Virginia
532 ABA Journal Virginia articles.
Federal agents on Wednesday searched the suburban Virginia home of former U.S. Department of Justice lawyer Jeffrey Clark, who was involved in efforts to help then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Jun 24, 2022 9:23 AM CDT
Updated: A Virginia lawyer has been publicly reprimanded after allegedly using profanities in an email to a probation officer who miscalculated sentencing guidelines for one of his clients.
Jun 16, 2022 1:12 PM CDT
Two larger law firms have announced mergers with smaller firms that add dozens of lawyers and expand their footprints.
Jun 14, 2022 3:24 PM CDT
More than a dozen federal courts have eased or dropped mask requirements since the beginning of March.
Mar 11, 2022 10:04 AM CST
The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed a bill allowing students at approved law schools to take the bar exam after completing five semesters of full-time study.
Feb 16, 2022 9:34 AM CST
Updated: Lawyers in Iowa and Virginia have been sanctioned for their association with a national bankruptcy law firm accused of using high-pressure tactics to sign up clients.
Feb 14, 2022 1:59 PM CST
Biden does ‘deep dive’ on ‘about 4’ potential SCOTUS nominees
President Joe Biden told NBC Nightly News on Thursday that he has done a “deep dive” on “about four” potential…
Feb 11, 2022 2:23 PM CST
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel says its prior opinion on the Equal Rights Amendment doesn’t bar Congress from taking further action on ratification because the issue would ultimately be decided by the courts.
Jan 27, 2022 9:18 AM CST
Police in Virginia Beach, Virginia, used fake DNA reports in an effort to get confessions, cooperation or convictions, according to outgoing Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.
Jan 18, 2022 9:22 AM CST
A lawyer accused of failing to disclose his clients' inventories of shipwreck gold will be suspended for four years in Virginia as a result of a decision by that state’s supreme court.
Jan 12, 2022 8:42 AM CST
Updated: A federal judge in Virginia said in a recusal hearing last week that it was “almost insane” to assert that his wife’s $22,000 holding in Amazon.com Inc. stock affected his decisions in a case involving the company.
Jan 10, 2022 11:16 AM CST
Updated: Debevoise & Plimpton has claimed in a lawsuit that cybersquatters are using its name in an attempt to profit from ads and seek sensitive information in phishing schemes.
Dec 15, 2021 11:55 AM CST
Jurors found organizers of the violent 2017 “Unite the Right” rally liable under Virginia law Tuesday for a civil conspiracy to commit violence and intimidation.
Nov 23, 2021 4:04 PM CST
The former general counsel of the
defunct law firm LeClairRyan was sentenced to 44 months in prison in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday for lying to the U.S. Trustee Program while trying to thwart an investigation into his embezzlement of more than $4 million.
Nov 23, 2021 10:02 AM CST
The U.S. Senate confirmed Vermont Supreme Court Justice Beth Robinson to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New York on Monday, making her the first openly LGBTQ woman to serve on a federal appeals court.
Nov 2, 2021 11:31 AM CDT
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