Virginia is deciding whether to approve the full-time appointment of the first openly-gay judge in the state.

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WICHITA, Kan. — U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown, the nation’s oldest sitting federal judge in history, has died at age 104. Brown died Monday night at the Wichita assisted living center where he lived, his law clerk, Nanette Turner Kalcik, ...

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I woke up early on Monday morning to paint my face for court. I wore a tuxedo suit from Brooks Brothers, a crisp, white, collared shirt and glossy, red lipstick. At 8:30 a.m. the audience filtered in to the benched ...

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Check out a slideshow of our past Photos of the Day from The Daily Record’s staff photographers. We also have a SmugMug page, where you can purchase photos taken by The Daily Record staff

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I recently received the dreaded “good faith” letter regarding discovery requests. Being a lawyer who is admittedly overly obsessed with deadlines and timeliness, I was completely caught off guard. I reviewed my file and noted that the discovery deadline was ...

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Trust, but verify. It was an oxymoron when Ronald Reagan used it in relation to Soviet nukes in the 1980s and it’s an oxymoron today It’s the same as saying, “I trust you, but only for as long you can ...

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