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A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday on whether jailers should be allowed to strip-search people who are arrested but still awaiting arraignment.
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Read More »Jury finds McDonnell, wife guilty of public corruption
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were convicted Thursday of taking bribes to promote a dietary supplement in a corruption case that derailed the career of the onetime rising Republican star.
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Read More »Court agrees with Va., Md. in state boundary case
A Maryland court has weighed in on a dispute over the state boundaries of Virginia and Maryland along the Potomac River.
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Read More »Supreme Court blocks same-sex unions in Virginia
Same-sex couples will have to wait longer to begin marrying in Virginia after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to delay an appeals court ruling striking down the state’s gay marriage ban.
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Read More »Virginia prepares for possibility of gay marriage
Virginia officials are preparing for the possibility that same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state Thursday by drafting a revised marriage license form for courthouse clerks to use as soon as they open their doors.
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Read More »Gay marriages could begin by next week in Va.
Same-sex couples could begin marrying as early as next week in Virginia after a federal appeals court refused Wednesday to delay its ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban.
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Read More »Va. will seek Supreme Court review of 4th Circuit’s gay marriage ruling
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Tuesday he would ask the Supreme Court to review a decision that struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, although he supports the lower court’s decision.
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Read More »Stay sought in ruling on Va. gay-marriage ban
A county court clerk in northern Virginia is seeking to delay a federal appeals court ruling striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban.
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4th Circuit: Virginia marriage is for all lovers
Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a decision that could overturn similar prohibitions in the Carolinas and West Virginia.
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