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Justin Michael Wolfe was freed after a plea deal vacated his 2001 murder-for-hire death sentence in Prince William County Circuit Court. valawyersweekly.com/2026/10/02/vir…
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Law firms must integrate ABA Formal Opinion 483 into breach response plans to protect client data and maintain privilege during forensic investigations. valawyersweekly.com/2026/09/28/how…
Here’s a question every board member should be losing sleep over: when does a board’s failure to catch corporate misconduct cross the line from bad valawyersweekly.com/2026/10/01/whe…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appoints Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate Cornell University sexual assault allegations. bit.ly/4AIcPVn
Hopewell files suit against AdvanSix, WestRock and Ashland for breach of contract over unpaid sewage treatment costs exceeding $40 million. bit.ly/4xYlCzQ
Justin Michael Wolfe was freed after a plea deal vacated his 2001 murder-for-hire death sentence in Prince William County Circuit Court. bit.ly/4zeDEPt
The US district court ruled that independent artists need not identify specific infringing outputs to survive copyright claims against Suno's AI music generator. valawyersweekly.com/2026/09/28/us-…
The Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled officers had probable cause and reasonable suspicion to detain and arrest Charlie Ray Surida Jr. in an Alexandria park assault case. valawyersweekly.com/2026/10/01/cou…
Michael W. Urbanski retired as senior U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia after more than 20 years of federal judicial service. valawyersweekly.com/2026/09/30/urb…
Here’s a question every board member should be losing sleep over: when does a board’s failure to catch corporate misconduct cross the line from bad bit.ly/4jB4kFj
Accenture Federal Services agrees to pay $25 million to resolve DOJ allegations of race and sex considerations in hiring and promotion under the False Claims Act. bit.ly/46UR86S
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a verdict that BART violated Title VII by failing to accommodate employees' religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination. bit.ly/47Ajfs1
Law firms must integrate ABA Formal Opinion 483 into breach response plans to protect client data and maintain privilege during forensic investigations. valawyersweekly.com/2026/09/28/how…
LIV Golf New Jersey LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection on September 8, 2026, in the District of New Jersey. Five billion dollars in capital from Saudi bit.ly/4z8G55Y
The Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled officers had probable cause and reasonable suspicion to detain and arrest Charlie Ray Surida Jr. in an Alexandria park assault case. bit.ly/4hp64jx
Michael W. Urbanski retired as senior U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia after more than 20 years of federal judicial service. bit.ly/4dJWlSC
Attorney General Jay Jones joins 26 attorneys general urging Congress to establish federal regulations and safety protocols for frontier artificial intelligence. bit.ly/3VnNM9Q
Alex Murdaugh's defense team seeks complete phone extraction files and other evidence for the 2027 South Carolina double-murder retrial. bit.ly/4xRjsSk
The US district court ruled that independent artists need not identify specific infringing outputs to survive copyright claims against Suno's AI music generator. valawyersweekly.com/2026/09/28/us-…
The Virginia State Bar is seeking public comment on a proposed amendment to Part Six, Section IV, Paragraph 8 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of bit.ly/4hEjHdz
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