Court Felony Statute Virginia 
JURIST
JUNE 27, 2023
Three Virginia citizens disqualified from voting due to felony convictions joined a nonprofit organization to file a lawsuit Monday in federal court against Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and several state elections officials. The action challenges the felony disenfranchisement provision of the Virginia Constitution.
Livesay&Myers
APRIL 5, 2021
The Virginia General Assembly has made a significant change to Virginia Code § 20-106 concerning the requirements for a no-fault divorce. Effective July 1, 2021, Virginia law will no longer require a corroborating witness for a divorce based on no-fault grounds. There are advantages and disadvantages to each.
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SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 14, 2023
On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. While aggravated felonies were initially limited to a few serious crimes, Congress has expanded the list to encompass a broader array of criminal activity, including – in 1996 – “offenses relating to the obstruction of justice.” Share In 1948, Justice William O.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Share On Tuesday, the court heard argument in Jones v. Hendrix , a case that exemplifies the Gordian knot that is the federal habeas corpus statute. Two decades into his prison term, the Supreme Court decided in Rehaif v. 922(g) and sentenced to more than 27 years’ incarceration. In 1948, Congress passed 28 U.S.C.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 6, 2021
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will delve into that question in United States v. In 2003, Justin Eugene Taylor sold marijuana in Richmond, Virginia. The case involves the interaction of two federal criminal statutes. The second statute is 18 U.S.C. § The district court sided with the government, but the U.S.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. In recent years, the Supreme Court has expressed misgivings about white-collar prosecutions under broadly worded statutes. United States (involving the prosecution of the former Virginia governor), Kelly v.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 27, 2022
In district court, Georgia corrections admitted that its policy substantially burdened Smith’s religious exercise, but it argued that various safety and security concerns justified its refusal to allow beards of any greater length. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed , re-instating the half-inch limit.
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