Above The Law

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The post West Virginia Legislature Confirms Women Are Second Class Citizens appeared first on Above the Law. Just in case there was any confusion on the subject.

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MARCH 22, 2023

In West Virginia v. ” Jack Fitzhenry has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog. In West Virginia v. “Can State Sovereignty Be Bought? US Department of the Treasury , the Eleventh Circuit ruled against the American Rescue Plan Act in favor of state sovereignty.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

“The Supreme Court’s Chance to Restore Political Accountability: In West Virginia v. Wallison and law professor John Yoo have this essay online at The Wall Street Journal. EPA, the justices could revive the nondelegation doctrine.” ” Peter J.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In the state of West Virginia, all drivers, regardless of age, are banned from using electronic devices that are hand-held while driving.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

“Reclaiming Legislative Power from the Administrative State; The Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. Wallison has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog. EPA can be seen as a restoration of the Framers’ original constitutional vision”: Peter J.

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JULY 26, 2022

“The Supreme Court Is Making America Ungovernable; The West Virginia v. EPA ruling signals a future in which no one in power has the ability to tackle the biggest issues society faces”: Law professor Lisa Heinzerling has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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JULY 19, 2022

“The Supreme Court’s Extreme Power Grab; In West Virginia v. EPA , the conservative justices acted like they were handing power to the people, but in reality they were giving it to themselves”: Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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The Crime Report

MAY 26, 2022

Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and pharmaceutical manufacturers Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., Under the deal, West Virginia would receive more than $134.5 The board members will have expertise in mental health, substance misuse and law enforcement. million settlement, reports the Associated Press.

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Gravel2Gavel

JULY 7, 2022

by Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team. In “ Supreme Court Issues Opinion in West Virginia v. EPA” Anne Idsal Austin , Shelby L.

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Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

Chamber of Commerce about third-party litigation funding, including from potentially hostile foreign entities, state legislatures in Indiana and West Virginia have recently passed bills imposing restrictions on the practice. Amid concerns from the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2023

North Carolina obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Amy Bryant Wednesday challenged state laws restricting the prescription and use of medication abortion drug mifepristone. Bryant argues that state laws cannot frustrate the objectives of federal law.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 5, 2021

San Francisco – August 4, 2021 – A federal judge blocked West Virginia's new law banning girls and women who are transgender from participating in school sports on teams consistent with their gender identity.

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ABA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

A federal judge has ruled for three major drug distributors in a bench trial contending that their conduct created an opioid epidemic in Huntington, West…

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JURIST

MARCH 7, 2023

West Virginia , Missouri and Florida Monday announced they will no longer participate as member states in the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC). West Virginia, Missouri and Florida’s exits ERIC come after Louisiana withdrew its membership in 2022 and Alabama withdrew in January.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Country Roads : Another West Virginia law school? The post Law Firm Partner Silent But Deadly — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. The 'Oopsie' Defense : Congressman going all in with defense that he just kind of forgot about that campaign finance violation.

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Law 360

APRIL 8, 2024

West Virginia's state treasurer announced Monday that Citigroup Inc., are ineligible for state banking contracts, finding they boycott fossil fuel companies under a Mountain State law, while two other banks escaped such a designation. HSBC Holdings PLC, TD Bank NA and The Northern Trust Co.

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JURIST

APRIL 17, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Tuesday that West Virginia’s ban on transgender girls competing on girls’ sports teams violates a transgender student’s rights under Title IX. ” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, however, said he planned to appeal the ruling.

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

WV passes special needs legislation following classroom abuse cases.

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

West Virginia would update references to the Internal Revenue Code within the state's corporate income tax law under a bill that now awaits Gov. Jim Justice's signature.

