by Noah Feldman Should former president Donald Trump be immune from federal criminal prosecution for his conduct in the run-up to Jan. 6? He’s argued both that […]
Tag: courts
Federal judge blasts W.Va. corrections officials for destroying, losing evidence
Judicial orders are often a dry read — technical and sprinkled with references to relevant court cases. Naturally, they are meaningful to the lawyers involved, but to […]
Judge orders 23 Justice companies to make payments on federal fines they agreed to three years ago
A federal judge has ordered companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family to make more than $400,000 in payments that were part of an agreement with federal […]
Intermediate Court of Appeals hears Challenge Academy case
CHARLESTON — A former candidate at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy is trying to get a jury trial on claims that he was not properly cared for during […]
Mountain Valley Pipeline: Delay, delay, delay
Last February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a detailed opinion that the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through West Virginia and Virginia is “not […]
Supreme Court travels to law school
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia will hear arguments at the West Virginia University College of Law Tuesday. The Supreme Court usually hears an argument […]
Federal agency gives green light to Mountain Valley Pipeline completion
The protracted legal and permitting fight over the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline may be nearing its end. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued […]
Are charges excessive for Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting?
by Nicholas Goldberg Of course Alec Baldwin shouldn’t receive special treatment because he’s famous. He shouldn’t be treated, as the district attorney in Santa Fe, N.M., put […]
The ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions case wraps up
The former college admissions consultant who cooked up a multimillion-dollar scheme to fraudulently admit kids of wealthy clients, including Hollywood celebrities, into elite U.S. colleges was sentenced […]
SCOUTS skeptical about eliminating court oversight
In a rare bit of good news out of the U.S. Supreme Court, there are signs three of the court’s six conservatives are poised to join its […]
