Virginia is on its way to leaving Mississippi as the sole state with no class-action…
Category: Crime and courts
Va. courts could consider defendants’ autism diagnoses under proposed law
(VM) – Virginia lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow more defendants in criminal cases…
Senate committee advances anti-death penalty bill
BY ISABEL MEYER (CNS) – A key Senate committee voted 12-4 Tuesday morning to approve…
Guard on leave after defending herself against MAGA mob
By now the widely shared video of a Black woman security officer defending herself after…
Change proposed for rule stripping felons of voting rights
By Graham Moomaw VM – The last three Virginia governors — a Republican and two…
Commish recommends eliminating all mandatory minimum sentences
By Ned Oliver VM – Members of the Virginia Crime Commission voted overwhelmingly this week…
On COVID-19 spike in prisons: ‘Nobody really cares’
CNS – Prisons are divided into “zones” to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Inmates…
Va. lawmakers focus on racial equity in marijuana legalization debate
By Ned Oliver (VM) – Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, said it wasn’t just a pungent…
AG participates in “Legalize It: The Path To Cannabis Equity”
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring this week participated in “Legalize It: The Path to…
Judge rules cash bond unconstitutional
By Ned Oliver (VM) – A circuit court judge in Fairfax appears to be the…