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ABA Journal

APRIL 7, 2023

Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate a West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from playing on female sports teams. The high…

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

There is a bizarre case out of Charleston, West Virginia where Julie M. Wheeler has been given an additional year in prison after trying to fake her death to avoid sentencing for health care fraud. That secured an added conviction for conspiring to obstruct justice. Her husband will also now spend time in prison.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 14, 2022

District Judge Joseph Goodwin in Charleston, West Virginia, has ruled that a federal ban on possessing a gun with its serial number removed is unconstitutional, reports Brendan Pierson for Reuters.

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2023

Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state of West Virginia, challenging the state’s restrictions on medication abortions. GenBioPro alleges that West Virginia’s Unborn Child Protection Act is unconstitutional because the FDA approval of mifepristone preempts the state’s restrictions.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2023

Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) LLC asked Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday to vacate a stay imposed by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit halting the construction of one of the last portions of a 303-mile natural gas pipeline running from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia.

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Mondaq

JUNE 7, 2022

In addition to incorporating almost all of the Model Act, SB 1580 eliminates Arizona's unique identification requirements for transactions of $1,000 or more.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Supreme Court Is Asked to Hear a New Admissions Case on Race (Stephanie Saul & Adam Liptak, The New York Times) The Supreme Court and the Federal Officer Removal Statute (Steve Vladeck, One First) Supreme Court Blocks West Virginia Bid to Challenge CFPB Funding (Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law) The Supreme Court (..)

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Law 360

MARCH 4, 2022

Supreme Court in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency has shed light on how the court's decision could significantly limit the federal government's efforts to address climate change, and reshape administrative law and the separation of powers, say Matthew Sinkman and Andrew Alessandro at Gibbons.

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Day on Torts

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Before his death, decedent filed suit for personal injury and loss of consortium in West Virginia. The Court explained: Here, Decedent brought suit in West Virginia for personal injury and loss of consortium. Decedent was, obviously, still living at the time of his reaching a settlement in the West Virginia litigation. …

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We urge the court to block this law, and defend our right to free speech as soon as possible.” Alaska, Louisiana and West Virginia even consider a victim’s wishes when evaluating the journalist’s request. Some states also ban face-to-face interviews without the department director’s approval.

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Mondaq

JULY 4, 2022

Citing the need to "consider fully the implications of the long anticipated decision" in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency—which was not issued by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Mondaq

MARCH 15, 2022

This week legislatures in Florida, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin closed without passing bills while Maryland's bill was converted into a one-year study.

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JURIST

MARCH 12, 2024

In its filing, the DRA asserted that the emergency rule is necessary for the Office of Driver Services (Office) to meet its responsibilities under state law. As per Arkansas Code § 27-16-1104(3) , the Office is required to include a person’s gender on their driver’s license or identification card.

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Above The Law

JULY 18, 2022

Except maybe in West Virginia. The post It Was My Understanding There Would Be No Math — See Also appeared first on Above the Law. Actual Critical Race Theory : There are a lot of people complaining about "critical race theory," so Chris talked to Kimberlé Crenshaw to clear up some things.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 10, 2023

Here’s the Friday morning read: A Louisiana man whose conviction was overturned in a Supreme Court ruling against split juries is found not guilty at new trial (Corky Siemaszko, NBC News) Outside groups take a first stab at a Supreme Court ethics code (Nina Totenberg, NPR) West Virginia to ask US Supreme Court to allow transgender athlete ban (Andrew (..)

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Yesterday, law professor Eric J. Additional videos that The Federalist Society has posted on YouTube from its 2022 National Lawyers Convention: I previously linked to the video of Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William H. ‘s opening remarks and the news coverage thereof. EPA “; “ Regulatory Elephants in Statutory Mouse Holes?

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

A West Virginia woman has brought a proposed class action alleging law firms soliciting plaintiffs for a suit against the federal government over contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by repeatedly calling her, despite her number being listed on the National Do Not Call Registry.

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Mondaq

JULY 7, 2022

West Virginia joins Texas and several other states that have adopted laws targeted at restricting state bodies from contracting with companies that are perceived to boycott fossil fuel.

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