Kessler WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling, saying the congressional redistricting plan adopted by state leaders last year is fine.
Wilkes CHARLESTON - Judicial elections are "notably different" than elections for legislative or executive offices, Judge Christopher C. Wilkes wrote in a concurring opinion filed last week.
Skaggs CHARLESTON - Though some legal experts argue that the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' decision deeming the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional is "disappointing," there are those who contend the ruling also is slightly encouraging.
Loughry CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on Friday deemed the matching funds provisions of the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program unconstitutional.
Mann HUNTINGTON -– Five lectures featuring scholars and opinion leaders who will talk about the Constitution and important matters in the nation's political process will be delivered during the 2012-2013 school year at Marshall University.
Loughry CHARLESTON - Both the State Election Commission and state Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry argue that Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's recent request for a preliminary injunction in a federal lawsuit over West Virginia's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program should not be granted.
Loughry CHARLESTON – After nearly two hours of oral arguments, the question of additional public funding in the state Supreme Court race rests squarely in the hands of the state Supreme Court.
Allen Loughry speaks Wednesday during a state Supreme Court candidate forum at The Greenbrier. (Photo by Chris Dickerson) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The four candidates for the state Supreme Court have made their pitches to West Virginia's corporate boardroom.
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 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.
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.
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.
Yoder HARPERS FERRY -- FARM PAC, the political action committee of the West Virginia Farm Bureau, has announced that it is endorsing Circuit Judge John Yoder for the State Supreme Court election this November.
CHARLESTON -- Scott Blass's recent op-ed discussing West Virginia's public financing program for Supreme Court candidates might lead one to believe the program had been declared unconstitutional by the courts. No such thing has occurred.
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 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.
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.
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.
McGraw CHARLESTON - A legal battle over West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's use of funds from a 2004 settlement with Purdue Pharma may soon be coming to a close.
CHICAGO - Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Caperton v. Massey, West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin said attendants of a local judicial gathering asked him for his take on the court's blockbuster ruling.