new trial in a high-profile case that, at times, has been heard by the United States, Virginia and West Virginia supreme courts.
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals has been ranked as the third worst Judicial Hellhole, according to the American Tort Reform Association’s annual report.
SAN FRANCISCO – Three former college athletes are the latest to file a class action lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, claiming it and 11 athletic conferences have created a monopsony over college athletes.
