SW Virginia Law Blog
SW Virginia Law Blog covers legal developments and news in Virginia, focusing on the Southwest portion of the state.
Author: Author Steven R. Minor is a lawyer with Elliott, Lawson & Minor in Bristol, Va. His practice has centered on a wide range of federal litigation, particularly civil rights and employment law claims, and diversity cases based on warranty or products liability claims.
Blawg Related Categories: Legislation & Lobbying • 4th Circuit Court • States • Virginia
Recent Posts from SW Virginia Law Blog
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Worst idea for a movie ever
Last night, I went home and there was an old yellow Labrador who came out to see me and wanted in the car. The kid next door told me the dog's name is Gus and…
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On Ms. Epps
I read the obituaries (here and here) and then some of the online words of Rozanne Epps.I liked this quote - "She considered commas an inscrutable art form."and especially liked this photograph.There are a lot…
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Golf rules
Check out this story about how J.P. Hayes is as honest as we like to think we are. It says he turned himself in for actually using an unapproved ball, which knocked him out of…
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Every one of the regular readers should read this book
I just finished The Wettest County in the World, by Matt Bondurant. It is an excellent book, sort of historical semi-fiction, mostly about the Bondurant family who figured in the 50-day moonshine trial in the…
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You have to play to win
This report on the lawsuit against the Virginia Lottery suggests that the plaintiff if he is totally successful might get a few dollars.
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On musical chairs
The Williamsburg paper has this account of the upcoming judgeship maneuverings in that area. It is a shame that our old teacher Judge Zepkin was never made a circuit judge there, he should have been,…
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The best and the worst
Jon Copper, profiled here, was Virginia's best man on defense these past three years - an undersized overachieving and devout family man who earned his scholarship the hard way and led the team in tackles…
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Did we ever make one of these before?
On Tuesday we tried a case to the Court in the W.D. Va.And, per usual, I did some prep on the Rule 50 motion, only come to find out, Rule 50 does not apply to…
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No - thank you
In response to this post, I received this:"Steve - I was checking something on Google tonight and saw your post. It sure meant a lot to me. The race on saturday was my third marathon…
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On what the McAuliffe campaign will be selling, and to whom?
"Terry could sell shit to the zoo."Paul Begala, quoted here on Politico.com.