Tag: history
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The Fourteenth Amendment on July 28, 1868 fully ratified, the law of the land
The Fourteenth Amendment On July 28, 1868, Secretary of State William Seward issued a proclamation certifying without reservation that the Fourteenth Amendment was a part of the United States Constitution. The required number of states had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment a few weeks earlier on July 9, 1868. Known as one of the “Reconstruction Amendments”…
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Employment of certain deputies and assistants; delegation of powers and duties in local Virginia Government
Title 15.2 Counties, Cities and TownsChap. 15 Local Government Personnel, Qualification for Office, Bonds, Dual Office Holding and Certain Local Government Officers, §§ 15.2-1500 — 15.2-1549Art. 1 General Provisions for Certain Officers and Employees, §§ 15.2-1500 — 15.2-1512.5 Virginia Code § 15.2-1502
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STANLEY C. THORNE’S NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY
The National Day of the Cowboy is coming up soon (the fourth Saturday of July), prompting me to go sifting through the archive for collection items to highlight. The national day officially began in 2008, when the National Day of the Cowboy resolution passed in both the Senate and the House, though there had been…
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LETTER TO VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKING IF HE HAS OPINED THAT THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT MATTER
Sir: Has the Office of the Virginia Attorney General/the Attorney General (by whatever names they might be called) issued an opinion(s) that Virginia’s [1] Constitution, [2] CODE, [3] Officials, [4] employees, [5] contractors, [6] political subdivisions/ officals/employees/contractors/, [7] agencies (Virginia Code § 42.1-77) are not subject to common law (VIRGINIA CODE § 1-200, Supremacy Clause…
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THE DILLON RULE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN VIRGINIA
VoIume 24Number 8August 1989Virginia Town and City By Clay L. Writ The Development of Local Governments in Virginia Government in Virginia has not been static but has evolved to meet the changing needs of changing times. It is no surprise that units of local government as we think of them today were not present in…
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U.S. COURTS; 2023 Wiretap Report: Intercepts Fall, Arrests Rise
Published onJune 28, 2024 Federal and state courts reported a combined 13 percent decrease in authorized wiretaps in 2023, compared with 2022, according to the Judiciary’s 2023 Wiretap Report. Arrests in cases involving electronic surveillance increased, while convictions decreased. The report covers wire, oral, and electronic intercepts that were concluded between Jan. 1, 2023, and Dec. 31,…