Category: General Assembly & Its Agencies
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Statement of Economic Interests CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES CHANGES IN VIRGINIA
During the 2026 Regular Session, important legislative changes were made to the filing requirements for local officers and employees, and for candidates for an elective office who are required to file a Statement of Economic Interests (SOEI) as part of their candidacy paperwork. Beginning on July 1, 2026, all candidates for elective offices who are…
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IN VIRGINIA GOVERNMENT ~ WHOSE JOB IS IT~ Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody?
VIRGINIA GOVERNMENT WHOSE JOB IS IT IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IT’S GOVERNMENT (GENERAL ASSEMBLY [GA]) HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION. THE GA IN VA CODE SECTION 2.2-604 ADDRESSED THE QUESTION; This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody…
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VIRGINIA NEWS SOURCE™ CIVICS MANUAL ~ VIRGINIA CODE: “The Virginia Freedom of Information Act.” Chap. 37, §§ 2.2-3700 — 2.2-3715
Rules of Statutory Interpretation / Construction Used In This Retrospection Statutory construction is a question of law which is reviewed de novo. The Falls Church v. Protestant Episcopal Church, 285 Va. 651, 653, 740 S.E.2d 530, ___ (2013) “A cardinal rule of statutory interpretation is that ‘[w]hen one [ordinance] addresses a subject in a general…
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ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH IN BOTH NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA ASKED WHAT ARE THEIR PROCEDURES FOR RUNNING A HONEST AGENCY; HOW THEY KEEP THEIR PROSECUTORIAL ACTIONS/CONDUCT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE RULES OF THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT
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in Education, Exculpatory Evidence, General Assembly & Its Agencies, GRAND JURY, IMPEACHMENT, LAW OF THE LAND, MINISTRIAL ACT/TASK, National, National Code/Statues, REEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOIA), Supreme Court & Agencies & Lesser Courts, U.S., Virginia, Virginia Code/Statues, Virginia Common Law, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Grand Juries, Virginia News, Virginia PoliticsWhat are your procedures [by whatever name(s) they might be called] for complying with the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia Part Six – Integration of the State Bar Section II. Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct 8 Additional Responsibilities Of A Prosecutor 3.8 Additional Responsibilities Of A Prosecutor A lawyer engaged in…
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VIRGINIA BEACH: MELINA JOHNSON SENT A VIRGINIA CODE DESCRIPTION AND ASKED TO CONFIRM IF SHE IS A VIRGINIA BEACH FOIA OFFICER
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in Exculpatory Evidence, General Assembly & Its Agencies, IMPEACHMENT, LAW OF THE LAND, MINISTRIAL ACT/TASK, National, National Code/Statues, Opinions, REEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOIA), Supreme Court & Agencies & Lesser Courts, U.S., Virginia, Virginia Code/Statues, Virginia Common Law, Virginia News, Virginia PoliticsMelena Johnson; your Job Description as set out in VA CODE § 2.2-3704.2. VA CODE § 2.2-3704.2. . . .[A]ll local public bodies and regional public bodies . . . shall designate . . . [o]ne or more Freedom of Information Act officers (FOIA officer) . . . [t]o whom members of the public **“may”**…
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ULTRA VIRES AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW VIOLATIONS BY VIRGINIA COURTS AND IT’S COURT ON HIGH
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in Education, Exculpatory Evidence, General Assembly & Its Agencies, Governor & His Secretaries & Agencies, Health, IMPEACHMENT, International, LAW OF THE LAND, National, National Code/Statues, National News, National Politics, Other States, U.S., Virginia, Virginia Code/Statues, Virginia Common Law, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Grand Juries, Virginia News, Virginia PoliticsThere is growing literature concerning the role of the ultra vires doctrine and its place (if any) within administrative law. For some the doctrine is the central principle of administrative law, without which judicial intervention would rest on uncertain foundations.1 For others, it constitutes at best a harmless fiction, which is incapable of…
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If the constitutional protection of a free press means anything, it means that government cannot take it upon itself to decide what a newspaper may and may not publish.
But in this case Virginia has extended its law to punish a newspaper, and that it cannot constitutionally do. If the constitutional protection of a free press means anything, it means that government cannot take it upon itself to decide what a newspaper may and may not publish. Though government may deny access to information…
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LIBRARIAN OF VIRGINIA, DENNIS CLARK ASKED TO PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY REPORT generated that stated that any records management practices of VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, Paul Neudigate, Police Chief, were deficient.
PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH ANY REPORT [BY WHATEVER NAME IT MIGHT BE CALLED] that you/your agency/it’s personnel generated in which it was reported to the Governor, the Virginia Attorney General and the chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on General Laws and the House Appropriations, Senate Finance Committees of the General Assembly, The State…