Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire decided the jury selection process for former University student George Huguely's upcoming murder trial at a hearing yesterday. Huguely faces first-degree murder charges for the May 3, 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love. Jury selection begins Feb 6.
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University Law professors Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Risa Goluboff discussed the legal implications of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s protest methods and how they have shaped social change yesterday evening at the Chapel. The discussion, hosted by the University Office of Engagement, focused on legal lessons taken from the Civil Rights Movement in major cities like Montgomery and Birmingham. Brown-Nagin said one of the main conflicts of the Civil Rights Movement was disagreement about the definition of civil equality presented by the U.S.
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority approved an agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County yesterday to share the cost of a new dam aimed at increasing the size of the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. The City will pay 15 percent of the cost of the dam, while the county will be responsible for the remaining 85 percent. The project will cost $21.5 million and will be funded by both the City and County through water utility bills, RWSA Executive Director Tom Frederick said in an email. Thalle Construction Company of Hillsborough, N.C.
The Virginia House of Delegates heard two bills Tuesday proposed by Del. David Englin, D-Alexandria, one of which would call for a study to evaluate the potential sale of marijuana in Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control stores as a means of generating tax revenue. The bill, House Joint Resolution 140, has been referred to the Rules Committee for discussion. "My goal is to find out what the revenue impact would be of legalization, regulation and control ... so we can have an intelligent discussion," Englin said. Last summer, Veterans for Medical Marijuana, a group which advocates for therapeutic cannabis use, approached Englin and asked him to continue a former delegate's efforts to legalize marijuana use. The Veterans for Medical Marijuana "were successful in convincing states with medical marijuana legislation to allow medical marijuana for the treatment of [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] in some hospitals," Englin said. Sixteen states have legalized medicinal marijuana and 14 states have decriminalized it. Law School Prof.
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Students who do not exercise critical thinking skills and are not civically engaged in college have greater difficulty finding jobs, according to a study released yesterday at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The study, "Documenting Uncertain Times: Post-graduate Transition of the Academically Adrift Cohort," used the Collegiate Learning Assessment, a standardized testing evaluation of higher education, to compare the academic strength of 925 students to post-graduate success. The study comes about a year after University Asst.
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A Virginia lawmaker is pushing for legislation which aims to retain university professors in Virginia by offering a 50 percent in-state tuition reduction to dependents of public university faculty. State Sen.
The Office of Research announced yesterday the creation of U.Va. Innovation
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[caption id="attachment_49108" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="If adopted permanently, the new pilot e-book initiative could significantly decrease textbook costs for students.
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The Virginia Senate voted by a narrow 20-19 margin last Friday to pass a controversial redistricting bill, which would create new boundaries for the state's 11 congressional districts. Sen.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination Friday, a day before he finished a distant second in the South Carolina primary. The endorsement comes in the thick of the unpredictable GOP campaign.
A Charlottesville federal judge dismissed a case last week brought by five homeless men who challenged a City ordinance against panhandling last September. The ordinance, passed by City Council in August 2010, prohibits solicitation on the Downtown Mall within 50 feet of either side of 2nd Street West or 4th Street East as well as solicitation to or from individuals in outdoor caf
Charlottesville police officer Wilbert Davis Brassfield pleaded not guilty to three counts of embezzlement Friday, according to court records. Brassfield was charged for his alleged involvement with the unauthorized withdrawal of more than $10,000 from the Courts of Praise Christian Fellowship's bank account.
