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Pardoned insurrectionist seeks nearly $18 million over pretrial detention conditions
The first person on Jan. 6 to breach U.S. Capitol grounds claims correctional officers viciously beat him to the point of losing consciousness.
Little mussels offer big flex for Chesapeake Bay watershed
The recent demolition of a dam has allowed hickory shad, eels and other species to thrive in new stretches of the South Anna River.
DOJ agrees to court order freezing Trump's anti-weaponization 'slush fund'
A federal judge had on Friday blocked the creation of the fund pending litigation.
Virginia judge freezes Trump's anti-weaponization 'slush fund'
A Bill Clinton-appointed judge reasoned that preserving the status quo would ensure no funds are irreversibly disbursed before litigation.
Virginia return to universal background checks for private gun sales challenged
The organizations argue the state can't resume checks until the court that deemed them unconstitutional says otherwise.
DOJ targets sue Trump over anti-weaponization 'slush fund'
The plaintiffs claim the tax-dollars-backed fund is wrongly applied only to those who claim to have been the targets of the Justice Department under Democratic administrations.
Virginia's Democratic governor partially shoots down party's legislative priorities
Governor Abigail Spanberger chopped bills establishing a cannabis market and capping drug prices got chopped, much to the consternation of other Democrats.
Gun retailers fire back at Virginia's ban on assault weapons
The retailers filed the state lawsuits under the state constitution on the heels of a federal challenge to the ban under the Second Amendment.