Virginia law bars attorneys from sending court records to journalists. The commonwealth’s court records are controlled by a ...

The backlog of cases in Virginia’s circuit court system worsened during the pandemic. Some people have been jailed for more than a year as they wait for their court date, according to records ...

Legislation that would shield thousands of past court cases from public view could violate the First Amendment’s right of access to judicial records, according to two Virginia attorneys who handle ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Many notable Supreme Court cases have shaped American law and society. As various rulings help us understand constitutional rights and influence public policy, it’s essential to ...

(CN) — Virginia has put in place a statewide system of access to court records. But it is blacked out to the public and the press. The online records room is controlled by the chief court ...

In October 2022, the Virginia Supreme Court decided the case of Hawkins v. Town of South Hill (view the opinion here), which fundamentally alters 40 years of precedent in the Commonwealth concerning ...

From In re: E.B.M., decided July 26 by Judge David A. Oblon (Va. Cir. Ct. Fairfax County): The issue before the Court is whether it may seal from public inspection a name change order and related ...

Occasionally we may read about a court case we are interested in or hear about someone we know that was charged with a crime and are just curious about how it turns out. We may even want to attend ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily blocked an order by a federal judge that would have required Virginia to return more than 1,600 people to the voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Patricia ...

FIRST ON FOX – Two Virginia boys who were suspended after complaining about a transgender classmate in their locker room have won emergency relief in federal court. Earlier this year, the Loudoun ...