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  • Zoning – Neighbors’ challenge to 24 new townhouses fails
  • COA affirms planning commission’s authority
  • Virginia Federal Court Dismisses Race Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Brought by Lynchburg Firefighter

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Zoning – Neighbors’ challenge to 24 new townhouses fails

Where neighbors challenged the City of Roanoke’s decision to rezone several parcels of land from residential single-family to mixed use planned unit development as unreasonable, bu...

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valawyersweekly.com /3 weeks ago

COA affirms planning commission’s authority

The Court of Appeals of Virginia affirmed the Roanoke Planning Commission’s authority to continue a rezoning hearing and recommend approval of ABoone Real Estate’s application. The...

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firelawblog.com /1 month ago

Virginia Federal Court Dismisses Race Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Brought by Lynchburg Firefighter

A federal court in Virginia has granted summary judgment in favor of the City of Lynchburg in a lawsuit brought by former Firefighter Brian Younger, who alleged race discrimination...

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Employment – Fairfax County prevails on firefighter’s employment claims

Where a woman who was not selected for fire chief argued the non-selection was both discriminatory and retaliatory, the county prevailed on these claims. The firefighter failed to...

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natlawreview.com /1 week ago

Virginia Governor Vetoes Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Rights Bill

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valawyersweekly.com /2 weeks ago

Municipal – Heirs claim surplus funds following tax sale of real property

Where the circuit court held that heirs of a former homeowner were not entitled to a lienholder’s unclaimed surplus funds after a tax sale, its decision was reversed. Background Th...

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reason.com /1 day ago

Ban on "Personal, Impertinent or Slanderous Remarks" in City Council Public Comments Is Unconstitutional

So the Fifth Circuit held a few weeks ago.

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baconsrebellion.com /2 weeks ago

A Victory for Transparency

The Richmonder wins FOIA lawsuit against School Board over redacted documents. From The Richmonder: The Richmond School Board improperly redacted documents related to an investigat...

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wbrz.com /1 month ago

Lawsuit over Metro Council districts heats back up

BATON ROUGE - In June of 2024, five members of the Metro Council at the time, Cleve Dunn, Carolyn Coleman, Darryl Hurst, Chauna Banks, and LaMont Cole, along with two Baton Rouge r...

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reason.com /3 weeks ago

Mayor and Fire Chief Calling Union Leaders "Punk Ass White Boys" and "Racist" Was Labor Law Violation

From the Ohio State Employment Relations Board in In re City of Youngstown, decided in December by Chair W. Craig… The post Mayor and Fire Chief Calling Union Leaders "Punk Ass Whi...

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dailysignal.com /4 weeks ago

Virginia State GOP Voids Lynchburg Primary Results

Voters in Lynchburg, Virginia, can expect a large slate of candidates for the three city council seats that will be on the ballot in November. That’s because the Republican State C...

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firelawblog.com /3 weeks ago

Fourth Circuit Affirms Judgment for Baltimore in Firefighter’s Race Discrimination Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has affirmed summary judgment in favor of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in a lawsuit filed by Baltimore City Fire Departm...

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dominionpost.com /1 month ago

BZA wants legal input on limits of ‘reasonable accommodation’

MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Board of Zoning Appeals walked away from its most recent session with questions for the city’s legal counsel. At what point does a request for reasonabl...

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firelawblog.com /1 month ago

Ohio Court Upholds Termination of Columbus Firefighter Over Comments to Coworkers

An Ohio appellate court has upheld the termination of a Columbus firefighter whose comments to coworkers led to findings that he violated the city’s anti-harassment policies and wo...

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wsls.com /1 month ago

Lynchburg Republican City Committee declared defunct, results of controversial firehouse primary nullified

The Lynchburg Republican City Committee has been declared defunct and the results of the recent firehouse primary that occurred in the city have been nullified, Lynchburg City Coun...

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reason.com /1 month ago

No Heckler's Veto Allowed at School Board Meetings

The case arose when a public commenter "attempted to express her views regarding the school district's alleged teaching of critical race theory."

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valawyersweekly.com /1 month ago

Constitutional – Circuit court applied wrong standard in church dispute

Where members of a church sought discovery on whether members had been disenfranchised, the circuit court erroneously considered the First Amendment’s freedom of association to be...

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valawyersweekly.com /3 days ago

Zoning – Disgruntled resident’s suit against County zoning officials is dismissed

Where a man previously adjudged to have violated County zoning requirements now sued the County and County officials, but his claims failed as a matter of law, his lawsuit was […]...

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wboy.com /2 weeks ago

Harrison County Commission to weigh in on close District 71 race

The Harrison County Commission is faced with a choice regarding the latest House of Delegates Election is District 71, which has had its results challenged by incumbent Laura Kimbl...

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wjactv.com /1 week ago

Closed-door vote for new Clearfield Mayor sparks concerns over Sunshine Act violations

Clearfield Borough Council's decision to appoint a new mayor behind closed doors is now raising questions over whether the meeting followed the law.Council vote

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