New guidance limits voting disqualifications to murder, manslaughter convictions
Among Virginians who are no longer incarcerated, only those convicted of murder and voluntary or involuntary manslaughter remain disqualified from ...
Tag: Criminal Justice + Policing
The day terror changed us and a Virginia governor stepped up to lead and restore confidence
There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and ...
Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law ...
Inside Virginia’s city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock surveillance protests
By Kunle Falayi/Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO A Williamsburg resident in March asked the police department at the ...
Judge affirms ruling in favor of former felons in voting rights lawsuit
Despite winning a lawsuit earlier this year that found that certain Virginians with felony convictions should not have lost their ...
Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 Virginians
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, ...
Virginia launches new unit targeting illegal vapes and intoxicants
Virginia is creating an enforcement unit to oversee the rapidly expanding market for vaping products, hemp-derived intoxicants, THC and kratom, ...
Virginia cannabis budget language triggers legal confusion, political fallout
Virginia’s decision to revive legal cannabis sales through the state budget instead of standalone legislation has triggered several days of ...
Man accused of threatening former Delegate Kim Taylor enters plea agreement
A Dinwiddie County man accused of sending a politically motivated death threat to former Virginia Del. Kim Taylor last year ...
Virginia joins challenge to Trump’s controversial IRS settlement
Virginia Attorney Jay Jones joined a coalition of 22 Democratic attorneys general Wednesday urging a federal judge in Florida to ...