The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Salon · May 14, 2022

Maryland and Virginia governors urge DOJ to tighten security outside justices' homes

The Republican governors are asking for federal law enforcement to take the lead in protecting the justices in the weeks and months ahead as protests continue.

WEKU · May 13, 2022

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Why are they suing, what are the allegations and what’s at stake?

Proceedings began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

County, governor spar over protests at justices' homes

Fairfax County officials have rebuffed a request from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to establish a security perimeter around the neighborhoods of Supreme Court justices living in the county who have faced protests outside their homes

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Why are they suing, what are the allegations and what’s at stake?

Proceedings began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

No, the Supreme Court is Not Going to Reconsider the Constitutionality of Bans on Interracial Marriage

There's a lot of loose talk going around about the potential consequences of the Court's pending decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Among other things, some serious people, such as several law professors in this Vox symposium, are suggesting that the Court may overrule Loving v. Virginia, which held that…

Reason · May 11, 2022

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Most explosive moments so far in star-studded defamation trial

Over weeks of testimony, jury has heard from string of witnesses including couple’s former marriage counselor, their friends and Depp himself. Testimony has painted captivating and disturbing portrait of actors’ doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Why the Johnny Depp v Amber Heard defamation trial is being held in Virginia

Washington Post computer servers allowed Depp lawyers to sue in commonwealth

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A timeline of their relationship, allegations, and court battles

As Depp’s $50m defamation lawsuit plays out in court in Virginia, Clémence Michallon looks at the former couple’s legal history

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022