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Virginia sets special election to replace McEachin for February - Roll Call

Voters in the heavily Democratic 4th District, which backed Joe Biden in 2020, will pick between nominees selected by a party-run process.

Roll Call

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Intimate Privacy's Protection Enables Free Speech," by Prof. Danielle Keats Citron (Virginia)

Just published, at 2 Journal of Free Speech Law 3 (2022), as part of the "Non-Governmental Restrictions on Free Speech" symposium; the Abstract: The protection of intimate privacy isn't at odds with free expression. At times, we prioritize one value over the other, but, more often, intimate privacy is an…

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Numbers on panel examining Va. Beach mass shooting dwindle

Several members of a state commission tasked with conducting an independent investigation of a 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, have stepped down in recent months

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Confederate monument set to be removed from Virginia capital

An official says work to remove the final city-owned Confederate monument from Richmond, Virginia, should start this week

The Independent UK

Pandemic Repairs Were Supposed To Put D.C. Metro Back on Track. Then It Literally Went Off the Rails.

Putting the district's train system back on track will take more than better bureaucracy.

Reason

Deputy in California slayings killed self with service gun

Authorities say a Virginia sheriff’s deputy who they believe traveled to California to kill three family members of a 15-year-old girl he tried to sexually extort online killed himself with a government-issued firearm

The Independent UK

'Catfishing' cop shot himself with service weapon after killing California girl's family, officials say

LOS ANGELES — The Virginia sheriff's deputy who killed three family members of a Riverside teenager he had allegedly been "grooming" used his service weapon to fatally shoot himself at the end of a chase with law enforcement, authorities said Friday.

Los Angeles Times

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Her story makes history: Julianne Sitch leads U. of Chicago men’s soccer team to title

Last Saturday in Salem, Virginia, the Maroons beat Williams College 2-0 for the title, and Sitch became the first female coach to lead a men’s soccer team to an NCAA national championship.

Chicago Sun-Times

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Seeks to Expand Housing by Curbing Zoning

The move is a step in the right direction. It also highlights how the issue cuts across ideological lines.

Reason

Co-workers of cop who killed 3 in California removed items from his home before official search

ABINGDON, Va. — Co-workers of Austin Lee Edwards, the Virginia cop who killed the grandparents and mother of a 15-year-old Riverside, California, girl he “catfished” online, removed a sheriff’s truck and a black trash bag from Edwards’ property the night before it was officially searched, according to an eyewitness and…

Los Angeles Times

Take a look back at the history of interracial and same-sex marriages

With the House and Senate passing the Respect for Marriage Act, here is a look at some of the legal precedents surrounding interracial and same-sex marriages.

WEKU

Virginia's top court reinstates prosecutor removed by judge

Virginia's Supreme Court has reinstated a progressive prosecutor on a criminal burglary case after a judge removed her when he was dissatisfied with a plea deal her office reached

The Independent UK

CPS: Mom Can't Let Her 3 Kids—Ages 6, 8, and 9—Play Outside by Themselves

Pearisburg, Virginia, social services says kids must be watched—at all times—until they turn 13.

Reason

AP WAS THERE: Supreme Court legalizes interracial marriage

With the passage of the the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects same-sex and interracial marriages, The Associated Press is republishing its 1967 story by reporter Karl R

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Deputy who killed teen's family was on psych hold in 2016

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who killed the family members of a 15-year-old California girl he tried to sexually extort online had been detained in 2016 for a psychiatric evaluation over threats to kill himself and his father

Tribune News Service

Virginia's final-year football players granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA

NORFOLK, Va. — University of Virginia football players whose college eligibility was set to expire after this season will be granted an extra year by the NCAA, the Daily Progress of Charlottesville reported on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Virginia football players granted extra year of eligibility

The NCAA has granted an extra year of eligibility to Virginia football players whose eligibility has expired in the aftermath of the slaying of three members of the team

Chicago Sun-Times

Gary LaPaille, former state senator, Democratic Party of Illinois chair, Madigan staffer, dies at 68

He was “a Democrat’s Democrat. ... His blood was blue,” said former Virginia Gov. and ex-Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe.

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Virginia restaurant cancels reservation of anti-LGBTQ+ organization

Metzger Bar and Butchery cancels event booking for the Family Foundation, citing the conservative group’s beliefs

Los Angeles Times

‘Catfishing’ Virginia cop who killed California family was detained in 2016 after violent threats

ABINGDON, Va. — The Virginia police officer who “catfished” a 15-year-old California girl online and killed her mother and grandparents was detained for psychiatric evaluation in 2016 after threatening to kill himself and his father and experiencing relationship troubles with his girlfriend, according to a police report obtained by the…

The Independent UK

Virginia police officer who catfished teen and killed family had threatened to kill his father and himself in 2016

Austin Lee Edwards died outside of Los Angeles after driving cross country to meet 15-year-old

Los Angeles Times

‘Catfishing’ Virginia cop who killed California family was detained in 2016 after violent threats

ABINGDON, Va. — The Virginia police officer who “catfished” a 15-year-old California girl online and killed three of her family members was detained for psychiatric evaluation in 2016 after threatening to kill himself and his father and experiencing relationship troubles with his then-girlfriend, according to a police report obtained by…

The Independent UK

Walmart employees hurt in Virginia shooting out of hospital

The last two patients who were wounded when a Walmart employee in Virginia opened fire on his co-workers in an employee break room have been released from the hospital

The Independent UK

Youngkin's early shine faces test as he eyes White House bid

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin swept into office as a Republican revelation with a fresh formula for victory as the GOP contemplated its future beyond Donald Trump

Tribune News Service

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