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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Issues a Published Order to Explain its Rationale for Dismissing a Petition for Appeal

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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court Addresses the Temporal Reach of Virginia’s 2021 Sentencing Reform Legislation and Clarifies When New Statutory Limits on Suspended Sentences Apply to Existing Cases

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November 21, 2024

A Split Supreme Court Reverses an en banc Opinion from the Court of Appeals Concerning the Virginia Computer Crimes Act

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November 14, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Clarifies Important Issues Regarding the Admissibility of Child Victims’ Out-of-Court Statements in Sexual Abuse Cases

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October 24, 2024

The Supreme Court Issues an Unpublished Order Which Finds that an Unsigned Complaint is a Legal Nullity and Void Ab Initio.

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October 24, 2024

The Supreme Court Clarifies What Constitutes “Ownership” in Authorized Use of Vehicle Cases

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October 17, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Issues a Relatively Short Opinion in an Attorney Disciplinary Action

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October 8, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Virginia Interpreted the Federal CARES Act in Relation to Virginia's Eviction Laws

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October 3, 2024

The Court of Appeals Releases an Opinion Discussing the Nuances of the Ministerial vs. the Discretionary Act of Driving for Purposes of Applying Sovereign Immunity

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September 26, 2024

Rule 5A:8(b)(4)(ii) strikes Again

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September 19, 2024

the Supreme Court Saves a Litigant from Immediate Appellate Death by Reversing a Summary Dismissal from the Court of Appeals

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September 10, 2024

The Court of Appeals Defines “Just Cause” in the Adoption Context