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State to Launch Intermediate Court of Appeals

Brian Skinner September 30, 2021 Courts, Justice, State Government

By Brian J. Skinner, Esq. Gov. Jim Justice recently announced the state is accepting applications of candidates interested in serving as judges on the newly created Intermediate Court of Appeals. During the 2021 regular session, the West Virginia Legislature enacted Senate Bill 275, or the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021. Legislators debated an …Read More

Few in Number, Black Residents in Appalachia Push for Justice

Brian Skinner October 6, 2020 Demographics, Justice, Politics and Campaigns

Stateline — By April Simpson — October 5, 2020 Just as soon as the grand jury decision came down in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, several people in southeastern Kentucky began organizing a candlelight vigil in her memory. Taylor was killed in March by police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, who executed a midnight no-knock search …Read More