JURIST
JUNE 1, 2023
A majority for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Virginia Tech’s bias reporting policies do not violate free speech principles protected by the First Amendment, upholding a lower court’s decision to deny a preliminary injunction.
JURIST
APRIL 7, 2023
The US Supreme Court Thursday refused to reinstate West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes. The justices also reproached the lower courts for staying the law without explanation. In 2021, West Virginia passed a law that prohibited people assigned male at birth from competing on girls sports teams. .
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JURIST
APRIL 7, 2022
A Virginia state court has disbarred Jonathon Moseley, an attorney who has represented January 6 Capitol riot defendants, finding that Mosely violated six of the Virginia State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct. His membership to the federal court in DC was contingent on Moseley’s bar membership in another state or locality.
JURIST
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The US Supreme Court left in place an admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia on Tuesday after the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the admissions practice. However, the court disagreed and found that this was not a compelling interest.
JURIST
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Tuesday affirmed an injunction reversing the suspension of a Loudoun County teacher who spoke against the school’s gender policy. ” The court asserted that several parent emails did not amount to a significant disruption of the school’s operation. .”
JURIST
APRIL 27, 2022
The Supreme Court Monday rejected a request to temporarily block a new admissions policy at a Virginia high school. The court did not state their reasoning for rejecting the request but Justices Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Gorsuch noted they did not agree with the decision. In response Virginia Attorney General Jason S.
JURIST
JANUARY 12, 2024
West Virginia State Senator Mike Azinger introduced a slew of bills targeting transgender people on Wednesday, including a bill to classify transgender people as “obscene matter” and a bill banning gender-affirming care for people under the age of 21. The bills also increased the associated fines and jail time.
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