“This case has followed a tortured path,” West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Moats wrote in the Court’s latest opinion to deny West Virginia University Hospitals (WVUH) and […]
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Senate Judiciary reworks House bill to reallocate county magistrates
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday revamped a House bill to reallocate county magistrates. HB 2910, as it came from the House, intended to reallocate […]
House OKs Senate bill on filling vacant seats in state Legislature; acts on variety of other bills
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Wednesday passed a Senate bill regarding vacant legislative seats, quibbled over a Senate bill up for amendment and OK’d Senate […]
Guest essay: A year in the W.Va. courts
by Evan Jenkins As my year as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ends, I thank those who contributed to the state […]
New court justices must have family court experience
by Jim Douglas The Intermediate Appeals Court is here. Whether the reader opposed it or agrees with the need for an IAC, it is a reality. SB […]
Chief Justice Evan Jenkins discusses intermediate court, post-impeachment reform during Morgantown visit
MORGANTOWN — State Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins spoke with The Dominion Post last week about the new intermediate appeals court and rebuilding the court’s reputation […]
High court hears charter school case
Who’s suing who? That was the question the justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court had for the attorney representing the board of what still could be […]
Mon Schools says ‘no apprehension’ in going before state Supreme Court to defend charter school denial
Call it equivalent of the old-school assignment that required a student to stand up in front of the class to deliver a book report. Only this one […]
Senate Judiciary OKs House resolution to keep courts from interfering in impeachment proceedings
MORGANTOWN – The resolution to change the state Constitution to prevent courts from interfering in impeachment proceedings took another step forward Monday, getting approval in the Senate […]
House of Delegates OKs teacher strike bill, impeachment constitutional amendent resolution
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Tuesday narrowly passed the Senate bill regarding teacher strikes, but easily surpassed the two-thirds supermajority needed to adopt a resolution […]
