West Virginia Supreme Court
Recent News About West Virginia Supreme Court
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Morrisey files opening brief in appeal to state Supreme Court on Hope Scholarship
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed an opening brief asking the state Supreme Court of Appeals to dissolve the permanent injunction against the Hope Scholarship Act and remand the case back to Kanawha Circuit Court for dismissal. -
Attorneys seek to have more opioid-addicted infants added to state MLP case
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing children born addicted to opioids have filed a motion seeking to reopen and place certain infants on the same active docket as others. -
Video shows circuit judge displaying gun during court hearing
CHARLESTON – Video from a March hearing shows a circuit judge briefly displaying his gun while addressing defense attorneys in an EQT royalties case. -
Family judge agrees to suspension, probation for poor treatment of litigants, court staff
CHARLESTON – The state Judicial Disciplinary Counsel has reached an agreement with a family court judge it found to be disrespectful to people in his courtroom. -
Hummel recuses himself from all EQT cases; prosecutor says he sees no criminal activity
NEW MARTINSVILLE – The circuit judge who allegedly pointed a gun at an attorney during an EQT oil and gas royalties hearing has recused himself from hearing other cases involving the company. -
AG's office announces multimillion-dollar settlement with Rite Aid
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced a settlement that may add up to $30 million with Rite Aid to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the pharmacy chain failed to maintain effective controls against diversion and it contributed to oversupply of opioids in the state. -
NAS cases referred to state’s Mass Litigation Panel
CHARLESTON – Cases involving about 600 children born exposed to opioids in the womb will be heard by West Virginia Judiciary’s Mass Litigation Panel. -
Herbert Hoover Students Install Intermediate Court Bench
Herbert Hoover Students Install Intermediate Court Bench. -
Morrisey appeals Hope Scholarship Act injunction to state Supreme Cout
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patricky Morrisey wasted no time in appealing the Hope Scholarship Act question to the state Supreme Court. -
Intermediate Court denies motion to stay Hope Scholarship ruling; Morrisey vows to fight
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals has denied a motion to stay a circuit court ruling that has put the state’s Hope Scholarship Act on hold. -
Cities, counties reach $400 million settlement with 'Big Three' opioid distributors
CHARLESTON – Dozens of West Virginia cities and counties will share a “record-setting” $400 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors. -
Greear recuses himself from Hope Scholarship case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Dan Greear recused himself from the Hope Scholarship appeal and another judge has been named to hear the case in his place. -
Scheduling order filed in appeal regarding state abortion law
CHARLESTON — A scheduling order has been filed in an appeal to the West Virginia Supreme Court regarding the state's abortion law. -
Guns are a-blazin' in this legal shootout!
If you’re looking for a good old-fashioned shootout (hopefully one that doesn’t include more guns), stay tuned here. We’ll keep covering this modern-day gunfight at the W.V. Corral as best we can. -
Gun-toting judge's attorneys seek to silence lawyer
CHARLESTON – Attorneys representing the circuit judge who pointed a gun at an attorney during an oil and gas royalties hearing have sent a letter to the attorney demanding she stop “publishing false statements” about him. -
Herbert Hoover High School Students Building Furniture for Intermediate Court of Appeals Courtrooms
Herbert Hoover High School Students Building Furniture for Intermediate Court of Appeals Courtrooms. -
Judge might have violated state law in obtaining oil, gas rights
CHARLESTON – The circuit court judge facing scrutiny for pointing a gun at an attorney during an oil and gas royalties hearing has oil and gas interests, which seem to be a violation of state code. -
Morrisey files motion for stay with state Supreme Court in abortion case
CHARLESTON — A day after a judge granted an injunction, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a motion for a stay regarding the state's abortion law. -
Justices say gun-toting judge also accused children of lying in neglect case
CHARLESTON – The circuit judge who has been accused of pointing a handgun at an attorney during a hearing also has been found to have violated court rules in his handling of a child abuse and neglect case by repeatedly accusing a child of lying. -
Morrisey asks for stay pending appeal in Hope Scholarship case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a motion with the state’s Intermediate Court of Appeals for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary and injunctive relief recently granted against the Hope Scholarship Act.