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Virginia AG Overturning Past Discriminatory Opinions
Virginia’s Democratic attorney general is leaving office in two days, but he’s taking a final, dramatic action he hopes will send a message about the commonwealth’s need to confront racist policies of the past. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey explains.
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Attorney General Reverses Jim Crow, Pro-Segregation Opinions
Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has reversed more than 50 legal opinions issued by predecessors during the Jim Crow and Massive Resistance eras that justified segregation, interracial marriage bans and other racist laws
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Virginia AG Sues Town, Alleging Discriminatory Policing
Virginia’s attorney general says a small town’s police department has operated in a way that led to discrimination against African Americans and violated their constitutional rights.
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Virginia Attorney General Warns Businesses About Charges
Virginia’s attorney general has issued warnings to more than 100 businesses about price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Virginia Waives Witness Signature for Some Absentee Voters
Virginia’s attorney general says some voters submitting absentee ballots in the June primary won’t be required to have a witness sign the envelope
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Women at Virginia Agency Sue for Pay Discrimination
A pay discrimination lawsuit has been filed on behalf of about 250 women who worked for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality prior to 2019. The suit was filed Monday by two former and two current employees who said the agency violated the Equal Pay Act of 1963 by paying female employees less than male employees, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported….
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Virginia Man Charged in 2012 Crime After Backlogged Rape Kit Tested
Authorities say he is the first person to be charged as part of an initiative to eliminate the backlog of rape kits in Virginia.
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Virginia Sex Assault Survivors Empowered to Track Evidence After Attack
Sex assault survivors in Virginia will soon have the power to keep an eye on evidence gathered after an attack.
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Virginia Sex Assault Survivors Will Be Able to Track Evidence Testing Online
Sex assault survivors in Virginia will soon have a new way to keep an eye on evidence gathered after an attack. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports an online tracking system will be available, designed to make sure victims stay in the know as testing is conducted on the evidence.
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Virginia AG: Race Details Not Needed for Marriage Licenses
Couples planning to get married in the state will no longer have to disclose their race on their marriage application, Virginia’s attorney general said.
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Law Requiring Marriage Applicants to Divulge Race Challenged
Three couples planning to get married in Virginia have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state requirement that they disclose their race on their marriage application.
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How to Avoid Donating to Fake Charities
After a the Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring shut down a company that claimed to be a charity that sends care packages to U.S. service members overseas, Susan Hogan has tips to ensure your donations go to real and worthy organizations.
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AG: Company Shut Down After Claiming to Be Military Charity
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says a company has been shut down after it claimed it to be a charity that sent care packages to U.S. service members overseas.
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How to Avoid Donating to Fake Charities
After a the Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring shut down a company that claimed to be a charity that sends care packages to U.S. service members overseas, Susan Hogan has tips to ensure your donations go to real and worthy organizations.
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High Court Lets Virginia Voting Go Ahead Under Redrawn Map
Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, under a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Virginia AG Calls for State to Legalize Marijuana
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is calling for the legalization of marijuana. Herring said Saturday that Virginia should start decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana and eventually legalize the drug.
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Feisty Virginia Primaries Closely Watched for National Trend
Virginians voted in primary elections Tuesday. Off-year contests for all 140 seats in the state Legislature could serve as a political barometer for the coming presidential year.
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Shooting Poses Virginia Governor's First Test Since Scandal
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wasted little time getting to Virginia Beach after a gunman killed a dozen people in a city office building, the first major test of his leadership since a blackface scandal almost forced him from office four months ago.
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Shooting Poses Virginia Governor's First Test Since Scandal
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wasted little time getting to Virginia Beach after a gunman killed a dozen people in a city office building, the first major test of his leadership since a blackface scandal almost forced him from office four months ago.
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In ‘Lawless' World of Service Dogs, Many Families Suffer
The service dog industry — particularly in the field of “psychiatric” service dogs for people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder — has exploded in recent years. But a near complete absence of regulation and oversight has left needy, desperate families vulnerable to incompetence and fraud. “It is a lawless area. The Wild West,” says David Favre, a law professor...