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18 Mar 2021, 12:19 pm by Ana Popovich
An employee at the Virginia Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG) filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging “she was suspended two days after seeking whistleblower protections and sending documents detailing alleged wrongdoing by the Virginia Parole Board to state lawmakers,” according to a March 9 WFXR article. [read post]
20 Nov 2020, 12:30 pm by John Ross
Four years ago, a West Virginia company sought an exemption from EPA's clean-fuel regulations. [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 8:43 am by Keith E. Whittington
In the current Texas constitution, the governor can pardon, but only after the conviction of the individual to be pardoned and a board of pardons and paroles recommends the pardon. [read post]
28 May 2020, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
Disenfranchised persons are allowed to seek restoration of their civil rights, including the right of vote, by application to the state Clemency Board. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 1:52 pm by Rebecca Salamacha
Lee Boyd Malvo, who was sentenced to multiple life-without-parole sentences for his involvement in the 2003 DC Sniper murders, asked the US Supreme Court to dismiss his appeal Monday following a newly-passed Virginia law allows parole boards to consider Malvo for early release. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 4:02 am by Edith Roberts
For The Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Jess Bravin reports that “[t]he Supreme Court was expected to dismiss D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo’s appeal of his sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, after Virginia’s governor signed legislation Monday allowing juvenile convicts to seek freedom after serving 20 years. [read post]
26 Jan 2020, 12:16 pm by Matthew Fischer
Virginia Public Safety Secretary Brian Moran said that this was not about releasing anyone intentionally, it was simply about giving the parole board the discretion to even consider parole. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
There are 33 dorm-style rooms and a common space outfitted much like a family room with sofas, chairs, board ga [read post]
16 Oct 2019, 3:55 am by Edith Roberts
At the Brennan Center, Andrew Cohen writes that Malvo is “unlikely to ever leave prison since he’s sitting on 10 life sentences[, b]ut his case and cause mean the world to about a dozen other juvenile offenders in Virginia now serving mandatory life sentences without parole. [read post]
8 Oct 2019, 5:54 am by Phil Dixon
Although he became eligible for discretionary parole in 2002, he never sought a hearing before the parole board. [read post]
2 Oct 2019, 10:21 am by Deborah Heller
However, Louisiana has a non-unanimous verdict law and so a guilty verdict was entered against petitioner and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. [read post]
13 Jul 2019, 2:50 pm by Guest Blogger
Virginia State Board of ElectionsIf the Harper case is still “settled law” - which, given the wavering allegiance to precedent of the current Supreme Court majority, is far from certain – the Florida legislation is unconstitutional because it makes the ability to vote depend on “wealth or affluence or payment of a fee”. [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 1:00 am by CAFE
Board of Education, 1954 SCOTUS decisions concerning the death penalty: Furman v. [read post]
27 Feb 2019, 7:54 am by John Elwood
(relisted after the January 4, January 11, January 18, February 15 and February 22 conferences)   Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders v. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 8:40 am by John Elwood
John Elwood reviews Tuesday’s relists. [read post]
29 Jan 2019, 9:08 am by John Elwood
Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred in concluding—in direct conflict with Virginia’s highest court and other courts—that a decision of the Supreme Court, Montgomery v. [read post]