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December 20, 2024

The Supreme Court determines the admissibility of an officer’s body-worn camera footage.

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December 13, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Applies the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine

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December 12, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Reverses the Court of Appeals Sitting en banc Due to Appellant’s Failure to Preserve an Issue for Appeal

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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Issues a Published Order to Explain its Rationale for Dismissing a Petition for Appeal

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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court Addresses the Temporal Reach of Virginia’s 2021 Sentencing Reform Legislation and Clarifies When New Statutory Limits on Suspended Sentences Apply to Existing Cases

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November 21, 2024

A Split Supreme Court Reverses an en banc Opinion from the Court of Appeals Concerning the Virginia Computer Crimes Act

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November 14, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Clarifies Important Issues Regarding the Admissibility of Child Victims’ Out-of-Court Statements in Sexual Abuse Cases

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October 24, 2024

The Supreme Court Issues an Unpublished Order Which Finds that an Unsigned Complaint is a Legal Nullity and Void Ab Initio.

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October 24, 2024

The Supreme Court Clarifies What Constitutes “Ownership” in Authorized Use of Vehicle Cases

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October 17, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Issues a Relatively Short Opinion in an Attorney Disciplinary Action

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October 8, 2024

The Court of Appeals of Virginia Interpreted the Federal CARES Act in Relation to Virginia's Eviction Laws

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October 3, 2024

The Court of Appeals Releases an Opinion Discussing the Nuances of the Ministerial vs. the Discretionary Act of Driving for Purposes of Applying Sovereign Immunity